SRINAGAR — Apple growers from Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will protest in Delhi next month against the proposed duty concession on US apples, in a bid to save domestic growers from losses. India has granted a quota-based duty concession to the US on apples under the interim trade pact. Apples from the […]
NEW DELHI — A Delhi Court on Friday discharged former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the corruption case related to the alleged liquor policy scam. Special Judge Jitender Singh of Rouse Avenue Courts also discharged AAP leader Manish Sisodia in the case. Notably, the judge discharged all 23 accused […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Israel was against the country’s policy and not a good sign for Mahatma Gandhi’s India. She called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “criminal” who is afraid of visiting many countries lest he be arrested. “I think […]
SRINAGAR — Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Thursday said the nation needs to let go of its colonial mindset to emerge as a global leader in innovations. Radhakrishnan was addressing the 21st convocation of the University of Kashmir here. “As a graduating student, I urge you all to focus on Swadeshi innovation and solutions […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said nation-building must be the top priority of the young generation as they will progress when the country is strong. Addressing the 21st convocation ceremony of the University of Kashmir here, Sinha expressed happiness over the large number of female students taking top honours […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday recovered 694 antique coin from the Pinglish area of Tral in Pulwama district of South Kashmir during a routine operation. The recovered coins, believed to be of significant historical and archaeological value, were kept in safe custody under the supervision of SHO Police Station Tral, Inspector […]
SRINAGAR — Vice President C P Radhakrishnan arrived here on Wednesday evening on his maiden visit to Kashmir valley during which he will attend the Kashmir University’s 21st convocation, officials said. The Vice President was received by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officials of the administration and […]
SRINAGAR — Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government has put on hold the conduct of the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), adding that the Union Territory will be the last to implement the Supreme Court order mandating TET for all in-service teachers of primary and upper primary classes, requiring them […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday registered a disproportionate assets case against Vijay Singh Choudhary, an Inspector in the J&K Police and brother of Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary after verification revealed he allegedly amassed assets worth crores of rupees beyond his known sources of income. […]
LUDHIANA — Vice-Chancellor of CT University, Nitin Tandon, was removed on Tuesday following allegations of misbehaviour with a group of Kashmiri students, Chancellor Charanjit Singh Channi said. The private university has also initiated an internal inquiry into the incident, while local authorities are monitoring the situation. According to the students, the incident occurred on Monday […]