‘149 girls provided marriage assistance in 2017’DDC Budgam
BUDGAM, JANUARY 04: District Development Commissioner , Mohammad Harun Malik today chaired a meeting to review the implementation of various social welfare schemes in the district. During the meeting, DDC directed the concerned to conduct a door-to-door survey and create village level profile and ensure hassle-free sanctioning of the assistance to the beneficiaries. He also […]
Aiwan-e-Sahafat Becomes a Reality: Press Club Kashmir takes possession of Polo View premises
JAMMU: The Director Information & Public Relations, Mr Muneer-ul-Islam today formally handed over the possession of the 9-HB Building and the premises at Polo View, Srinagar to the office-bearers of the Press Club Kashmir. The possession letter of the building was handed over to Mr Mohammad Saleem Pandit, President Press Club Kashmir, on the directions […]
Telecommunications deptt establishes Public Wi-Fi hotspots in JK’s 204 rural BSNL Exchanges
JAMMU, JANUARY 4: To give impetus to telecom services in rural and remote areas with development of Wi-Fi infrastructure, the Department of Telecommunications through USOF has set up Public Wi-Fi hotspots in 204 rural BSNL Telephone Exchanges of various districts. This initiative of the department implemented through Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) is aimed at […]
Chief Minister felicitates people on Gurupurab
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 04: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Gurupurab-the birthday anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th Guru of the Sikh religion. In her message, the Chief Minister said the values underlying the teachings of the great Guru should guide our endeavours to establish a […]
Triple talaq Bill is flawed in its present form; Rajya Sabha must amend it or send it to the dustbin
4 January 2018 The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 3 January. The Bill, which criminalises talaq-e-biddat (instant triple talaq), was passed by the Lok Sabha on 28 December without debate and discussion. There are serious issues with the Bill. Rajya Sabha must amend the Bill, or […]
Search warrant issued against Jignesh, Khalid
Mumbai, Jan 4 :City police on Thursday issued a search warrant against Gujarat Independent MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani and JNU student activist Umar Khalid. The step came close on the heels of the cancellation by authorities of All India National Students Summit 2018 at Mithibai College Auditorium in Vile Parle, which the two […]
I have not been tortured in Pakistan: Jadhav
islamabad, Jan 4: Pakistan on Thursday released a video of alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav who says he has not been tortured in custody and that he saw an Indian diplomat “yelling” at his mother and wife after they met him last month. Sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage […]
Benjamin Netanyahu to Present Special Gift to His Friend PM Modi During India Visit
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present a special gift – the Gal-Mobile water desalinisation and purification jeep – to his friend Narendra Modi during his visit to India starting January 14, according to sources here. Netanyahu and Modi waded into the Mediterranean Sea and rode the “buggy” jeep on the coast during the latter’s […]
BSF strikes Pak posts in retaliation for jawan’s death
January 04, 2018 The Border Security Force on Thursday said they responded effectively to the ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba sector, in which Islamabad suffered a major loss. “Our BSF soldier was deployed on forward duty point when Pakistan’s siphon shot hit him yesterday. Border Security Force gave a solid response in which Pakistan’s infrastructure, solar panel and weapons were damaged. Their posts […]
Snow,rains may hit region during next 24 hours:MET
Srinagar A fresh Western Disturbance (WD) has hit the region which could result in light rain or snow during the next 24 hours in the Kashmir Valley where there was some improvement in the night temperature though it was still below freezing point. However, due to cloudy sky coupled with icy cold winds, the day […]
