Panthers Party announces candidate for Udhampur LS seat
Jammu, Mar 06: The National Panthers Party (NPP) on Wednesday announced its candidate for the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir. At a meeting here on Wednesday, senior leaders proposed the name of NPP chairman Harsh Dev Singh as the candidate for Udhampur, party state president Balwant Singh Mankotia told reporters. Mankotia said […]
Skandan reviews functioning of RDD& Panchyati Raj dept
Stresses on expert categorization of livelihood clusters, establishment of markets for SHGs
JAMMU, MARCH 06: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today asked Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchyati Raj department to effectively implement RDD schemes with special focus on the schemes meant for road connectivity, skill development and housing. The Advisor was reviewing implementation of the schemes and programmes of RDD and Panchyati Raj sector here at […]
DGP meets Governor
JAMMU, MARCH 6: Dilbag Singh, DGP, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. DGP briefed Governor about several important matters relating to security and Law and Order management and about various welfare schemes of the J&K Police instituted for its personnel. Governor emphasized the vital importance of public order being maintained […]
514 stranded Kargil passengers airlifted
JAMMU, MARCH 6: According to State Coordinator, Kargil Courier Service Aamir Ali, 514 stranded passengers of Kargil district were airlifted in two aircrafts of AN-32 and one aircraft of IL-76 of the Indian Air Force today. “105 passengers were airlifted in two sorties from Srinagar to Kargil, 41 passengers from Kargil to Srinagar, 62 passengers […]
Sumo drivers from south Kashmir stage protest
Accuse traffic authorities of harassment
Srinagar, March 6: Sumo drivers from south Kashmir today staged protest outside traffic headquarters against alleged harassment by the officials concerned. Shouting slogans “do justice with poor, stop harassing drivers” dozens of sumo drivers assembled outside SSP Traffic office at Residency Road here to protest alleged harassment by the traffic officials at Panthachowk. The protesting […]
Greening initiative for Srinagar, 2 lac saplings being planted in the city
SRINAGAR, MARCH 6: Under an ambitious participatory plantation initiative, more than 2 lakh saplings would be planted across Srinagar city during current year by reaching out to every household. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir will launch this “Green Srinagar” initiative of District Administration, Srinagar soon. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar finalised arrangements in a meeting attended by Jt Director […]
Dawood Lodhi thanks Governor, Sajad Lone on declaring Ultigam as backward
Srinagar, March 06: People’s Conference (PC), leader Dawood Lodhi, has thanked the governor administration for declaring ‘Utligam’ village, in Beerwah constituency, as backward area. Terming the decision historic, he said it will help people to be equal partners in higher education and employment, and will give boost to development process in the area. He also […]
Measures to improve traffic management in Sgr finalized
SRINAGAR, MARCH 06: A meeting to finalise steps for decongestion of traffic, regulation of vendors, improvement in road infrastructure, augmentation of spaces for parking and other measures in Srinagar City was convened today. Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, SSP Traffic Tahir Geelani, Addl Deputy Commissioner, K K Sidha, SP Headquarters Mohammad Majid, Joint […]
JKLF condemns continuous detention of Malik, others
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir liberation Front (JKLF) has condemned the prolonging of the incarceration of JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik and many others who are languishing in different jails and police stations. In a statement issued today, while terming these arrests and detentions as arbitrary, undemocratic and unethical, JKLF spokesman in a statement said that JKLF […]
Harmonious coexistence of different faiths, communities beauty of India: PM
Ajmer, Mar 6 : In a message on the 807th Urs of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday the harmonious coexistence of different faiths and communities is the “beauty of our country”. Modi’s message was read out by Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi who presented a ‘chadar’ on behalf of […]
