Fifa World Cup 2018: England ends shootout drought to reach QFs
Moscow: England has ended a drought in World Cup shootouts to beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties and advance to a quarterfinal match against Sweden. Yerry Mina’s header in the third minute of stoppage time for Colombia made it 1-1 at the end of regulation, and extra time was scoreless. Eric Dier scored the decisive kick to […]
Cabinet hikes minimum support price of paddy by Rs 200 per quintal
New Delhi: The Union cabinet meeting which was held to decide on Minimum Support Price (MSP) hike of paddy, kharif crops on Wednesday, has decided to double the MSP for paddy what it was last year. The proposed hike is estimated to cost the taxpayers a whopping amount of Rs 15,000 crore annually. The decision, taken […]
Over 2200 qtls rice, 437 LPG cylinders stocked at flood relief centres;divcom
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today convened a meeting to take stock of the arrangements being made by the divisional administration in the backdrop of incessant rains which caused flood-like situation in various areas of the Valley. The meeting was briefed that Food Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) Department has kept 2224 […]
Issue detailed report about journalists killed in Kashmir, KEG urges PCI
Srinagar:Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) asked the visiting team of Press Council of India (PCI) to utilise its resources and issue a detailed report about the journalists who were killed in Kashmir during the last 30 years. The editors said ‘Rising Kashmir’ editor, Shujaat Bukhari, one of the most prominent journalists, was brutally assassinated and his […]
Family of slain Sikh woman protests in Srinagar, seek justice
Srinagar:The family of a Sikh lady who according to the family was killed by her in-laws in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar, staged a protest demonstration at press colony Srinagar on Wednesday demanding punishment for the culprits. The family and relatives of Prabjoot during a protest at press colony Srinagar. The family and relatives of […]
Burhan Wani anniversary: JRL calls for shutdown on July 8
Srinagar:Joint Resistance Leadership on Wednesday called for a complete shutdown throughout the valley to commemorate the death anniversary of Hizb Commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. The spokesman in a statement has called religious clerics to hold Fateh Khawni on July 6th to commemorate the 2nd death anniversary of Burhan Muzafar Wani and 126 others. Calling complete […]
Governor presides over 1st Convocation of Central University of Kashmir
SRINAGAR,: Governor N.N. Vohra presided over the 1st Convocation of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) held here today. Prof. (Dr.) K. Vijay Raghvan, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India, was the Chief Guest and Prof. Srikumar Banerjee, former Chairman Atomic Energy Commission of India and founder Chancellor of the CUK was the Guest […]
Editors, Journalists Associations meet PCI team in Srinagar
SRINAGAR : The three-member Press Council of India (PCI) team held a series of meetings here today with the representatives of various media associations to have an insight into the challenges confronting the media in the State. The PCI team comprising of Pravat Kumar Dash, Ashok Upadhyay and Prof Sushma Yadav, held detailed deliberations with […]
Advisor Ganai reviewsimplementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes
SRINAGAR, : Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, today said that every possible effort would be made to get more funds for accelerating the developmental initiatives being implemented under the centrally sponsored schemes. The Advisor was speaking at a meeting with administrative secretaries to review the progress of implementation of the centrally-sponsored schemes (CSSs). The […]
Union Home Minister arrives on 2-day visit to JK
SRINAGAR, : Union Home Minister,Mr Rajnath Singh, along with a high-level delegation of government officials, arrived here this evening on a two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir to review the security situation in the State. The Home Minister was received at the Technical Airport here by Advisors to the Governor, B B Vyas, K Vijay […]
