BJP’s block development councilor from Khag shot dead
Srinagar: A BJP worker and block development councilor (BDC) of Khag Budgam was shot dead near his ancestral residence at Dalwash village in the Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday late evening. A senior police officer told GNS that the BDC chairman Bhupinder Singh left two PSOs in police station khag and left ancestral home […]
Lt Governor condoles demise of former MLA
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has condoled the sad demise of former MLA and senior Political leader, Shri Som Nath. In a condolence message, the Lt Governor prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and courage for bereaved family to bear the irreparable loss.
Former MLC, Chairman, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC),Members of Unaided CBSE Schools associations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 23: Former MLC and members of Association of Unaided CBSE Schools called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here today at Raj Bhavan and sought his intervention for early redressal of their concerning issues. Sh. Ramesh Arora, former MLC met the Lt Governor and projected issues and demands including heritage status for Vikram Chowk […]
B2V3: Lt Governor reviews ongoing ‘Jan Abhiyan’ at Akhnoor
‘Jan Abhiyan a mechanism to ensure on-spot redressal of public grievances, a step towards bringing governance to the doorstep of public’: Lt Governor ‘Government shall encourage actual developmental initiatives instead of mere announcements’: Lt Governor DCs, SPs to conduct weekly grievance redressal camps at Sub Division level Instructs officers to ensure saturation of individual beneficiaries […]
A family living on road after damaged boat on Jhelum bund
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan Srinagar Abdul Khaliq Guroo S/O Abdul Samad Guroo was making his living by ferrying people from Convent Ghat to Grindlayes Bank Ghat known now as Polo view branch of J&K Bank. After the government made a bridge near the convent, he is now without any business. Another misfortune hit him recently […]
Humour mills go on overdrive after late night boom in Srinagar
Srinagar: It’s a sonic boom! It’s a pressure cooker bursting! It’s a quake! And yes, the late night boom that reverberated across the city and several parts of south Kashmir on Tuesday was indeed a quake, seismologists later confirmed. But before that, social media humour and rumour mills were already on overdrive with messages facetious, […]
PDP steps up legal battle for Mehbooba Mufti’s release from “illegal” detention
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting ready for a prolonged legal battle for the release of its president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, whose detention the party leaders described as “illegal” and “questionable in a democracy”. Iltija Mufti, daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, told the media today that she had […]
Fruit growers of Ganderbal get fresh assurances but problems persist
By: Sofi Ayaz Ganderbal Fruit growers in Ganderbal district are faced with a lot of problems and they have been waiting for the government intervention making appeals to even LG Manoj Sinha to make sure that in the current fruit season they do not face any hurdles to transport out their fruits. After the repeated […]
Ladakh simmering as their rights at stake
By: Tariq Shah Srinagar The cat is out of the bag as the people of Ladakh are brewing with resentment against the continued silence of the central government to safeguard their various rights including on land as this region is now a Union Territory being directly controlled by central government without any legislature. Recently many […]
LG to chair 20th Administrative Council meeting today; major reshuffle in admin on cards
Lieutenant Governor J&K UT Manoj Sinha is scheduled to chair 20th meeting of the Administrative Council to be held today in Civil Secretariat here in Srinagar. According to Kashmir News Service (KNS), an order issued by Commissioner Secretary to Government Manoj Kumar Dwivedi (IAS) reads, “20th meeting of the Administrative Council is scheduled to be […]
