Mehbooba for more tourist facilities at Gulmarg
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today stressed on expanding the tourist activities at Gulmarg in its catchment area by creating more basic facilities of life in the nearby villages. This, she said, would not only add up these villages to the tourists’ itinerary but also create more employment opportunities for the local youth. Chairing the […]
Patnitop Ropeway, Sanasar road, to be laid
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today emphasised on developing areas like Sanasar, Mantalai and other spots to make up for the supposed dip in tourist arrivals to Patnitop in view of the operationalisation of Nashri tunnel. She also directed strengthening of facilities at Patnitop to sustain tourist interest in the place. Chairing the 19th meeting […]
CM, Guv greet people
SRINAGAR, MAY 9: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated people of the State on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, the birthday of Lord Budha. She expressed the hope that the auspicious occasion would augur peace, progress and prosperity for the State. The Chief Minister prayed for the well-being of the people of the State.cleardot Meanwhile, […]
Norwegian Ambassador calls on Governor
SRINAGAR: Mr. Nils Ragnar Kamsvag, Ambassador of Norway to India, called on Governor N. N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Mr. Kamsvag discussed with the Governor issues relating to the implementation in J&K of the several programmes, under the Norway-India Partnership Initiative 2013-17. Recalling his experiences as the founder Co-Chairman of the Indo-European […]
Students Clash at Pulwama.
Clashes erupt at Main chowk Pulwama between police and students,Police used tear smoke shells to disperse students.However clashes continued till the last reports reached in.
CM, other ministers take Rajbagh route while common people in traffic jam
Srinagar: As the student protests disrupted life in Lal Chowk and adjacent areas on Tuesday, Chief Minister her cabinet colleagues and all senior bureaucrats took Rajbagh route to reach their residences after the Secretariat closed here. Hundreds of vehicles including children and their parents are still in the traffic jam of Srinagar city. Among those […]
Farooq Abdullah meets Modi
Srinagar: Dr Farooq Abdullah recently elected MP from Srinagar met Prime Minister Narindra Modi and has reportedly stressed on the need for the policy of dialogue and reconciliation in Kashmir. Farooq Abdullah has reportedly told Prime Minister to take some bold and out of box steps to make forward movement to resolve Kashmir dispute. More […]
Social media ban reaches UN
VoV Desk Srinagar: United Nations Special Rapporteur on Free speech David Kaye has been quoted in media that United Nations will raise the issue of social media ban in Kashmir with Government of India. In an interview with Aljazeera.com. He said that they will soon raise the issue and expect that Government of India will […]
Police arrest one person in Regal Chowk
Srinagar A policy gypsy probably from SOG wing in the afternoon of Tuesday bundled up a person in their vehicle near Regal Chowk. Witnesses said that the policemen with their automatic rifles came out of the vehicle with their guns cocked and arrested a person and took him along. It was not immediately known who […]
Eye witness account of police action on M.A Road
Eye witnesses told VOV that police thrashed girl students of Women college Srinagar.They said that they were physically manhandled and were hurled with abuses.Shopkeepers,who tried to rescue the girl students from police thrashing were also told to behave and received threats of being booked by police. “They kicked a girl in her stomach and she […]
