Peaceful Republic Day In Kashmir Under Tight Security
SRINAGAR: Thousands of security personnel were deployed in Srinagar and other district headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir to ensure a peaceful Republic Day amid a strike called by separatists. All programmes in the valley, including the main event in Srinagar, passed off peacefully. “The Republic Day functions at all district headquarters passed off peacefully,” a […]
Kashmir’s Dal Lake sees lotus comeback
Srinagar:-The September 2014 floods had wiped out seeds of lotus stems, locally known as nadru, from Dal Lake, affecting livelihoods of thousands of people and depriving Kashmiri households of this classic — and costly — vegetable. This year nadru is available in large quantities thanks to the revival of the crop in Dal Lake after […]
Mehbooba to step in for the release of Bilal after state police report
State CM Mehbooba Mufti is also holding home portfolio and is likely to take up the arrest of Bilal Ahmad Kava with Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, as state police in its report has said that there is no case registered with them against the person and they have not received any notice from Delhi […]
J&K SDRF teams train in Avalanche Preparedness, at JIM Pahalgam
Pahalgam :- Dilbagh Singh, Commandant General (DGP) CD, HG and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), J&K visited Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering (JIM) Pahalgam to oversee the on-going Basic Rescue Training of the SDRF Teams in Avalanche preparedness. He was accompanied by Commandant SDRF 1st Bn, Bashir Ahmed Sofi, Director Home Guards, Javed Hassan Bhat, Staff […]
JK Libraries deptt makes maiden entry in ‘World Book Fair’
NEW DELHI, JANUARY 06: Department of Libraries and Research J&K today made its maiden entry in the ‘World Book Fair’ held at Pragati Maidan New Delhi. Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Prakash Javedkar inaugurated the fair, where 2500 stalls of various Departments were installed. On the occasion, Libraries Department J&K showcased its rarest collection […]
J&K Bank Chairman felicitates the bank’s sports board, football team
Srinagar, Dec 30: J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed today felicitated the bank’s Sports Board along with the members of bank’s senior football team here at the bank’s corporate headquarters. On the occasion, the sports board led by bank’s Executive President S S Sehgal, who is also chairman of the sports board apprised the […]
Social media ban evoke widespread response in Kashmir
There has been lot of hue and cry over the social media gag on the employees with employees union mulling to move court against this order. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has also stepped in and has said that nervous government was trying to suppress the aspirations of people in Kashmir. Reports in media at New Delhi […]
Speaker assesses issues of 10+2 Lectures engaged on academic arrangement basis
JAMMU,: Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today convened a meeting with the authorities of Education department to take stock of grievances of 10+2 lecturers engaged on academic arrangement basis in the State. Divisional Commissioner, Dr M K Bhandari, Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmed Shah and Director School Education, Ravinder Singh besides other senior officers were present […]
Will Umar Abdullah be an honest author?
Former chief minister and opposition leader in J&K state assembly Omar Abdullah is writing a book according to a media report. The report said that the book would be released in the year 2018. Encouraged by his popularity on Twitter, Omar Abdullah has decided to become an author and is being helped by some […]
With highway closed winter woes dog people in valley
Passengers stranded in Jammu continue to suffer while traffic authorities have allowed only those stranded vehicles and passengers who are trapped in Srinagar. Although many stranded vehicles were allowed to proceed to Srinagar on Thursday, reports said that many Kashmiris were still waiting to come back home as Srinagar Jammu highway was closed for traffic […]
