Opposition National Conference today attacked Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over her alleged remark that she is “ashamed as a Muslim.” NC spokesperson Junaid Mattu claimed […]
Month: June 2016
Gurez residents demand opening of historic Gilgit-Askardu trade route
‘Road will bring peace, prosperity and dev in State’ The people here in frontier region of Gurez valley have urged State as well as New […]
Water woes put power dept, PHE at loggerheads
Frequent faults in special power lines supplying electricity to water-lifting stations has brought the Power Development Department (PDD) and Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department at […]
Wular Lake shrinking due to human settlement: Govt
Government on Monday admitted that Wular Lake has been shrinking due to illegal human settlement over the past few decades. In a written reply to […]
Geelani, Mirwaiz, Yasin bat for liquor Ban, KEA protest against Sale
‘Alcohol promotion will hurt sentiments of Muslims’ Demanding complete ban on sale and consumption of liquor in J&K, several separatist leaders on Monday said Jammu […]
624 MW Kiru hydel project gets green nod
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has given clearance to the 624-MW Kiru hydroelectric project in the state. The forest clearance for […]
‘Hindustan Construction Company polluting our water resources’
Bandipora village bears costs of Kishanganga Power Project Inhabitants of a Bandipora village are up in arms against Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) for polluting the […]
CAG pulls up J&K Government on Food Security Act
The Comptroller and Auditor General has pulled up the the Jammu and Kashmir government for “undue delay” in implementation of National Food Security Act and […]
No takers for Drabu’s ‘right to drink’ diktat in Kashmir : Liquor ban
Jammu and Kashmir government’s stand ruling out ban on sale or trade of liquor in the state has evoked strong condemnation from Kashmir’s powerful clergy, […]
National Conference walks out over ‘bias’ against Kashmir
Claims discrimination over sanctioning of IIT and IIM The National Conference (NC) led by its working president Omar Abdullah staged a walkout from the Assembly […]