Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link
Project prioritized for implementation: NITI Aayog conveys to JK Chief Secretary
JAMMU: In a significant initiative to expand connectivity in J&K, the Government of India has approved extension of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link upto Kupwara in north Kashmir. “I am glad to inform you that Railways has prioritized the extension of rail link from Baramulla to Kupwara and has sanctioned an updated survey for the new link,” […]
EC likely to club LS, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls next year: Sources
New Delhi, Nov 29: The Election Commission, which has to hold fresh assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir before May 21 next, is likely to club it with the Lok Sabha elections due next year, highly-placed sources in the poll panel said Thursday. The state assembly was dissolved by Governor Satya Pal Malik on November […]
No ideological differences with Cong: Chandrababu Naidu
Hyderabad, Nov 29 : Justifying the move to join hands with the Congress, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N Chandrababu Naidu Thursday said they had no ideological differences with the Rahul Gandhi-led party. Naidu, who shared the dais with Gandhi in a couple of meetings Wednesday as part of a poll […]
PDP hit streets demand revocation of SAC decision to treat JK Bank as PSU
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) today held protest against State Administrative Council (SAC) recent decision of treating Jammu and Kashmir Bank as Public Sector Undertaking (PSU). Led by party senior leaders including Nayeem Akhtar and Khursheed Alam hundreds of party workers amid anti administration slogans took out a protest rally from party headquarters at Sheri […]
JK Bank employees protest against SAC decision
Srinagar: Demanding roll back of state administrative council’s (SAC) decision to turn the bank into a public sector undertaking (PSU), the Jammu and Kashmir Bank employees responded to the call for protests which was issued by All India J&K Bank officers Federation and held a strong protest here. Several employees reached the corporate headquarters of […]
Sopore militant’s funeral prayer triggers protests
Sopore, Nov 29: Stone pelting and protests were witnessed during the funeral procession of the slain militant, Mehraj Sofi ,in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Thursday here. According to local reports, the funeral prayers of the slain militant, who was killed in a gunfight with forces along with top Lashkar Commander Naveed Jat in Budgam […]
ISRO launches earth monitoring satellite
Sriharikota,(AP),Nov 29: Adding another feather to its cap, ISRO’s workhorse rocket PSLV-C43 Thursday successfully injected into orbit India’s earth observation satellite HysIS. The 30 other co-passenger international satellites including those from the United States of America and Australia among others, will soon be placed into orbit. The rocket lifted off majestically into cloudy skies in […]
US seeks transparency on Chinese debt on Pak
Washington, Nov 29: The United States is seeking transparency of the Chinese debt on Pakistan, which has reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a multibillion-dollar bailout package, the Trump Administration told lawmakers on Wednesday. “The IMF team just came back from Pakistan. One of the things we’re pushing hard for is full […]
Voting underway for fifth phase of panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 29: Voting is underway on Thursday for the fifth phase of panchayat polls at over 2,500 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Polling began at 2,512 polling stations including 769 in Kashmir division and 1,743 in Jammu division at 8 am, the officials said. They said 848 polling stations have been […]
Two Hizb militants killed in Khrew gunfight: Police
Srinagar, Nov 29: Two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit were killed in a gunfight with the government forces in Khrew area of Awantipora in south Kashmir on Thursday morning, police said. A police spokesman said in a statement, that a cordon and search operation was launched before dawn jointly by the police and forces following “credible” […]
