Schools selling books, uniforms to be de-registered
In a major reprieve to students and parents across the Valley who are forced to buy books and uniforms within schools, the government has directed...
BJP claims 3 lakh members in Kashmir; 45,000 from Bandipora alone
Party elects its first ever constituency president in Valley The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday after electing its first ever constituency president in Kashmir claimed...
Gold Flake abuses name Kashmir to promote tobacco use
Gold Flake, an ITC cigarette brand, is using pictures of Kashmir’s locales and Shikaras in famed Dal Lake on its cigarette packets to boost sales....
Employees hail 7th pay panel’s proposals
Government staff in Kashmir have welcomed the Seventh Pay Commission’s recommendations of an overall increase of 23 per cent in the salaries of Central and...
800 kanals in Pampore encroached upon
An illegal residential colony is coming up on state and saffron land in the Pampore area of Pulwama district. Locals alleged that the administration was...
Rs 21,000 cr in Ladakh’s kitty from PM’s package
Emphasis to be on better road connectivity, power supply in arid region The Ladakh region has been allocated nearly Rs 21,000 crore for various projects...
Jammu fails to use power-saving LEDs to light up streets, roads
At a time when cities across India have launched a campaign to replace the existing traditional streetlights with light emitting diodes (LEDs) to save electricity,...
Mufti for dialogue with separatists, Pak
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Friday pitched for dialogue with separatists as well as with Pakistan, saying the state's development is...