Agitated over the excessive taxes imposed by the state government, Kerala Opposition leader VD Satheesan said here on Tuesday that the ruling LDF is picking pocket of the common man. Addressing the day and night protest organised by the UDF here, Satheesan said the government, which gives the social security pension with one hand, is […]
GULMARG, Feb 15: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi arrived in this skiing resort in north Kashmir on Wednesday and party sources said he is on a two-day personal visit. Gandhi, who completed his Bharat Jodo Yatra in Srinagar two weeks ago, was once again in his now-trademark T-shirt, as he stopped for a brief period in […]
Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees demanding a transfer from the Valley and release of salary dues were detained on Wednesday, shortly after they assembled for a protest to press for their demands, officials said. The employees were supposed to stage a protest outside the Press Club but were not allowed by police. As the […]
Srinagar: The minimum temperature stayed below sub-zero level in Kashmir Valley despite further increase on Wednesday. The weather department here has already forecast mainly dry weather till the weekend. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.2°C against the previous night’s minus 1.6°C . Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was […]
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar on Wednesday said the administration will not touch the poor and landless people during the anti-encroachment drive as directed by the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Talking to reporters, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Muhammad Aijaz Asad, said they are following the directions of LG and it is clear that the administration will not […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president and former chief minister, Mehbooba Mufti said that during the coalition government of PDP and BJP, she didn’t allow BJP agenda to prevail in Jammu and Kashmir and that she doesn’t take statements of Home Minister Amit Shah seriously as those are “Jumlas” only. Addressing a news conference, Mehbooba, said […]
Srinagar: At least two civilians and a firefighter were injured while dousing off blaze, triggered by a gas cylinder blast, in Wanihama area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports said that a gas cylinder exploded with a bang, resulting in fire in the house of one Mohammad Ishaq Parry, son of Ghulam Mohidin Parray at […]
KARACHI: Fans had begun filling up the stands at the National Stadium, the anticipation building for the first match of the eighth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League at the venue on Tuesday. Some carried Pakistan flags, others showed allegiance to the teams they were supporting. On the ground, players of Karachi Kings and […]
Foreign ministers of four European countries and Canada joined Washington on Tuesday in opposing a decision by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to authorise nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank. The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the United States issued a joint statement voicing concern over the plans […]
There have been a lot of initiatives by the government to give push to the agriculture and allied sectors in Jammu and Kashmir. Recently J&K Govt sanctioned Rs 62 cr project for Commercial Cultivation, Conservation of UTs’ Herbal Riches. This initiative is to bring the MAP sector into the 21st century, secure its place as […]