Strengthening Wakf needs societal involvement, accountability: Advisor Ganai
SRINAGAR: Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on Tuesday said that there is dire need of strengthening the Wakf Board as it will ensure the growth of Wakf institutions in the State. Advisor Ganai along with newly appointed Vice-Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board, G R Sofi, today morning, visited the shrine […]
Dir Information launches PP Newsline portal
JAMMU,; Pir Panchal Newsline (PPN)- a new web portal was Tuesday inaugurated by Director Information Tariq Ahmad Zargar in presence of former PSC member and ex-Director Information K.B. Jandial here at Shastri Nagar. People from different walks of life were present on the occasion, including MLC’s Vibod Gupta and Vikram Randava former DGPs Kuldeep Khoda […]
IGP Traffic reviews highway status, road clearance preparedness
RAMBAN: Inspector General of Traffic Police, Alok Kumar today reviewed the status of the Jammu –Srinagar National Highway (NH 44) here at a meeting of the Police, Traffic Police and civil administration functionaries. The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Ramban, Showkat Aijaz Bhat, DIG, Doda, Kishtwar & Ramban Range, Bhimsen Tuti, SSP, Ramban, […]
Uttarakhand’s Education Minister meets Governor
JAMMU, DECEMBER 25: Sh. Arvind Pandey, Minister for Education, Uttarakhand State, accompanied by Sh. Balraj Pasi, former Member Parliament from Uttarakhand, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Pandey and Governor discussed a range of issues relating to the interventions required in the Education sector to make it responsive to […]
PC Chairman Seeks empowerment of Panchayat, Urban Body elected representatives
Handwara :Peoples’ Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday said that the twin regional parties of the NC-PDP alliance had played a devious, negative role in disempowering the people of the State by sidelining grassroots democratic institutions and centralizing power within two dynastic cores which have drowned the State in misgovernance, nepotism and corruption. Addressing […]
Strong, vibrant NC answer to all challenges facing J&K: Slathia
VIJAYPUR – A strong and vibrant National Conference is answer to surmounting all challenges facing to Jammu and Kashmir, former minister and State Secretary Mr Surjeet Singh Slathia said on Tuesday. “National Conference is a force to reckon with and being secular by core it is the only party that can keep three distinct regions […]
Tral shuts on fourth consecutive day against militant killings
Srinagar : A complete shutdown is being observed in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district for fourth straight day on Tuesday against the militant killings. All shops and other business establishments were closed, while transport service also remained affected in the town. On Saturday six militants Ansar Ghazwat ul Hind were killed by forces […]
Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’ for 4th consecutive day
Agencies Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category for the fourth consecutive day on Tuesday as meteorological conditions continued to be unfavourable for dispersion of pollutants, authorities said. The city is facing its worst pollution crisis since Diwali. While the Central Pollution Control Board data showed the overall air quality index at ‘severe’ level […]
Name changing seems a gimmick to deflect attention from real issues: Mehbooba
Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir has hit out at the BJP government over changing names of cities and places in India. Taking to twitter, Mehbooba said that the name changing gimmick is done to deflect attention from real issues. “ At a time when our […]
Kabul attack: Death toll reaches 43
Kabul : An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the raid, which caps a bloody year for Afghanistan as long-suffering civilians and security forces are slaughtered […]
