Setback for Trump as Democrats seize House in US midterm elections
Washington: Democrats rode a wave of dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump to win control of the US House of Representatives on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to block Trump’s agenda and open his administration to intense scrutiny In midterm elections two years after he won the White House, Trump and his fellow Republicans expanded their majority […]
DC Budgam tours Char-i-Sharief, takes stock of damages to horticulture sector
BUDGAM, NOVEMBER 07: Deputy Commissioner Budgam Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar today directed Horticulture Department to conduct grower-to-grower damage assessment across the district due to recent snowfall so that the affected can be compensated adequately. The DC issued the direction during her visit to various damaged apple orchards in Char-i-Sharief areas of Budgam district. Emphasizing on […]
End hostilities and start a dialogue process: Dr Farooq to India and Pakistan
Uri,: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Sunday impressed on the governments of India and Pakistan to start a sustained dialogue process and advocated an Ireland type settlement model to resolve the procrastinated J&K issue. Dr Farooq Abdullah while addressing a public gathering at Uri said that a day will come […]
Pakistan to maintain strategic balance with India, says NCA Adviser
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority (NCA) retired Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai on Tuesday said Pakistan would not follow India’s suit in developing a defence system against ballistic missiles because it found little value in such systems, but would continue to seek to redress the imbalances caused by Indian moves. “Pakistan remains unfazed and […]
Huge percentage of child labour cases reported from unorganized sectors in J&K
SRINAGAR: Despite J&K government’s assertion that not a single case of child labour has been detected in Kashmir in 2017-18 huge percentage of child labour cases, have been reported from unorganized sectors like handicrafts, where children continue to work without receiving any help from government or from any of its agencies. Shouting out the names […]
Sehrai thanks people for Spectacular solidarity for opressed kashmiris in Karbala and Najaf Arba’een walk.
Srinagar:-Chairman Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Mohd Ashraf Sehrai,thanked people from Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Nigeria including many Kashmiris, who were part of the Arba’een walk and many other nations staged silent protest against the “oppression in Kashmir” and showing tremendous solidarity with Kashmiri people in Kerbala and Najaf where millions of people have gathered for Arba’een walk,where […]
Snowfall Aftermath: Director Horticulture visits Shopian to take stock of damages
SHOPIAN, NOVEMBER 06: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Tuesday visited Shopian and took stock of the damages to horticulture sector by the recent snowfall. Qadri along with officials of Horticulture and Revenue visited several villages like Hirpora, Bohrihalan, Keegam, and adjoining villages. He directed the field staff to do an immediate assessment of the […]
Panchayat Polls-2018: CEO issues notification for Phase-6
SRINAGAR, : The Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra today issued the notification for conduct of the sixth phase of Panchayati Polls-2018 to elect Sarpanches and Panches. The notification has been issued for Block Arin in District Bandipora, Sopore, Khaipora and Chandilwanigam in Baramulla District, Lar in District Ganderbal, Harwan in District Srinagar, Nagam and […]
CS calls for concrete action plan to deal with winter vagaries
JAMMU,: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam, today called for devising a concrete action plan in advance by the district administrations to deal with the situation arising due to snowfall and inclement weather conditions during winters so that there is minimum inconvenience to the general public. “The Action Plan should include requirement of machinery including snow clearance, […]
Doval doctrine on Kashmir
Central Government and the State Governor have started taking lot of steps to enhance the possibility of normalcy and peace, by trying to provide opportunities and justice to the youth of Valley. At the same time the Central Government is trying to shrink the support of Hurriyat and militants in entire Kashmir in order to […]





