JK, AP tour operators sign MoU for tourism promotion

JK, AP tour operators sign MoU for tourism promotion

Pledge to sell J&K as prime tourist destination SRINAGAR, MARCH 04: To attract more tourists from South-Eastern part of the country, travel and tour operators from J&K today signed a MoU with Tour and Travel Association of Andhra Pradesh (TTAA) at a tourism promotional campaign and road show at Vijayawada. The road show was organised […]

Steps afoot to strengthen Sericulture sector: Manzoor Lone

Steps afoot to strengthen Sericulture sector: Manzoor Lone

PAMPORE, MARCH 04:  With the purpose to inculcate know-how of latest practices in the field of Sericulture among the farmers, a day-long Resham Krishi Mela was today organized at Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute (CSR&TI), Pampore. Inaugurating the mela, Secretary Agriculture Production, Manzoor Ahmad Lone, who was chief guest on the occasion, said that […]

Social media curbs removed in J&K after 7 months

Social media curbs removed in J&K after 7 months

The order, that was issued without the requisite whitelist of websites, stated that internet access shall be available across the UT of J&K with speed restricted to 2G and “these services shall not be made available on pre-paid sim cards”. The J&K administration on Wednesday removed curbs from social media usage across the Union Territory. […]

HC quashes PSA detention of Jamaat spokesman

HC quashes PSA detention of Jamaat spokesman

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court  quashed the detention order of the chief spokesperson for the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Zahid Ali. The orders in this regard were passed today by a single Bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan, which was hearing a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Jamaat spokesman under the Public Safety Act. Ali […]

Cisco Denies Media Reports That It Is Building Firewall to Restrict Internet Access in Kashmir

Cisco Denies Media Reports That It Is Building Firewall to Restrict Internet Access in Kashmir

Cisco has refuted the media reports claiming that it is helping the Jammu and Kashmir administration build a firewall to block social media access in the Valley. Recent media reports claimed that the San Jose, California-based company was in a collaboration with the administration to prevent Internet users in Kashmir from accessing blacklisted websites and […]

Omar Abdullah’s case

Omar Abdullah’s case

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omer Abdullah is presently under detention and his sister has challenged the detention after the authorities slapped him with PSA recently. His sister went to Supreme Court and pleaded that her brother should be brought in person to the court and released as the grounds of detention mentioned […]

Administrative machinery fully activated & alert; all facilities in place: Kansal

Administrative machinery fully activated & alert; all facilities in place: Kansal

Appeals public not to panic JAMMU, MARCH 03: Addressing media persons about the emerging situation due to spread of COVID-19 virus commonly called Corona virus across the world, Principal Secretary, Planning and Monitoring and Information, Rohit kansal, today said that the situation is being closely monitored in Jammu and Kashmir to identify all suspected cases […]

DSEK conducts surprise inspection of schools

DSEK conducts surprise inspection of schools

SRINAGAR, MARCH 03: To ensure punctuality of employees in the schools and to make teaching learning process more effective, Director School Education Kashmir, Mohammad Younis Malik today conducted surprise inspection of various schools of the district including Middle schools were Kindergarten classes have been introduced and took stock of enrollment process. The Director visited various […]