KUPWARA, MARCH 03: The Labour Department Kupwara today organized one day Awareness Camp for workers, labours working in unorganized sector here at Town Hall. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nazir Ahmad Lone was Chief Guest and Assistant Labour Commissioner, Arshad Qadir Bhat was guest of honor on the occasion. District Nodal Officer JKEDI, Irshad Ahmad Naqash bandi, […]
25000 artisans receiving skill training BUDGAM, MARCH 03: The District Development Commissioner, Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganai today said that government is very sensitive about handicraft sector and measures are being taken to revive the sector. He was addressing artisans during daylong workshop cum awareness camp organized by Handicrafts Department, here today. The DDC appreciated the […]
BANDIPORA, MARCH 03: The Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza on today distributed certificates among students on completing Short-term Skill Development Courses at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bandipora under the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad, District Information Officer Jahangeer Akhoon and Principal ITI were also present on the […]
New Delhi: Last week’s agreement between the United States and the Taliban, as well as the communal violence in Delhi, have energised jihadists in Kashmir, al-Qaeda wing has said, hailing “these glorious times when the crusaders army in Khorasan have signed the final document of their defeat and in such a hopeful season when Indian Muslims […]
Srinagar : Inordinate delay in constituting statutory commissions and vesting powers for the chancellorship of six universities in Jammu and Kashmir has become a serious impediment in the smooth functioning of these institutions of public interest. Under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, the term of office of members of the J&K public service commission and […]
by Press Trust of India NEW DELHI – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. The MEA asserted that the CAA is an […]
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pulwama resident and his daughter in connection with last year’s suicide-bombing terror strike on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy, in which 40 troopers were killed. The NIA said that the two allegedly “harboured” main bomber Adil Ahmad Dar, Shakir Magrey and senior Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders before […]
Rural connectivity has not picked up the pace and during a recent public grievance camp held in Srinagar such issues came in focus. The officers who were conducting the grievance camp assured the delegations that they will take up the matter on priority and ensure that more and more villages are connected and the entire […]
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir administration has engaged US-based multinational software firm Cisco Systems to prevent fixed-line internet users from accessing social media websites, ThePrint has learnt. The step is seen as a precursor to the removal of restrictions on fixed-line broadband connections in the Valley, but indicates that social media will continue to stay off-limits for local residents even […]
This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]