J&K logs 131 positive cases of COVID-19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 131 fresh positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the last 24 hours, which pushed the cumulative infection tally in the UT to 4,77,644, officials said Tuesday. They said 109 cases were reported from Kashmir and 22 from Jammu division, even as 260 COVID-19 patients were discharged from various hospitals, […]
Former DyCM among 64 Cong leaders resign in support of Azad
Jammu: The spate of resignations in the Jammu and Kashmir Congress continued unabated with 64 more leaders including a former deputy chief minister tendering their resignation and joining the Ghulam Nabi Azad camp on Tuesday. Led by former deputy chief minister Tara Chand, the leaders, including former ministers Abdul Majid Wani, Manohar Lal Sharma, Gharu […]
Azad-led party will try to bring together secular parties on single platform: Tara Chand
Says will work for restoration of statehood, rights guaranteed under Article 370; rules out alliance with BJP
Jammu: Ruling out alliance with the BJP in the run up to the next Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, former deputy chief minister Tara Chand on Tuesday said the Ghulam Nabi Azad-led party will try to bring secular parties on a single platform for restoration of the statehood and the rights under Article 370. […]
Businessman sentenced to 3 months imprisonment for stopping cheque payments
Srinagar: A local court here has sentenced a businessman to three months imprisonment for stopping payment of cheques after issuing the instrument for the purchase of goods. Judicial Magistrate Tauseef Ahmad Magray, while disposing of an application the other day, sentenced Farooq Ahmad Sofi, a businessman from Sopore town of Baramulla district, to three months […]
PM Modi’s welfare schemes reached neediest without vote bank consideration: Jitendra Singh
Mainpuri (UP): Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said that over the last eight years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s welfare schemes reached the neediest without any vote bank consideration. Addressing meetings with beneficiaries and Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), district development councils, block development councils and municipal council chairperson and members here, the Minister of State […]
Will make Congress J&K’s number one party: JKPCC chief
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani on Tuesday played down the chain of resignations in the party and said “cowards” run away during difficult times as the state unit held a show of strength rally here. He said the new leadership will strive hard to make the Congress “number one” party in […]
Religion has become prosecuting factor in India: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that religion had become a prosecuting factor in the country’s “warped idea of justice”. The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was reacting to reports that a Lingayat Mutt seer in Karnataka, who is facing allegations of sexual harassment, has not been arrested. “Bilkis Bano’s rapists walked […]
Boosting heritage, pilgrim tourism
Kashmir has re-emerged on the tourism map with full force as the Union Territory has seen tremendous footfall during past few months. Government has taken and is taking several steps to make tourism sector more vibrant to give boost to the economy of the UT. While Jammu and Kashmir has tremendous tourism potential vis-à-vis its […]
Addressing the pressing issues first
By: Dr. Ashraf Amin Societies, communities, and nations who know how to prioritize things are blessed! The rise and fall of civilizations are also a matter of things prioritized over others things. The greatest wisdom lies in what to prefer and when to prefer for one’s own self and one’s community. Every period of human […]
Government Schools Closing
Government schools have not failed, but it is the failure of the governments, bureaucrats, and leaders running them.
By: Priyanka Saurabh Education is the foundation on which we build the future of the coming generation. Closing government schools are a matter of concern because if there are no government schools, what will happen to the future of poor children? The main reason for the closure of these schools is being told that the […]
