Nirmal Singh for cultural, intellectual engagement of youth
JAMMU Stressing on the importance of cultural and intellectual engagement of youth, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. Nirmal Singh said involvement of children and youth in cultural activities helps in channelizing their energy towards a right perspective. The Deputy CM was speaking at the culminating day of four-day long “Celebrating Childhood” festival organised by Natrang at […]
6 Killed,11 injured In Cloudburst at Doda
Six people have died in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir after heavy rains and cloudburst were reported in the region last night. Their bodies were recovered by the authorities today. Police said 11 people have been injured and several houses and shops have been damaged. A school building has also been damaged. “Flash floods […]
PDP says center closing the doors of negotiation in Kashmir
Srinagar Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has always upheld the significance of unconditional dialogue among the stake-holders as the means to resolve Kashmir imbroglio. Reacting to the statement of Union State Minister for Home in Parliament in which he has conditional dialogue with separatists “within constitution” PDP Vice President Mohammad Sartaj Madni said this amounts to […]
Government committed to make women self reliant: Abdul Haq
PULWAMA Minister for Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq today said the government is committed to strengthen women Self Help Groups (SHGs) by providing every possible assistance to them aimed at eradicating rural poverty and to achieve overall development of rural economy. Minister said this while reviewing the functioning of State Rural […]
Mehbooba expresses grief over deaths in Thatri cloudburst
SRINAGAR Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of six persons in a cloudburst which hit the Thatri area of Doda district early this morning. Mehbooba Mufti has directed the District administration to intensify rescue and rehabilitation operations, provide adequate hospital treatment to the injured and make arrangements […]
Ram Nath Kovind new president of India
New Delhi: National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Ram Nath Kovind was on Thursday elected as the new President of India, securing a massive margin over his United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rival Meira Kumar in a straight fight. In an electoral college of 4,986 voters with a vote value of 10,98,903, Kovind got 2,930 votes carrying […]
Bus accident at Himachal claims 15 lives.
Fifteen persons were killed and an equal number injured when a private bus carrying them fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district on Thursday, an official said. The accident occurred near Khaneri in Rampur, some 140 km from here. The bus with 35 passengers on board was on its way from Rekong Peo […]
China rejects talks with India,demand withdrawal from Doklam
China on Thursday reiterated that it won’t talk to India until New Delhi withdraws troops from Doklam where both armies have been locked in a stand-off for more than a month. China has repeatedly said the withdrawal of troops from Doklam was the precondition for any “meaningful dialogue” with India over the festering border row […]
Two injured in mysterious explosion in south Kashmir.
Two youth were injured in a mysterious explosion in Bahmnoo village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Reports said that an explosive device went off in Bahmnoo village, resulting in injuries to two persons. The blast took place at the site of July 3 gunfight in which three militants were killed and five houses […]
KEG seeks PCI reinvestment in its credibility in J&K
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) suggested a visiting sub-committee of the Press Council of India (PCI) to reinvest in its efforts seriously so that its credibility in J&K is restored. One way of salvaging the credibility would be to revisit its 1991 report “Crisis and Credibility” that was a bid to undermine and subvert the […]
