Kashmiri Pandits In Kashmir: Those who stayed back have a home — and a roomful of regret
Homeless At Home An Express Series Part 1: On January 20, 1990, the first big batch of Pandits had to pack their belongings and leave after a night of public threats by militants — the exodus surging between March and May that year and continuing in a steady stream for the next few years. In […]
J-K administration orders screening at airports amid coronavirus outbreak
J-K administration orders screening at airports amid coronavirus outbreak ANI | General News | Last Updated at January 29 2020 20:15 IST The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday issued a special advisory on screening at airports with regard to the coronavirus outbreak and setting up of special isolation wards with all the facilities of […]
European Parl to vote on Kashmir, CAA
Close on the heels of a number of critical international statements and parliamentary resolutions, the government is bracing for six scathing resolutions on both Jammu and Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, that have been filed by an overwhelming majority of members in the European Parliament. These will be taken up for discussion […]
BBBP Week: Programme in memory of Late Atiqa Bano held at Sopore
BARAMULLA, : As part of the week long Beti Bacho Beti Padho (BBBP)Program being celebrated throughout the district, a special program in memory of renowned educationist cum social activist late Atiqa Bano was today organized here at Government Degree College, Sopore. On the occasion the contributions of Atiqa Bano were remembered through different activities including […]
10 Killed, 36 Injured As Bus Falls Into Gorge In Jammu And Kashmir’s Rajouri
Jammu: An overloaded private bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, killing 10 passengers and injuring 36, police said. The bus was on its way to Jammu from Surankote, they said. Rajouri Senior Superintendent of Police Yougal Manhas said 10 people were killed […]
Broadband services restored in 80 Govt hospitals
SRINAGAR, : The Government today said that broadband internet services have been fully restored in 80 Government hospitals so far. The Government has also directed restoration of internet broadband services in respect of all other Government hospitals as well where local bottlenecks like connectivity status, billing problem etc are being worked out and fixed on […]
MEA rejects reports of OIC meet on Kashmir
Newdehli:The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said it has no information that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation was organising any India-focussed meeting and dubbed reports that such a conference was likely to be held on Kashmir as “entirely speculative”. The assertion came after media reports claimed that Saudi Arabia has conveyed to Pakistan through […]
Advisor Khan reviews stock, supply position in Kashmir valley
JAMMU,: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today chaired a meeting of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Department to review the stock and supply position of essential commodities in the Kashmir valley. The meeting among others was attended by Secretary, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, PK Pole; and Director FCS&CA Kashmir, Bashir […]
Increase in Forest Cover: Erstwhile State of J&K figures among top 5
JAMMU,: Reflecting a significant achievement in forest conservation, Jammu and Kashmir has figured among top five states of the country in terms of increase in its forest cover area over past two years. As per biennial report of Forest Survey of India, Dehradun, released yesterday, J&K has figured among the top five states that have […]
Kashmir: No killings reported in last 35 days
SRINAGAR: The year 2019 ended on a peaceful note in Kashmir with no killings taking place in the militancy-hit region over the last 35 days. Militant and security forces killings witnessed a drop as compared to 2018. The overall violence in the region as well dropped by 30 per cent. Militant recruitment also dropped in 2019 […]
