Goods laden trucks turned back: LoC trade
Around four dozen trucks laden with goods on way to Muzzafarabad from Trade facilitation Centre Uri have been turned back after the officials failed to communicate with Pakistani Army, Police Officials said on Tuesday. Police officials in Uri said that it appears the communication system on the other side is defunct. Pertinently, the cross-loc bus […]
Altaf Bukhari to rehabilitate dislocated shopkeepers.
SRINAGAR: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday asked the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) to go for allotment of shops to dislocated shopkeepers at Hazuri Bagh Srinagar in a time bound manner. The Minster made these remarks during a meeting chaired by him to review allotment of shops and kiosks to beneficiaries by Srinagar Municipal Corporation […]
Mehbooba reviews developmental projects across state.
SRINAGAR: Two Maternity Hospitals of 200 bed capacity each would be made functional in the two capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu within a year or so even as work is apace on the three Medical colleges of Anantnag, Baramulla and Rajouri which is expected to be completed in two years. This was disclosed in a […]
Naeem Akhter stresses for time-bound completion of road projects
SRINAGAR: Minister for Public Works (R&B), Naeem Akhtar today convened a high level meeting of officers to review the progress of various road projects under Central Road Fund (CRF) scheme. Vice-Chairman, JKPCC, Khalid Jehangir, Commissioner Secretary Public Works (R&B) Sanjeev Verma, Secretary Technical Public Works (R&B), Chief Engineer R&B, MD JKPCC and other […]
Mehbooba asks tourism stakeholders to join heads, help in clearing negative perceptions
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today appealed all stakeholders of tourism industry in the State to join their heads and help in clearing the negative perception about Jammu & Kashmir in some sections of the National media to re invigorating the industry back. Chairing the 2nd meeting of Tourism Advisory Board (TAB) here today, the Chief […]
Curfew in most parts of Srinagar:DC
Srinagar, May 27 (KNS): Following the killings of militants in Tral, the district administration Srinagar on Saturday decided to impose strict curfew in parts of Srinagar falling under the jurisdiction of eight police stations from Sunday. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Lone told KNS, “The strict curfew will be imposed in the parts of […]
Mehbooba felicitates people on the beginning of Ramadhan
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated people of the State on the beginning of holy month of Ramadhan. In her message, the Chief Minister hoped the holy month marks the beginning of an era free from difficulties, uncertainty, bloodshed and acrimony. “I pray that this holy month brings along all the divine […]
Hurriat calls for 2 day strike,Tral march on May 30.
The joint resistance leadership has called for a state-wide shutdown on Sunday and Monday (May 28, 29) to protest the use of “unbridled force” on unarmed civilians after the killing of Sabzar Bhat and his aide in Tral village. The leadership, including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik, has also called for […]
Shutdown,protests,clashes across valley.
Srinagar: A spontaneous shutdown was today observed in the Kashmir Valley following violent protests in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sabzar Ahmad Bhat, even scores got injured in Anantnag during clashes with security forces. Bhat, who succeeded Burhan Wani, was killed along with another militant in an encounter with security forces in […]
Mobile internet snapped in valley.
The Government of has snapped the mobile internet (2G, 3G and 4G) services in Kashmir fearing law and order problems, especially after the killing of top Hijbul Mujahedeen commander Sabzar Bhat in a Tral encounter on Saturday. It has not even been 24 hours since social media sites and applications including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter […]
