SSIA delegation calls on Div Com

SSIA delegation calls on Div Com

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 24: A delegation of Small-Scale Industries Association (SSIA), Zainakote today called on Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan and put forth various demands and raised developmental issues. The Div Com assured the delegation that their issues and genuine demands will be redressed and fulfilled on priority and assured them that he will visit […]

Domestic Help Allegedly Killed Former CE PDD’s Husband

Domestic Help Allegedly Killed Former CE PDD’s Husband

SRINAGAR: Domestic help of a senior lawyer killed his employer and fled with his car, reports reaching here from Jammu said. The victim was identified as advocate Reyaz Ahmad Goni, a husband of retired Chief Engineer of Power Development Department (PDD) Shahnaz  Goni. They were presently residing in Greater Kailash, Jammu. The alleged murder took place […]

Schools Reopen in Jammu & Kashmir After 370 Abrogation, Students Hope for Undisturbed Education

Schools Reopen in Jammu & Kashmir After 370 Abrogation, Students Hope for Undisturbed Education

Srinagar:  (PTI)  Donning uniforms after nearly seven months, thousands of students on Monday turned up at their schools that re-opened across the Kashmir Valley. Schools had been shut since August last due to the lockdown that followed the abrogation of Article 370. All security arrangements were put in place for the students to attend schools, […]

Tribal Research Institute to work for preservation of JK’s tribal culture

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: In order to preserve and promote tribal cultures, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to establish its own Tribal Research Institute (TRI) by next fiscal year—which would be focusing on to promote tribal practices and their art, culture and languages. “Tribal Research Institute (TRI) is coming up in Khimber, Srinagar —which would […]

Managing Director JPDCL reviews progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Managing Director JPDCL reviews progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes

Jammu Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Yasha Mudgal on Sunday convened a meeting to review the progress of ongoing Centrally Sponsored Schemes like IPDS, DDUGJY, PMDP (Urban) & PMDP (Rural) schemes in Jammu province. On the occasion, the Managing Director acknowledged that some improvements have been registered in the progress of works […]

Former Minister Usman Majid Quits Congress

Former Minister Usman Majid Quits Congress

Srinagar Former MoS for planning and development in Jammu and Kashmir government and ex-Congress MLA from Bandipora Usman Majid on Sunday resigned from the party. Usman resigned from Congress and held a rally in Bandipora, first in J&K since the abrogation of Art 370. He was quoted by Times Of India as having said that senior leaders […]

Cross-border shelling rages in north Kashmir

Cross-border shelling rages in north Kashmir

Srinagar The armies of India and Pakistan on Saturday late evening exchanged fire along the Line of Control in Keran and Karnah sectors of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that the Pakistan army opened by small arms along LoC in Keran and Karnah sectors of Kupwara district. “The soldiers manning the fence also […]

240-250 militants active in Kashmir, says J&K DGP

240-250 militants active in Kashmir, says J&K DGP

The number of listed militants in Kashmir has come down to less than 250, while 25 militants were killed by security forces in nearly a dozen operations in the first two months of this year, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh said here on Saturday. He also said there had been confirmation […]