An army crackdown triggered by an attack on 25 August by suspected Rohingya insurgents on Myanmar security forces has led to the killing of at least 400 people and the exodus of nearly 1,25,000 Rohingya to neighbouring Bangladesh, leading to a major humanitarian crisis. Rohingya Muslims, an ethnic group of about 1.1 million have […]
A delegation of Walnut growers today met the Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his office chambers here to discuss the issues facing the Walnut industry in the State under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) regime. The growers, who had come from various parts of Kashmir Valley, apprised the Minister about the problems […]
The Minister for Cooperative and Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjey today convened a high level meeting with the officials of cooperative department where various issues of the department were discussed threadbare. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Cooperative, Mir Zahoor, Secretary Cooperative Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Registrar Cooperative, Peerzada Hafizullah and other concerned officials. […]
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today inaugurated three-day training programme on Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) at J&K Institute of Management Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPA&RD), Jammu. Vice Chairman and Director General, J&K IMPARD, Pramod Jain, Managing Director J&K Housing Board Corporation, Manmohan Singh besides officers of […]
Asking the officers to be change agents against the scourge of corruption in the State, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked the Deputy Commissioners to reach out to the last in the ladder of development by taking governance to their doorsteps. Chairing a meeting of all the Deputy Commissioners of Kashmir province, the Chief Minister […]
“Vaadi-e-Kashmir”, a short film on Kashmir, a CSR initiative of KENT RO, dedicated to Kashmir on behalf of the Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, Hema Malini, Member of Parliament, along with Mahesh Gupta, Chairman-KENT RO Systems has been created by Law & Kenneth Saatchi & Saatchi. While dedicating this film to the nation Home Minister Rajnath […]
The Government today ordered transfer of Bhupinder Kumar, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Doda and placed his services at the disposal of Amarnath Shrine Board. As per the orders issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), Bhawani Rakwal, KAS, Director, Horticulture, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Doda, vice Bhupinder Kumar. According to […]
The residents of several areas of Kangan in Ganderbal district on Wednesday held a protest demonstration against the slow pace of Aadhar enrolment. Reports said that scores of people held a protest demonstration outside the office of Sub Divisional Magistrate Kangan complaining that they were facing hardships in getting the aadhar cards due to […]
In order to rehabilitate the shopkeepers and other trading persons who shall be affected by shifting of General Bus Stand Batamaloo to Parimpora area, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan said that the government is preparing a comprehensive rehabilitation plan. Divisional Commissioner said under the rehabilitation plan, all affected shopkeepers and other persons whose trading […]
Protesting the move by authorities of shifting the General Bus Stand Batamaloo to Parimpora on the city outskirts here, the Valley transporters Wednesday observed a ‘Chakka Jam’ to protest against the government’s move. The two-day ‘Chakka Jam’ call was given by the Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association (KTWA) on Tuesday. The strike has been called to […]