LAWDA conducts demolition drive in Srinagar areas
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today carried out a demolition drive at Guptganga Ishaber Nishat, Lashkari Mohalla Foreshore Road, Handam Mohalla Foreshore Road, Baber Shah and Miskeen Bagh Rainawari. During the drive 03 single storey houses, 01 shed, one plinth and one 2nd storey were demolished despite resistance from […]
Baseer Khan calls for concerted efforts to make tulip festival a grand affair
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officers to make concerted and coordinated efforts to make the upcoming tulip festival in Srinagar a grand affair. He passed on these directions while chairing a meeting to review preparations for the upcoming Tulip Festival to be held at Srinagar’s Tulip Garden. The meeting […]
20 structures gutted in Watergam blaze
Goods and property worth lakhs reduced to ashes
Watergam: At least twenty shops and a rented revenue department office were gutted besides property and goods worth lakhs of rupees was reduced to ashes in a midnight blaze in Watergam Rafaibabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The shops, housed in a double-story old shopping complex in Watergam market in the intervening night of […]
Resolve our issues on humanitarian basis: Pak bride’s appeal Indo-Pak PM’s
SRINAGAR: Pakistani origin wives of ex-Kashmiri militants Monday appealed Prime Minister’s of India and Pakistan to address their genuine issues on humanitarian basis. They asked the government to either accept them as Indian nationals or deport them back to Pakistan. Addressing a press conference here, Pak women who along with their Kashmiri spouses had arrived […]
Women empowerment cornerstone of our development agenda: NC
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference today said the women’s political participation besides being a human right, is also a key to thriving democracy and that the National Conference has traditionally and frontally worked to end gender bias. In her message on the international women’s day Party’s State Secretary and Former Minister Sakina Itoo […]
Calling out inequality is the key: Tarigami on Int’l Women’s Day
SRINAGAR: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami Monday said that while celebrating women’s achievements and increasing visibility, calling out inequality is the key. Amid the challenging times, the perfect way to celebrate the day is to remind everybody that all men and women are equal and can work […]
IGP Kmr urges womenfolk to dial ERSS number 112 in case of emergency
Extends greetings on International Women’s Day
Srinagar: Today on the eve of International Women’s Day, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar has extended his greetings to all women of Kashmir valley particularly the women of Police Parivaar. IGP Kashmir has urged the people of Kashmir valley to pledge for ensuring the safety and respect of women so that they can move forward in […]
International Women’s Day: Police starts Women Safety Drive in Sgr
Srinagar: On the eve of International Women’s Day, SSP Srinagar Dr M. Haseeb Mughal started a women safety drive. He was accompanied by SP East Zone City Srinagar, SDPO Kothibagh, SHO Kothibagh and other officers of the District in reaching out to the public and pasting stickers in public transport to aware and educate the […]
University of Kashmir celebrates International Women’s Day
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir Monday organised several events, including a seminar and a webinar, to celebrate the International Women’s Day. At an impressive ceremony in VC Secretariat, Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad unveiled a poster of an awareness campaign on women’s health and hygiene. The day-long awareness campaign—organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies and […]
Green J&K Drive: PCCF inaugurates Sale of conifer plants
SRINAGAR: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and HOFF, J&K, today, inaugurated the sale of Conifer plants to the general public at PC Depot, Srinagar. The plants are being made available to the people from quality planting stock available in forest nurseries. These plants will be planted by the people during the current spring season, […]
