SRINAGAR — Authorities in Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has asked people to get their pet dogs registered. In this regard, a public notice reads, “All the owners/keepers of pet dogs residing within the limits of Srinagar Municipal Corporation are required to get their pet dogs registered in accordance to the Section-304 (Regulation and Control of […]
ANANTNAG — A family on Saturday staged a protest in Achabal area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir against the alleged murder of their daughter by her in-laws. The family and relatives of the woman assembled at Achabal and shouted slogans in support of their demanded for “immediate action against the in-laws for alleged murder […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday issued a notification including 15 more castes that would now benefit through the 4 per cent reservation in jobs etc for socially backward classes. As per the notification, 15 more castes have been included in the list of socially backward castes in Jammu and Kashmir. The now […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological (MeT) department on Saturday forecast mainly clear sky in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. Weather was mainly cloudy in the union territory during the last 24 hours. “Mainly dry weather with clear sky is likely in J&K during the next 24 hours”, the MeT department officials said. Meanwhile, […]
RAMBAN — Saying that Jammu and Kashmir would be developed as a World Class Health & Wellness Tourist Destination, the Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Women & Child Development and Ministry of AYUSH, Dr Munjapara Mahendrabhai said the Union Government has launched various social and health sector schemes in this regard. The […]
JAMMU — The Mughal road, connecting the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri in the Jammu region with south Kashmir’s Shopian district was reopened for vehicular traffic on Saturday after a two-day closure due to heavy snowfall, officials said. The road was reopened for vehicular traffic on Saturday morning, they added. All the vehicles […]
SRINAGAR — Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has once again expressed concern over the fact that its head Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under illegal and arbitrary house arrest for more than three years, saying that the authorities by doing so have barred the Mirwaiz from fulfilling all his official duties […]
SRINAGAR — At a time when Jammu and Kashmir administration is promoting the tourism industry to become a world-class destination, the miniscule production of flowers is going unnoticed. Figures available with news agency Kashmir News Observer, suggest that J&K produces only 10 percent of the flowers consumed locally. “The remaining 90 percent of flowers are […]
ISLAMABAD — Global money laundering and terror financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), on Friday removed Pakistan from a list of countries under “increased monitoring”, also known as the “grey list”, media reports said. Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari made the announcement prior to an FATF press conference, congratulating the country on the […]
RAMBAN — The Indian Army along with the Rural Self employment Training Institute (RSETI) Ramban has concluded a Poultry farming workshop at one of the remote region of Ramban. The workshop was concluded by Officials from Army and RSETI at Kaona village in Khari Tehsil of Banihal Subdivision. 35 volunteer youth who had attended the […]