GoI unhappy with PMGSY progress

State Government Needs To Accelerate Pace Of Work: Ramesh

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 17: While expressing displeasure over slow implementation of centrally sponsored scheme, Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojana, in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh Saturday asked state government to speed up work on the program aimed at connecting the More

Omar, Ramesh regret suspicion on JK youth

Himayat Launched To Provide Training To Youth For Private Sector Jobs

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed concern over safety of Kashmiris who will be working outside Jammu and Kashmir in private sector under a centrally sponsored scheme. Omar’s concern was shared by Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh, saying the Chief More

Will welcome opening of cinema halls: Omar

Srinagar, Dec 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said his government will welcome setting up of cinema halls in Jammu and Kashmir but it will not force anyone to do so."Cinema halls have always been a private sector enterprise. If anyone wants to set up a cinema hall in the state, the government More

Consensus eludes ruling coalition

CSC On Justice Saghir Report Likely To Seek Another Extension

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 17: The Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted by state government to examine the recommendations of Prime Minister’s 5th Working Group headed by Justice Saghir Ahmed on Centre-State relations is all set to seek another extension as consensus continues to elude the ruling coalition over some More

Cold wave intensifies in Valley

Minus 4.3 In Srinagar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Dec 17: The cold wave condition today intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with the minimum temperature in Srinagar plunging to minus 4.3 degrees Celsius.Srinagar recorded the coldest minimum temperature of this winter, plunging 0.5 degrees below the previous low of minus 3.8 deg C recorded More

SOZ KEEPS ROTATIONAL CM ISSUE ALIVE

‘Decision To Come At Appropriate Time’

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 17: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Saif-Ud-Din Soz today kept the rotational chief minister issue alive, saying the Congress high command will take the “final decision at an appropriate time.”Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a party function More

PDP demands white paper on Madrasa funding

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 17: Peoples Democratic Party today demanded a white paper on the controversy over the release of central funds to Madrasas in the state.In a statement issued here, the party president Mehbooba Mufti said, “This is a very serious issue as it involves not just huge financial transactions More

‘Don’t attend New Year functions’

Srinagar, Dec 17: Majlis-e-Tahfuz-i-Islam has asked the Muslims to desist from participating in the New Year day functions. “It is un-Islamic to celebrate New Year and the Muslims should in very way More

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New border posts coming up along Nepal

New Delhi, Dec 17: India will bolster the strength of its security personnel and build 89 new Border out Posts (BoPs) along the porous border with Nepal to check the movement of terrorists and smuggling More