Former PDP law maker urges Mufti to engage youth on contractual basis

KL Report SHANGUS Stressing on the youth to strive for change within the system, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senior leader and former MLA Peerzada Mansoor Hussain...

Shopian fruit market grows up; both in volume and worth

KL Report SRINAGAR Built over nearly 30 kanals of land, Shopian fruit market has emerged as a change agent and emancipator for the farmers and fruit...

Labour  Department Grappling With 150 Child Labour Cases

KL Report JAMMU J&K's Labour Department has 150 cases of child labour pending by the end of February 2015. This was despite the fact that it...

Muhamamd Shafi Rangrez passes away

KL Report SRINAGAR Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) vice chairman (Jammu) Muhammad Shafi Rangrez passed away. The deceased was hospitalized in Ludhiana for last few days. Chairman DFP...

Dal dwellers protest in Nishat

KL Report SRINAGAR After the Dal flowed over three feet of its maximum capacity this morning and water was all around in the interiors of lake,...

For safe Ramsu and Magarkot, officials say more than Rs 11 Cr needed

KL Report SRINAGAR The two stretches of Srinagar- Jammu highway; Ramsu and Magarkot are giving continuously tough time to authorities. Prone to landslides, these two areas...

Govt refuses hike in CDF for lack of resources

KL Report JAMMU J&K Planning Ministry has refused any increase in the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) of the state lawmakers for lack of resources. The lawmakers...

Highway closed; Ramsu, Magarkot plays spoilsport again

KL Report SRINAGAR After few hours’ movement late Saturday afternoon, Srinagar-Jammu highway has been closed again due to fresh landslides at two crucial places- Ramsu and...

When Tihar Assault puts Geelani, Mufti on The Same Page

Bilal Handoo SRINAGAR A recent assault on Kashmiri detainees inside New Delhi’s Tihar Jail has put Syed Ali Geelani on the same page with PDP patron...

Gaw Kadal Gate Opened to Control Overflowing Dal

KL Report SRINAGAR  Early Sunday morning the Gaw Kadal gate of Dal Lake, which is believed to be biggest exit point has been thrown open...

IGSSS reaches out with relief to 50 families

KL Report SRINAGAR Indo-Global Social Service Society (IGSSS) Saturday reached out to 50 dislocated families with relief items in Fresthar village of Baramulla. According to spokesman, the...

On Sunday, Traffic to move from Jammu to Srinagar

KL Report SRINAGAR If weather permits, traffic will ply from Jammu to Srinagar on Sunday. According to traffic officials, the Srinagar bound vehicles would be allowed to...

‘Rs.17.88 cr distributed among Sept flood affected people under SDRF’

KL Report BUDGAM Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura who is supervising the relief measures in various landslide and rain affected areas of Budgam today...

27-year-old youth slipped to death

KL Report SRINAGAR A 27-year-old youth died on Saturday at Nagam area of Islamabad district in south Kashmir. A police official told GNS that body of Sajad...

Horticulture sector generates annual income of Rs 5000 Cr: Veeri

KL Report SRINAGAR Terming horticulture as back bone of state’s economy, the Minister for Horticulture, Hajj & Auqaf, Abdul Rehman Veeri Saturday said that focused attention...