SMC holds special financial assistance camps for street vendors
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation on Saturday organised special financial assistance camps in various wards of the city in order to facilitate the street vendors under PM- Street vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi Scheme. The camps in the first phase were organised in 16 wards including 2 of Lal Chowk,4 Rainawari, 5 Barbarshah, 7 Khanyar, 9 Madeen Sahib, […]
After Thrashing Chicken-Seller Troopers Killed His Chickens In Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 17: Instead of taking action against some stone-pelters, Para-military troopers thrashed a chicken seller, crushed his chickens to death and broke his cell phone in Saidakadal-Rainawari stretch of Srinagar city. The Chicken Seller accused CRPF men of thrashing him without any reason. “Some youth pelted stones on them (CRPF) and in return they […]
J&K To Have Elected District Development Councils
Srinagar, Oct 17 : In a major move, the Government of India has amended Jammu & Kashmir’s Panchayati Raj law -1989 for establishment of district development councils for which every district will be divided into 14 territorial constituencies to elect members of the body. According to “the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Adaptation […]
Principal GMC Tests Positive For Covid-19
Srinagar, Oct 17: Principal Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, on Saturday tested positive for CoronaVirus. According to news agency KDC, Dr. Samia Rashid Principal GMC Srinagar, who was on the forefront of the fight against Covid-19, turned out positive for pathogen on Saturday. Pertinently, Dr. Samia Rashid is known to have disregarded her age and […]
73 years since Operation Gulmarg, Pak continues its attempt to seize J-K: Report
The darkest day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir was the intervening night of October 21-22, 1947, when Operation Gulmarg was launched in a bid to seize and destroy the territory, and 73 years have gone by, but Pakistan’s template has remained the same, according to a European think tank. European Foundation for South […]
Press, Trust and India: Govt Mulls Its Own News Service
Now that the national public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has ended its subscription with news agencies Press Trust of India (PTI) and United News of India (UNI), the proposal for the broadcaster to start its own news service is likely to be revived. The Narendra Modi government is known to be quite precise in the message […]
Turkey clears way for S-400 test, prompting US warning
ISTANBUL: A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey’s Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defence systems, drawing a strong warning from the United States. The video, taken in the coastal city of Sinop, showed a narrow column of smoke headed high into the blue […]
13 mlitants killed, two caught alive this month: IGP Kashmir
13 militants, four of them foreigners including top commander Saiffullah, were killed this month in Kashmir Valley, officials said. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two militants were caught alive in two separate operations in last little over fortnight so far. “13 (militants) were killed including 4 foreign nationals and two (militants) […]
JK Tyre, others face Competition Commission of India investigation
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is investigating JK Tyre & Industries Ltd after a state government accused the company of bid rigging, and the probe has been expanded to other firms, according to sources and legal filings. Rigging bid: Next hearing on October 28 The CCI last year ordered a probe after the northern […]
Pakistan pacer Umar Gul announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Pakistan speedster Umar Gul on Saturday announced he will retire from all forms of cricket after the end of the ongoing National T20 Cup. The 36-year-old Gul, who played his last match for Pakistan — an ODI — in 2016, featured for Balochistan team in the National T20 Cup, which ends on Sunday. His side […]
