ICJ stays death sentence of Jadhav.
Agencies The Hague The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the primary judicial organ of the United Nations, has stayed the death sentence awarded to former Indian Naval officer and Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav by the Pakistan military court, citing that both – India and Pakistan – were bound by the Vienna Convention and that the […]
Farooq bats for Governor rule
National Conference President and Member of Parliament for Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said imposition of Governor’s rule and placing the Legislative Assembly under suspended animation was unavoidable and imperative to restore normalcy and peace in Kashmir. Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, Dr. Farooq Abdullah said the PDP-BJP Alliance was bereft of a political […]
GST bill to be introduced in a month: Drabu
Srinagar: Finance Minister Dr Haseeb A Drabu on Thursday said that the JK Govt will introduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill in next 30 days in state legislature. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of 14th GST council meet at SKICC in Srinagar, Dr Drabu said, “We will go into the GST […]
Arun Jaitley, Mehbooba Mufti discuss funds flow to Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here and discussed various issues pertaining to the state, including funds flow under the Prime Minister’s Development Plan. Jaitley, who arrived here yesterday for the GST Council meet, had a 45-minute meeting with the chief minister. “Mehbooba Mufti discussed with […]
Government to investigate SKICC incident.
The Government on Wednesday appointed Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Shailendra Kumar, as inquiry officer to enquire into circumstances which led to commotion and unruly situation during a function organized by State Rural Livelihood mission at SKICC on May 16, a communiqué informed. The inquiry shall inter alia include fixing responsibility on the officers/officials […]
Jehlum dredging to take pace.Sham Choudhary
SRINAGAR: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today stressed upon the officers of I&FC department to gear up their men and machinery to further speed up the dredging works in river Jhelum. Minister said this during his day long tour to Baramulla and Sopore to personally monitor the ongoing dredging works […]
Nirmal singh for making JK self-sufficient in power generation
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today directed the officers to explore the possibility of generating power keeping in view the favorable geographical conditions of JK so that the State becomes self sufficient in power generation and the consumers get adequate supply of electricity. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing officers during 2nd Meeting of Management and […]
Mehbooba inaugurates national symposium at SKUAST-K
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked the veterinarians and scientists of SKUAST to brainstorm on the status of livestock management in the State and suggest measures by which the dependence on import of mutton and chicken is reduced and Jammu & Kashmir achieves self sufficiency in this sector. Inaugurating a national symposium on livestock […]
Mir Zahoor for face-lifting of Lal Chowk Cooperative Super Bazaar
SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, Cooperatives and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, today visited Cooperative Super Bazaar at Lal Chowk Srinagar to take stock of its functioning. Secretary Cooperative Department, Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Managing Director State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) and other officers of Cooperative Department and SRTC accompanied […]
Munir Khan takes charge
Munir Ahmad Khan, IPS (JK-1994), took over as Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone on Wednesday. “In a brief ceremony at ZPHQ Srinagar, Shri Munir Ahmad Khan took over the charge as Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone from Syed Javaid Mujtaba Gillani, IPS,” said a spokesman. Khan has held many important postings including SSP […]
