Unfair and fake distribution of advertisements: Jammu and Kashmir Minister directs official to attach Joint Director

government on Tuesday directed Department of Information and Public Relations to attach one of its Joint Directors to General Administrative Department after the disclosure that the said officer has not only provided a misleading information under Right to Information Act but has also mentioned the names of non-existing news papers claiming that the Department has issued advertisements […]
Resource allocation to be based on priorities set by elected representatives: Dr Drabu

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 10: In a first exercise of its kind, Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu, today held extensive deliberations with his cabinet colleagues to align the Expenditure Allocation with the priorities of different departments. “Expenditure allocation should be based on priorities of the ministers who head various departments of the state and not on some […]
NIA has dealt blow to flow of funds from ‘neighbouring country’, says Rajnath

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency’s crackdown on flow of funds from the “neighbouring country” to finance unrest in Kashmir has dealt a blow to the morale of terror and separatist groups, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the headquarters of the NIA, an agency set up in the aftermath of […]
Mehbooba seeks dependable connectivity for Ladakh region, writes to Union Minister

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has sought immediate redress of connectivity issues of Leh and Kargil districts and in this regard requested the Centre for taking appropriate measures. In her letter to the Union Communications Minister, Manoj Sinha, the Chief Minister said that given the fact that these two districts remain cut off from the Valley […]
Police version on militants killing in Kashmir’s Shopian

three militants affiliated with HM were killed in an encounter with police and security forces in Keller area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district, yesterday. They were involved in many antinational and anti social activities. Zahid Ahmad Mir along with Irfan Abdullah Ganie were involved in weapon snatching at residential guard at Tukroo. They were also […]
Shutdown in Shopian, deceased militants laid to rest

A complete shutdown was observed in south Kashmir’s Shopian district to mourn the killings of three local militants. The three militants, Zahid Ahmad, Irfan Ahmad and Asif Ahmad were killed in a gunfight with government forces at Gattipora Kellar on Monday. Local sources told that Zahid Ahmad Mir, of Ganowpora Shopian who was among three […]
“Accreditation or press cards should be honoured during restrictions”

Srinagar The Press Council of India in its meeting on December 19, 2014 at New Delhi set up a Sub-Committee to examine the“Report of Interlocutors on Media and Media Scenario of Jammu Kashmir.” The Sub-Committee held its sittings media persons related to Jammu Kashmir at New Delhi, Srinagar, Baramulla, Anantnag, Jammu, Rajouri and Leh to […]