Advisor to JK Governor chairs high level meeting at KU
Srinagar: Shri K Skandan , Advisor to Governor J&K State, urged the University of Kashmir and SKUAST-K to set bench marks for its performances in varied aspects of University Education and introduce new courses in tune with industry needs . The advisor was chairing a high level meeting at the University of Kashmir Tuesday . Vice Chancellor Kashmir University […]
Any decision on Article 35-A, granting special status to JK, will be taken by an elected govt: Rohit Kansal
Jammu: Putting all speculation to rest, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday said its stance remained unchanged that only an elected government would be able to take a stand on Article 35-A before the Supreme Court, which is hearing a bunch of petitions challenging its validity. Addressing a press conference, senior bureaucrat Rohit Kansal, […]
Governor reassures people of Kashmir not to panic
JAMMU: Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik called a informal meeting of the State Administrative Council to review the current situation in the State, particularly in the context of the terror attack in Pulwama last week and the subsequent developments. The meeting was attended by Advisors, Shri Vijay Kumar, Shri K K Sharma and Shri K […]
Strike cripples life in Kashmir on Afzal Guru’s sixth death anniversary
SRINAGAR: Life in the Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, was on Saturday crippled due to general strike called by separatists on the sixth death anniversary of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, who was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on this day in 2013. Business and other activities were paralysed and traffic was off the […]
Amid massive snowfall thousands participate in LeT Commander’s funeral procession in Pulwama
Pulwama,: Amid massive snowfall, thousands of mourners attended the funeral prayers of slain Lashkar-e- Toiba commander Irfan Ahmad Sheikh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. Irfan, a resident of Chakoora was killed with government forces in his own village in a brief shootout on Wednesday. Locals said that thousands of mourners converged in Chakoora, […]
Despite ban, Illegal construction rampant on agricultural land in Srinagar outskits
Srinagar: Self-propelled elements carrying influence of Governor rule are using hundreds of hectares of fertile agrcultural land for constructional purposes in Pratapgadh, Amargadh, and Panzi Nahra areas of district Baramulla and Bandipora, just 10 Km away from Srinagar .Besides the total ban on the construction on agricultural land by the court, number of the trucks […]
Govt ready for assembly polls in J&K, says Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: The Centre Friday said in the Lok Sabha that there was no other option left with the Governor but to recommend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir as no party or alliance staked claim to form government and asserted that it was ready to hold assembly polls in the state. Replying to a […]
42 women imparted entrepreneurship training at CWE-Kashmir
SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 26: A batch of 42 aspiring women entrepreneurs completed their three-week Entrepreneurship Development training course here at the Centre for Women Entrepreneurship, Kashmir (CWE-K). The women aspirants were trained in agri-allied, manufacturing and services sectors under Seed capital Fund Scheme and Youth Startup Loan Scheme being implemented by the Institute for entrepreneurship development […]
Dir Information launches PP Newsline portal
JAMMU,; Pir Panchal Newsline (PPN)- a new web portal was Tuesday inaugurated by Director Information Tariq Ahmad Zargar in presence of former PSC member and ex-Director Information K.B. Jandial here at Shastri Nagar. People from different walks of life were present on the occasion, including MLC’s Vibod Gupta and Vikram Randava former DGPs Kuldeep Khoda […]
Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 29: In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in J&K, the Government of India has approved extension of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link upto Kupwara in north Kashmir. “I am glad to inform you that Railways has prioritized the extension of rail link from Baramulla to Kupwara and has sanctioned an updated survey for the […]
