Gulshan Cultural Forum’s 3 day literary festival concludes

Magam: A three day literary festival was organized here in Badran Budgam by Gulshan Cultural Forum Kashmir. The festival started on 28 October and concluded today. The festival was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture. The poets, artists of the valley participated during the three days proceedings of the festival. Different scholars brought […]

Autonomy forms the core of the relationship between JK, centre: Tarigami

  Srinagar: Autonomy forms the core of the relationship between the state and the Centre, CPI(M) MLA from Kulgam, M Y Tarigami, said today. He said that the Autonomy was provided to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Tarigami said that “fiddling with Article 35 A of the Constitution” was […]

PM’s remarks made interlocutor’s task more difficult: Er Rasheed

Srinagar: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh Monday termed Prime Minister Narindra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah’s remarks that ‘those seeking Autonomy for J&K are anti-Indians’ as ‘unfortunate’. As per the statement issued here, Er Rasheed said that what PM spoke from time to time doesn’t match with […]

Kashmir girl bags silver at Macau Open Taekwondo

Srinagar: Kashmiri girl Manar Mushtaq has brought laurels to the country by winning silver medal in the 2017 Macau Open Taekwondo Championship held on October 29 in Macau, China. Girl, a class 4 student of Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School, Srinagar has been trained by her coach Ajaz Rasool Mir. The girl has been actively participating […]

J&K Bank creating state of art infrastructure for  productive, efficient functioning: CM

Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Monday, said that if economic development is of vital importance for improvement in the quality of life for every society then creating financial infrastructure remains at the core of this development. Today again, I feel happy to inaugurate this magnificent office of J&K Bank, which remains at the forefront of […]

J&K Bank Chairman moots idea of education, health care for staff

Srinagar: Chiarman J&K Bank, Parvez Ahmed while referring employees as the spine and backbone of the bank said that it is their sweat and services that have gone into making this bank as the flagship institution of this state. Right from the inception they have worked day in and day out to create the brand, […]

Minister distributes free poultry birds at Chattlampora village in Pampore

Pampore: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperative, Mir Zahoor Ahmad today distributed 12500 poultry birds free of cost among the families of village Chattlampora in Pampore Constituency. The funds in this regard have been released by the Minister out of his Constituency Development Fund (CDF). The Village Chattlam has […]

Focus on composite culture of Srinagar to boost tourism: Minister

Srinagar: Minister of State for Tourism, Education, Technical Education, Culture, Horticulture, Floriculture and Parks, Priya Sethi met a deputation of Travel Agents Society of Kashmir (TASK), who called on her here today. The Minister, while interacting with the delegation, said that tourism-related infrastructure is being upgraded and new locations are being added to the tourist […]

Dir Agriculture reviews state, centrally sponsored schemes

  Shopian: To review the progress made under different state and centrally sponsored schemes implemented in the field of agriculture and the expenditure of funds on various components of the schemes like RKVY, PMKSY, MIDH, Director Agriculture Kashmir convened a meeting of officers at district Shopian here today. Chief Agriculture Officer gave a detailed Power […]

SC defers hearing on Article 35-A

New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday adjourned the all important hearing on Article 35-A by twelve weeks. The hearing had aroused a keen interest among the people in the state as any decision by the apex court will have a direct bearing on the citizenship rights of the people of the state. Attorney […]