Minister for Science and Technology and Animal Husbandry Sajad Gani Lone today said the hydropower sector had the potential to raise the state’s economic status. […]
Year: 2015
67 Persons held for Enforcing Shutdown in Shopian post Abu Qasim’s Death
Amid spontaneous shutdown and clashes, thousands of people, including women, today turned up for the funeral of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Kashmir chief, Abu Qasim in […]
Quake-prone state has no mechanism to keep check on unsafe buildings
Past tragedies fail to bring successive regimes out of slumber Tectonically active Jammu and Kashmir has no mechanism to identify and keep a tab on […]
Sombre atmosphere ahead of PM visit
Evokes mixed response from traders, civil society Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Jammu Kashmir on November 5 has not generated much hype, and traders, […]
Govt provoking people by arresting youth: KEA
Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA) Chairman Haji Mohammed Yasin Khan Thursday expressed concern over the arrest of youth in south Kashmir in the last few days, […]
Govt teachers can no more offer private tuition in Jammu
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has framed new guidelines for the operation of the tuition centres across the state. Tuition centres in the state have […]
CM hopes Modi’s Kashmir visit will be ‘path-breaking’
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit here,Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today hoped the trip would be “path-breaking” and help build […]
Madhur Bhandarkar meets former JK Chief Minister
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar on Thursday met former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah here. The National Award-winner said he was ecstatic. “It’s always a […]
International Community urged to play role to solve Kashmir Dispute
The Pakistan High Commission here commemorated the ‘Kashmir Black Day’ with a programme where speakers urged the international community to play a role in solving […]
Abu Qasim Bid Adieu with ‘21-Gun Salute’
In a recap of 1990s situation, slain militant commander, ‘Abu Qasim’, was given a ’21-Gun salute’ by fellow militants at his funeral in South Kashmir […]