As power looms pose a threat to the pashmina shawl industry in the Valley, a French and Kashmiri entrepreneur are together trying to revive the […]
Year: 2016
Indus Water Treaty has caused huge losses to J&K: Govt
The Indus Water Treaty (IWT), under which Pakistan has got control over all the major rivers of Jammu and Kashmir, has resulted in huge losses […]
‘India stalling dialogue with Pakistan to avoid negotiations on Kashmir’
Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz on Wednesday claimed that India is deliberately stalling dialogue process with its neighbouring country in order […]
Protesters warn India against execution of anti-Kashmir agenda
Leaders and activists of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, the Hurriyet forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front held a sit-in […]
Summer break in Kashmir schools from 1 – 17 July
In view of rising temperatures, authorities on Wednesday announced 17-day-long summer vacation in all educational institutions upto higher secondary level in Kashmir division and winter […]
J&K govt forces top babus out of Cheshmashahi comfort
Each year the Estates Department would pay around Rs 6 crore to Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation for the prized huts to accommodate the […]
Uproar in Assembly over beef ban bill; Er Rashid, Congress MLAs stage walk-out
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed a major uproar today during a discussion on several bills, which led to independent MLA Engineer Rashid and Congress […]
HC orders doctor’s reinstatement
The J&K High Court has ordered the reinstatement of a doctor who was declared deadwood and his service terminated by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led government last […]
Sub-standard medicines being administered to patients in valley
CAG report points out Govt failure to ensure independent quality check of drugs In the absence of a proper testing mechanism, sub-standard drugs continue to […]
JMC conducts drive against encroachment
The enforcement wing of the Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) conducted an anti- encroachment drive on the Akhnoor Road here today. A number of ‘rehris’ were […]