Administration busy trying to scare people: Omar
Srinagar : Reacting to reports that scrapping Article 35A is in the agenda of a high-level meeting scheduled after August 15 in Delhi, former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said instead of reassuring people in the valley, large sections of the administration are busy trying to scare them to expect massive unrest and […]
Illicit timber seized in Sopore, three smugglers arrested: Police
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested three timber smugglers and seized illicit timber in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police spokesman in a statement said that acting on specific information Sopore Police headed by SDPO Rafiabad and SHO Police Station Panza under the supervision of SSP […]
UGC releases list of 23 fake universities, maximum in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
Agencies New Delhi : The University Grants Commission on Tuesday (July 23) released a list of 23 fake universities currently operating across the country. The Commission said that the these 23 “self-styled, unrecognized institutions” are functioning in contravention of the UGC Act. UP has the highest number of such colleges, with eight of the 23 […]
Fresh batch of 2,723 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath
Srinagar : A fresh batch of 2,723 pilgrims left Jammu on Wednesday for the Kashmir Valley to perform the Amarnath Yatra. An official said that 2,723 including women and sadhus, left Bhagwati Nagar, Jammu base camp for Baltal and Nunwan camps under unprecedented security arrangements for amaranth yatra. “Of these, 1,247 yatris are going to […]
No extension in summer vacations in valley schools : officials
Srinagar: Amid rumours and fake orders being circulated on social networking sites over the extension of summer vacations, the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department Wednesday ruled out any extension in the summer vacation in valley schools. Secretary school Education Department, Sarita Chouhan told that there would be no extension in the summer vacations that ends on […]
No question of mediation on Kashmir: Rajnath in LS
Agencies New Delhi : There was no discussion on Kashmir in the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan recently and there is no question of any mediation on the issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. Making a statement in Lok Sabha, Singh said mediation on the […]
Saurabh Baghat Reviews Functioning Of PMSYM Scheme In J&K
SRINAGAR : Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment, Saurabh Baghat today took a review of Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojna (PMSYM) to discuss awareness among labourers/workers in various government departments. The meeting was attended by all the line departments including Social Welfare Department, Rural Development Department, Works Departments, Labour Department and other departments including representative […]
Mutton, poultry supplies to be transported through Mughal Road: Div Com
Srinagar : Due to frequent landslides and erratic weather conditions on the National Highway, the Divisional Commissioner on Tuesday directed concerned officers to divert all trucks, loaded with mutton and poultry supplies from Jammu to the Valley through Mughal Road so that the adequate stocks are maintained for the ongoing marriage season and upcoming Eid-ul-Zuha […]
Farmer’s body recovered from Bijbehara orchard
Srinagar : Body of a farmer was recovered on Tuesday from Wopzan orchard in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to initial reports, the deceased has been identified as Nazir Ahmad Bhat, son of Late Gh Qadir Bhat of Wopzan Herpora. Official sources told a local news agency that Bhat was a farmer […]
Policy on Kashmiri Pandits’ rehabilitation to be framed after consultations: Ram Madhav
Agencies New Delhi : BJP general secretary and in-charge of party affairs in Jammu and Kashmir Ram Madhav on Tuesday assured a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits that the government would not formulate and implement any return and rehabilitation policy without wider consultations with the displaced community. “He told the delegation that the government is […]
