Invest in your own state: Mir to businessmen

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Tilgam (Pattan) June 18: Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir, on Saturday urged local investors to invest in J&K rather than in Delhi and Mumbai to provide ample employment opportunities to educated youth of the state. “Peaceful atmosphere is mandatory for motivating the investors More

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Vyas reviews flagship programmes

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Srinagar, June 18: Principal Secretary Planning and Development Department, B B Vyas on Saturday reviewed the progress of various flagship programmes under implementation in the state, an official spokesman said.  He said in a presentation meeting, the Principal Secretary was given brief about More

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Govt trying to implicate Dr Bhat in militancy: Hurriyat (G)

Srinagar, June 18: Hurriyat Conference Kashmir (G) on Saturday alleged that the government was trying to implicate its incarcerated leader Dr Ghulam Muhammad Bhat in militancy related activities. “We want to clarify that Dr Bhat, who is presently lodged in Tihar Jail, New Delhi, is purely a More

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Centre approves Rs 180 cr for tourism dev in JK: Jora

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 18: The Minister for Tourism Nawang Rigzin Jora on Saturday said that Centre has agreed to provide financial assistance of Rs 180 crore for development of 35 tourism projects in Jammu and Kashmir. “The Union Tourism Ministry has agreed to provide assistance of Rs 180 crores More

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Year on, Keran still cut-off

Residents seek CM’s intervention

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, June 18: Despite passing of over a year since the floods damaged vital road link to Keran here, the Beacon has failed to repair the stretch hampering the movement of the villagers.     The road leading to Keran was extensively damaged during floods in summer last year More

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KOS organises edu program

Srinagar: Kashmir Ophthalmological Society (KOS) organized an education program at SKICC under Glaucoma Society of India.  On the occasion, the ophthalmologists discussed various case studies of Glaucoma. In his presentation, the general secretary KOS, Dr Shiekh Sajad said that Glaucoma, an More

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Rotational Chief Minister Sonia Gandhi’s prerogative: Vakil

‘NC leaders should refrain from making statements against Cong’

Baramulla, June 18: The senior Congress leader, Abdul Gani Vakil on Saturday said the issue of rotational Chief Ministership in Jammu and Kashmir is the prerogative of the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.         “Congress will abide by the decision of Sonia More

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Anti-PDD protests in Kangan

SHEIKH NAZIR

Kangan, June 18: The residents of Satrina here staged protests against erratic power supply on Saturday. The residents blocked the Srinagar-Leh highway and staged demonstrations against the PDD.  "We are without electricity for past many days. It is ironical that 63 kw transformer More

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Kangan grenade attack case solved: Police

2 ARRESTED

Ganderbal, June 18: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a grenade attack case by arresting two persons here.  The Superintendent of Police Ganderbal, Imtiyaz Hussain said two persons who were involved in an attack on the house of Abdul Salam Lone of Chattergul ,Kangan earlier this year More

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Discuss opening of Sharda Peeth in PaK during talks: APMCC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, June 18: A Kashmiri Pandit organisation today appealed to India and Pakistan to discuss the opening of Sharda Peeth in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) for members of the community during the forthcoming foreign secretary level talks between the two countries. "We welcome the More

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Omar appreciates start of morning flights from Srinagar Airport

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Srinagar, June 18: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday appreciated the operationalising of mornings flights from 7am and expected that very soon flights up to 5.30 pm will be operated from Srinagar Air Port, so that people visiting Kashmir Valley be able to get flights as per their convenience More

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Soz hopeful of evening flights

Srinagar, June 18: The Jammu and Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president, Prof Saifuddin Soz on Saturday said that chances of evening flights from Srinagar Airport have brightened.“I’ve been inviting the attention of the Minister of Civil Aviation rather vigorously for provision of this facility More

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