KCWU organizes daylong conference at Srinagar
United struggles only way to resist onslaught of anti-labour policies of the BJP govt: Tarigami
Srinagar: A daylong conference of the Kashmir Constructional Workers Union was held at Srinagar on Tuesday which was attended by hundreds of delegates from across the Kashmir region. The conference was inaugurated by A R Pandit. The conference expressed serious concerns over the plight of construction workers in the region. Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami, State President […]
Omar Abdullah presides over South Zone meeting
Exhorts functionaries to reach out to people
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday presided over a meeting of the Party’s South Zone Functionaries, District Presidents, Segment In charges at the party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha. The meeting was marked by threadbare discussions on party affairs and the evolving political situation. The functionaries also discussed various organisational matters […]
FCS&CA Kashmir recovers Rs 39k from erring traders
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) Kashmir has recovered a penal sum of Rs 39,000 from 39 erring shopkeepers for violation of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. Meanwhile, three mutton and one vegetable shop and provisional store each were also sealed on the spot, moreover, police complaint against one […]
Day Care cum Recreational Centre to be made functional soon: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday undertook a visit to the first-ever Day Care cum Recreational Centre established for Senior Citizens at Syedpora in Eidgah Tehsil of the District here. During the visit, the DC took a round of various sections of the Centre including Resting rooms, Recreational cum Reading room, […]
District Yogasana Sports Competition held at Srinagar
My Youth, My Pride
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 30: The Yogasana competition organised by J&K Sports Council and J&K Yogasana Association saw more than 300 participants compete in different age categories in Traditional Artistic Singles, Artistic Group and Rhythmic events in Indoor Hall Sports Complex Pologround Srinagar. The event is part of the special sports initiative under the ‘My Youth MY […]
China’s Communist Party plans to hold key congress to endorse rare 3rd term for Xi Jinping on Oct 16
Beijing: China’s ruling Communist Party proposes to hold its 20th Congress in Beijing on October 16 which is widely expected to endorse an unprecedented 3rd term for President Xi Jinping. A meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) held on Tuesday decided that a plenary session consisting functionaries of the […]
Significant increase in presence of ISIL-K in Afghanistan and their capacity to carry out attacks: India tells UNSC
United Nations: India has told the UN Security Council that there is a significant increase in ISIL-K presence in Afghanistan, as it warned that linkages between proscribed outfits such as Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed and provocative statements by other terror groups pose a direct threat to the region’s peace and stability. “As we have repeatedly […]
SC terms infructuous, closes 11 pleas related to Gujarat riots
New Delhi: Terming as “infructuous”, the Supreme Court on Tuesday closed as many as 11 petitions, including the one filed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), almost 20 years ago seeking an independent probe into the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. Besides NHRC, organisations like ‘Citizens for Justice and Peace’ (CJP) of activist Teesta Setalvad, […]
‘Sharab’, ‘shiksha’ scams of AAP govt twin towers of corruption in Delhi: BJP
New Delhi: In a fresh attack on the Delhi government, the BJP on Tuesday alleged that ‘sharab’ (liquor policy) and ‘shiksha’ (education) “scams” had become the “twin towers of corruption” in the city and the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation was gradually building more floors. The BJP leaders also alleged that the Delhi government escalated the cost […]
