The National Investigation Agency (NIA) will question former J-K MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid for his links with self-styled Hizbul Mujahideen commander Naveed ‘Babu’, arrested along with suspended Jammu and Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh, officials said here on Monday. Rashid, popularly known as ‘Rashid Engineer’ and a leader of the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), contested as […]
Scientists of KVK and officers of Horticulture Department today imparted training and awareness to the orchardists about Horticulture practices. In order to promote Horticulture in District Srinagar, the Department of Horticulture, organized one day Farmers awareness Programme under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) at Khanmoh. District Level Horticulture Officer, […]
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Sunday said that administration was taking several measures to stop encroachments along wetlands and other water bodies in Srinagar, asserting that the community participation was vital for conserving valley’s rich biodiversity. Speaking at a ceremony organized by Department of Wildlife, Jammu and Kashmir Government on World Wetlands […]
Four more mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians were released on Sunday from detention in the MLA hostel in Srinagar, IANS reported. They had been in detention since August 5, when the Centre abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories. “The released leaders are from the National Conference and include […]
Four people, including two security personnel, were injured in a grenade attack by militants this afternoon at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, police said. Two civilians and two security personnel were injured when militants threw a grenade at them, Kashmir Zone Police said in a tweet.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has proposed allocation of Rs 30,757 crore for Jammu and Kashmir, and Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh for fiscal 2020-21. Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman also said the government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for hosting G-20 Summit in the country. She also said a national policy on statistics […]
A group of 3-4 terrorists who were travelling in a truck opened fire at a police team near the toll plaza on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Jammu’s Nagrota.
More and more Kashmiris have been using VPN apps to breach the ban on social media and other websites. The government restored 2G Internet service in Kashmir after nearly six months last week. However, it blacklisted social media and some other website and only allowed access to 301 websites. But as soon as the Internet […]
The voice calling and SMS services on prepaid mobile connections will be restored after more than five months of shutdown in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. Government spokesman Rohit Kansal told at a press conference in Jammu that the restricted 2G internet services will be restored on the postpaid SIM cards in Bandipora […]
Cooperative movement in Jammu and Kashmir is very old but the results are very low on the ground as the government has not been able to make Cooperatives a vibrant, profit making and leading service provider organization. In rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir cooperatives have been working but their growth has not been […]