Kishtiwar on edge

Kishtiwar on edge

Authorities are leaving nothing to chance in communal sensitive Kishtiwar District of Jammu region, as intelligence feedback has warned of communal backlash after suspected gunmen killed State Secretary of BJP Anil Parihar and his brother Ajit Parihar. Governor’s administration swung into action and suspended internet services and also decided to bring out army for flag […]

J&K Chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam expresses dissatisfaction over ‘tardy pace’ of projects

J&K  Chief secretary BVR Subrahmanyam expresses dissatisfaction over ‘tardy pace’ of projects

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam expressed dissatisfaction over the “tardy pace” of implementation of various projects in the state and called for a coordinated approach for their speedy completion, an official spokesperson said Tuesday. Subrahmanyam Monday chaired a State Level Distribution Reforms Committee (SLDRC) meeting on the implementation of flagship programmes in power […]

Hizb pays tributes to slain Shopian militants

Hizb pays tributes to slain Shopian militants

Srinagar : Hizb-ul-Mujahideen has paid tributes to the two militants killed in Zainapora Shopian gunfight Tuesday morning and appealed JAKLI cadres to join the Hizb ranks carrying freddom struggle to its logical conclusion. In a tele-statement to KNS, Operational Spokesman Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Burhan-u-Din identified the two slain militants as Mohammad Idrees alias Abbas and Amir Hussain […]

Top US State Dept official in Pakistan for crucial talks

Top US State Dept official in Pakistan for crucial talks

Islamabad: A top US State Department official is in Pakistan for another round of talks with top officials about bilateral and regional issues, including the peace process in Afghanistan. Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed that Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Ambassador Alice Wells is visiting Islamabad on […]

Junaid Mattu elected mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation

Junaid  Mattu elected mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation

SRINAGAR: Junaid Azim Mattu has been elected as the next Mayor of Srinagar. The corum of the newly elected Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) had met for the first time after taking the oath of office and elected the leader. Mattu, who a member of the Peoples Conference before he joined the National Conference (NC) and […]

District Admin Shopian rescues 41 stranded passengers

SHOPIAN : District Administration Shopian evacuated as many as 41 civilians from Mughal road who were stranded due to inclement weather and snowfall. Besides over they were provided food and shelter in Shopian by the district administration. In the aftermath of snowfall the district administration has deployed rescue teams in all the affected areas of […]

Commissioner Secy PDD reviews post-snowfall power scenario in Kashmir

SRINAGAR : Commissioner Secretary Power Development Department (PDD) Hridesh Kumar Singh today visited PDD Control Room in Bemina to review post-snowfall power scenario in Kashmir Division. He also convened a meeting to review on ongoing restoration works in Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer S&O, Javed Yousuf Dar, Chief Engineer M&RE Hashmat Qazi […]

SKUAST issues advisory for orchards affected by snowfall

SKUAST issues advisory for orchards affected by snowfall

SRINAGAR : Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir today issued an advisory for the orchards affected by the snowfall elaborating a number of steps for the growers to protect the produce from damages. As per the advisory, growers have been asked to drain out excess water from the orchards by making drainage […]

Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

Fruit sector losses at Rs 500 crore due to snow: KCCI

Srinagar: The valley’s apex trade body Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) today said that Kashmir fruit industry has incurred Rs 500 crore losses due to recent snowfall in the valley. KCCI in a statement stated that preliminary reports received from various fruit Associations including Anantnag suggest that losses upwards of Rs. 500 crore […]