Pilgrims and devotees from across India converged at this Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine’s base camp to be part of the annual Navratra festival which began here today amid religious fervour.  The holy town donned a festive look as tableaus depicting spiritual...

Minister for Cooperative and Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjay and Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Cooperative, Mir Zahoor Ahmad today visited district Anantnag and took stock of the activities carried by the...

Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq khan today conducted an extensive tour of Lolab valley to take stock of various ongoing projects.The minister inspected developmental projects like road connectivity, ongoing construction...

Anganwadi workers continue to be on hunger strike for the fourth consecutive day at Press Enclave here to press for their long pending demands.  Pertinently, police had detained several Anganwari workers on Wednesday and had forced them to leave the Press...

Amid shutdown, Police on Thursday foiled ‘Secretariat Gherawo’ attempt of traders, transporters and street vendors and detained over dozens of them when they tried to march towards Civil Secretariat against government proposal to shift Batamaloo Bus Stand...

Bhartiya Janata Party senior leader Ram Madhav who arrived here in Kashmir Valley Thursday said that Government is ready to talk to all stakeholders in Kashmir. He however, added that the talks should be held without any pre-conditions.While talking to reporters...

Senior People’s Democratic Party leader and Minister for Roads and buildings Naeem Akhtar Thursday broke down as he addressed reporters after an attack on his cavalcade in Tral town of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “It is really unfortunate that grenade...

Two civilians were killed and nearly 30 injured, including policemen, when an unidentified person hurled a grenade on the cavalcade of a state minister in Tral of Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. The locals said the grenade was hurled at...

The family of a 20-year-old mentally unsound youth from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday issued a fresh appeal to public to inform them about his whereabouts. The family of the youth, Javed iqbal Kumar son of Abdul Rashid Kumar of Muqam-i-shahwai...

Three civilians were killed and 30 others, including policemen and paramilitary troopers, injured in a grenade attack by militants in Pulwama in south Kashmir.Police said militants hurled a grenade near a bus stand in Tral town of Pulwama district."Three civilians,...

Vice Chairperson J&K Handicrafts (Sales & Export Corporation) Nizam-Ud-Din Bhat on Thursday chaired a meeting to review business activities of the Corporation and discussed various avenues for further promotional innovative strategies. Managing Director,...

Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Sundeep Kumar Nayak on Thursday visited Spice Park at Dussu Pampore.He was accompanied by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, Chief Scientist Saffron Research Station SKUAST-K Prof. Dr....

The Chief Secretary BB Vyas today visited Tulmulla Ganderbal and took stock of Construction works undertaken at Central University being executed by National Building Construction Corporation Ltd (NBCC).The officials informed the Chief Secretary that 28...

Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Housing and Urban Development, Asiea Naqash represented J&K at Real Estate and Infrastructure Investors’ Summit 2017 at Mumbai.The summit is organized by Ministry of Urban Development, Housing & Urban...

Minister of State for Hajj and Auqaf, Power, PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control and Industries and Commerce, Syed Farooq Ahmad Andrabi on Thursday chaired a meeting to discuss various issues related to up-gradation and improvement in power infra in the State.The...

Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today visited various areas of Chrar-e-Sharief constituency and took stock of various developmental works going on in the constituency besides addressing public grievances.A team of senior officers of R&B,...

A delegation of Civil Society, Baramulla today called on Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and requested for speeding up land acquisition process for Baramulla Degree College.Acquisition of land for the Government Degree College, Baramulla...

Union Minister for Home, Rajnath Singh today called Minister for Works, Naeem Akhtar to enquire about his well being in the aftermath of a deadly grenade attack on his cavalcade in Tral this morning.Governor, N N Vohra, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, Deputy...

Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar today said the grenade attack in Tral Bus Stand, which consumed innocent lives, is a highly condemnable act.“It is really unfortunate that grenade was lobbed at our cavalcade when we reached Tral bazaar,” Akhtar said and...

Several deputations today met the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today and brought their difficulties into her notice.A deputation of Ahad Zargar Memorial Committee demanded completion of works on the tomb of late Abdul Ahad Zargar. Another deputation from...

The Vice Chairmen of various Development Boards in the State called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today.The VCs brought to the notice of the Chief Minister several issues pertaining to their communities. They also sought more fund flow to them...

British Deputy High Commissioner to India, Dr Alexander Evans called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here last evening.During the meeting they discussed overall political and economic situation in the State. The Chief Minister informed the visiting envoy...

Secretary J&K State Sports Council, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra inaugurated District Football Academy here today.Addressing gathering, Secretary Sports Council said the establishment of Academy in the district was a long pending demand of dedicated footballers....

South African team Nevarest Jabberwock has won the 450km India Expedition Adventure Race by running over the finishing line at Leh Market on Wednesday.The SA team completed 350 km of final adventure race including 75 kilomters of rafting, 43 kilometers of...

Stressing on the need to maintain and protect roads and bridges, Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar today said that hassle free operation of public assets will not only give fillip to economy but also enhance efficiency of delivery of basic amenities.The Minister...

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has felicitated Greater Kashmir correspondent Zehru Nissa for bagging the prestigious International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Global Health Reporting Award 2017.Nissa was conferred with ICFJ award at a function at the New...

Secretary, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Anil Swarup called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today.Mr. Swarup, who is on a visit to the State, briefed the Chief Minister about the initiatives of his Ministry regarding strengthening Education...

Asking the Police to be more relaxed and humane in dealing with the situations, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today advised the force to act as an institution of public reassurance rather than a cause of fear among the masses.Chairing a meeting with all the...

Minister of State for Education, Technical Education, Culture and Tourism Priya Sethi today said that safety of children should be prime concern of all schools where they spend considerable time of their day but at the same time society as a whole including parents,...

Chairman Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali today asked the heads of the Committees, constituted for the year 2017-18, to chalk-out meeting calendar in advance in consultations with the concerned members to ensure their regular presence.The Chairman convened...

Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today paid visit to Ganderbal and took stock of the pace of two major health projects namely, Unani Medical College-cum- Hospital and District Hospital.MLA Ganderbal, Sheikh Ishfaq Jabbar, Principal Secretary...

Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari convened a meeting of officers here today to review the arrangements put in place by the district administration for upcoming Muharram-ul-Haram.The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Dr Nasir...

Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today conducted an extensive tour of Kupwara district to review the stock and supply position of essentials in view of upcoming winter season.The Minister also inaugurated...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to review the progress of Crop cut and “Fardi Girdawari”.Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Deputy Director Planning, Assistant Commissioner Revenue and other concerned officers were...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to review the preparedness of “Rashtriya Ekta Diwas” (National Unity Day) which will be observed on October 31, 2017.Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Deputy Director Planning and...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today convened a meeting to review the preparation for the launch of ‘One Stop Centre’ scheme for women who have been victims of various kinds of violence.Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Deputy Director...

District Development Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar, today convened public grievances redressal cum mega awareness camp at Mandli village of Billawar tehsil to assess the problems and demands of the people besides making them aware about various welfare and development...

A four-day Leh festival organized by the Department of Tourism, Kashmir began here today in which hundreds of the locals and the tourists participated.On the inaugural day today, the festival began with a march from DC office to Leh Stadium, which is the...

Divisional Commissioner, Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, today chaired a meeting to discuss the issues related to Jammu migrants for their comfortable stay in the migrant camps at different locations.The Divisional Commissioner enquired about the status of ration supply,...

A meeting of the Committee on Petitions of Legislative Assembly was held here today under the Chairmanship of MLA, Choudhary Sukhnandan Kumar to discuss the status of petitions filed before the Committee.Legislators, Yawar Ahmed Mir, Noor Mohammad Sheikh,...

Divisional Commissioner, Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, today chaired a meeting to review the status of projects being executed under Swadesh Darshan at Octroi Post to promote Suchetgarh Border Tourism.Deputy Commissioner, Rajeev Kumar Ranjan, Director Tourism Smita...

Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today said Government is keen to develop sports infrastructure to give a fillip to sports activities in the State and provide a platform for budding sportsperson to hone their skills.These remarks were made...

Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today held a Public Darbar in Sangarama Constituency to address the public grievances and take firsthand account of the problems being faced by the people living in the area.The Minister was accompanied by District...

Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta today emphasized active public participation in Swachhata Hi Seva Hai movement to achieve the goal of a clean nation.Speaker said that volunteers, self-help groups and NGOs have enthusiastically...

Union Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy Anil Swarup today held an interactive session with the students from various government schools in the state to review the educational scenario in the state.The interactive session was held at Govt...

Anil Swarup, Secretary, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD), Department of School Education & Literacy, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today.Swarup informed Governor about various measures being taken by the MHRD for the...

Saying that to achieve the objectives of Unified National Photo Electoral Roll database, Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Shaleen Kabra said that the launch of ERONET a web based app will contain names of every elector in the country at one place.The Chief...

Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Housing and Urban Development, and Social Welfare Asiea Naqash today emphasized on creating wide awareness of livelihood schemes for the benefit of the women.The Minister was speaking as Chief Guest at an event...

Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today chaired a high level meeting to review the arrangements being put in place for observance of Muharram days in Budgam district.On the occasion, the Minister directed the officials to establish Muharram Control...

Minister for Co-operative and Ladakh Affairs Chering Dorjay, Wednesday, directed the concerned authorities to ensure transportation and supply of essential commodities, key construction material and petroleum products to border districts of Leh and Kargil in...

Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq today visited District Kupwara to review progress on various poverty alleviation programmes including Umeed scheme aimed to provide better livelihood facilities to the women particularly...

Minister for Information, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali has felicitated the Greater Kashmir health correspondent Zehru Nissa for bagging the prestigious International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) Global Health Reporting Award...

Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today said the initiatives taken by the Government for honing and providing technical skills to the youth would ensure creation of a proper manpower besides making them job ready.The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking...

A deputation of British High Commission led by Dr Alexandar Evans, the acting British High Commissioner to India today called on the Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh.While interacting with the envoys, Dr Singh discussed various issues related to...

Dr. Alexander Evans, Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission in India, accompanied by Mr. Alex Pykett, First Secretary, British High Commission, New Delhi called on Governor N. N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Dr. Evans discussed with the...

Appealing people of Leh and Kargil to join One India Mission of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, Hon’ble Chairperson (NZ)  Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) sought end to unemployment of Leh and Kargil areas of Jammu...

A district level multilingual ‘Mushaira' was organized by the J&K Academy of Arts, Culture & Languages (JKAACL), Sub- Office Doda in collaboration with the Government Degree College (GDC), Ramban.Additional Deputy Commissioner, Gurvinder Jeet Singh...

Deputy Commissioner, Prasana Ramaswamy G today convened a meeting of officers to review arrangements for ensuing Navratra festival at Katra.The meeting was attended by Additional CEO of the Shrine Board Anshul Garg, CEO SMDA (Nodal Officer  Navratra Festival...

Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), G N Itoo today inaugurated a five-day workshop on review of textbooks and upgradation of curriculum in the Education Department at the State Institute of Education Kashmir.The workshop is aimed at reviewing syllabi and...

As part of the ongoing fortnight long cleanliness campaign ‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ all over the country, Governor N.N. Vohra, Chairman, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, had directed the CEOs of both Boards to launch special...