The centrally sponsored Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme has utterly failed in achieving its founding objectives in the state. The scheme was supposed to improve the nutritional status of the primary and upper primary school children. However, the scheme has not been able to do so to date, raising serious questions over planning, implementation and […]
Umar Nisar, (17), a teenage boy from a small hamlet in Tral-Awantipora area of South Kashmir, is working hard these days to take the voice of the Valley to the world. Umar is going to start his initiative ‘The Mashq’ an open platform for all to showcase their talent in writing, photography, filmmaking, bloging or […]
Umar Nisar, (17), a teenage boy from a small hamlet in Tral-Awantipora area of South Kashmir, is working hard these days to take the voice of the Valley to the world. Umar is going to start his initiative ‘The Mashq’ an open platform for all to showcase their talent in writing, photography, filmmaking, bloging or […]
Umar Nisar, (17), a teenage boy from a small hamlet in Tral-Awantipora area of South Kashmir, is working hard these days to take the voice of the Valley to the world. Umar is going to start his initiative ‘The Mashq’ an open platform for all to showcase their talent in writing, photography, filmmaking, bloging or […]
Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik Friday termed the recent arrest of many resistance leaders by NIA and ED as ‘a ploy to club the sacred freedom movement of the people of Jammu Kashmir with corruption and thus defame and nullify this sacred struggle’. Terming the NIA and ED arrests and […]
Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) President and MLA Khansahib, Hakim Mohammad Yasin Friday said despite giving green signal to the dialogue process, the central government is taking steps, which is shutting the doors for talks. Hakim Yasin was reacting to center’s recent statement that “it was open to dialogue with Kashmiri separatist groups provided they eschew […]
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti met the union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley and sought continuation of tax exemptions and remissions to several local products from the State. The Chief Minister specifically sought tax exemption for Walnut and Almond (including giri and allied produce), handicrafts (produced from local artisans and craftsmen), wood allied industry (including wood […]
The Commercial Taxes Department in collaboration with District Administration organised a daylong awareness workshop to acquaint all stake holders about GST. The workshop witnessed good participation of Drawing and Disbursing Officers of various government departments and the traders of the district. The workshop, being first of its kind, aimed at delineating various aspects of GST, […]
Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today said the Government is committed to enhance the productivity and revamp horticulture sector of the State by formulating Horticulture Policy which will act as roadmap to achieve these objectives. The Minister said this while chairing the meeting of Expert Committee for formulating State Horticulture Policy. Members of the […]
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