DDC polls: Over 22 per cent voting recorded till 11 AM in J&K
Srinagar: In the ongoing first phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls, over 22 per cent voting was recorded till 11:00 AM in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), 22.12 per cent voting was recorded till 11:00 AM across Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said that a total of 155506 votes […]
Mentally—challenged non-local resident found dead in Chattabal
Srinagar: An 80-year-old mentally-challenged non-local resident was found dead on Saturday morning in Chattabal area of Srinagar, officials said. According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), officials said that the body of a mentally—challenged person identified as Tahir of Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh was found lying near Masjid Ahlihadees Zampa Kadal Chatabal. “The body was […]
J&K: Polling begins for first phase of DDC elections
Srinagar: Voting for the first phase of the maiden District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday, officials said. The election is being seen as a triangular contest between the People”s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) — an amalgam of several mainstream political parties, including the National Conference (NC) and Peoples […]
J&K govt inks MoUs with BSE to spread financial literacy
We are adopting best global practices of youth empowerment: LG
Jammu: BSE, Asia’s oldest stock exchange, has signed four MoUs with J&K’s government’s Mission Youth to spread financial awareness, support economic development, and encourage sustainable livelihood in the Union Territory. The MoUs were signed by the representatives of BSE and CEO, Mission Youth, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah today in the presence of the Lieutenant […]
Administrative Council clears 850 MW Ratle HEP
Rs 5300 cr project to be joint venture between NHPC and JKPDC; J&K’s equity of Rs 776 cr to be provided as grant by GoI
Jammu: The J&K Administrative Council Friday approved the proposal for development of 850 MW Rattle Hydroelectric Project in joint venture mode by NHPC and JKSPDC. The Rs 5300 crore project would be executed by a new joint venture company – Jammu Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited to be formed between the J&K Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) […]
PDP’s Waheed Parra remanded to 15-day NIA custody
Jammu: PDP youth leader Waheed Parra was remanded to 15 days of National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody on Friday following his arrest earlier this week for allegedly conspiring with Hizbul Mujahideen militants “to get their support” during the 2019 parliamentary elections. Parra was taken to Jammu and produced before a designated NIA court in a […]
Police disallow press conference at Mehbooba Mufti’s residence
PDP says Mufti placed under house-arrest; police deny
Srinagar: Kashmir is an “open air prison” where no one has the right to express their opinion, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday after the authorities barred her from holding a press conference at her residence here where she claimed she was placed under house-arrest in the morning. A CRPF mobile bunker was also […]
Personal liberty is treated as favour by govt: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Friday said personal liberty is treated as a favour by the government, giving and withdrawing it at will, with no interference from the judiciary. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to the alleged house arrest of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti. “Parking […]
Mufti has not been detained: JK election commissioner
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir state election commissioner K K Sharma on Friday said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has not been detained and that police had advised her not to undertake the journey to Pulwama in view of “security risk”. He was responding to Mufti’s claim that she has been placed under house arrest by the […]
Urs of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) observed with religious fervor
Srinagar: Thousands of devotes on Friday participated in the special congregational prayers at Dastgeer Sahab shrine in Khanyar and Sarai Bala areas of Srinagar where annual Urs of the 11th century Sufi saint, Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA), known as Dastageer Sahib, was observed with religious fervor today. The devotees thronged the shrines on […]
