Kashmir Reader

Charts future plans for business community SRINAGAR: A meeting of the Traders Association Lal Chowk was held at the Association Office, 2nd Floor, Royal Sweets, Amira Kadal, under the presidentship of Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khan, which unanimously approved the induction of Mr. Mohammad Hussain Matto, Proprietor of M/s Royal Choice, Amira Kadal, as an Executive []

Calls for cohesive, responsive, civil, people-centric public outreach SRINAGAR: The Communications Wing of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday held a high-level strategy meeting at the party headquarters under the chairmanship of Chief Spokesperson and MLA Zadibal, Tanvir Sadiq, to comprehensively review the partys media and digital communication framework and chart a more []

NEW DELHI: Indias decision to replace its traditional blue jersey with saffron for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup has triggered opposition from former players and officials within Hockey India. The federation said the change was made for technical reasons after consultations with players and coaches. However, five members of the mens and womens teams []

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of threatening Gen Z, and said that the duo is Indias past and should be careful about how they treat the countrys future. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also alleged that Modi and Shah []

Calls it milestone for J&K football SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Spokesperson and MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq Thursday unveiled the official jersey of FC1 for the clubs historic debut in the 135th Durand Cup, alongside the FC1 team and representatives of TCI Max Cements, describing the occasion as a landmark moment for []

Says Kashmiriyat remains strongest antidote to communal politics Asserts pluralistic ethos far stronger than attempts to fragment society Warns drug menace greatest threat to valleys youth Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said the historic Jantar Mantar protest marked a defining moment in J&Ks democratic journey, decisively exposing the []

Srinagar: Several legislators from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of various developmental issues and public concerns pertaining to their respective constituencies. Among those who met the Chief Minister were Member of Legislative Assembly Kathua Dr Bharat Bhushan, MLA []

Srinagar: In a significant step towards strengthening transparency, digital governance and quality service delivery under Mission POSHAN, the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday launched the QR Code-based Anganwadi Centre (AWC) initiative in Jammu and Kashmir. The initiative marks a major milestone in leveraging digital technology to make Anganwadi Centres more accessible, transparent and accountable []

Kargil looked like a ghost town; life and death were just metres apart Srinagar: Kashmiri video journalist Tariq Lone, who was among the first journalists to reach the conflict zone and cover the Kargil War in 1999, has recounted his extraordinary and dangerous journeyhow he risked his life to capture some of the very first []

Assures full support to family; says committed to eliminate terrorism from J&K Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday visited Lalpora, Beerwah, Budgam to meet the family members of slain J&K Polices Head Constable Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, who lost his life in the line of duty during a terror attack in Anantnag earlier this week. []

SRINAGAR: Food & Drugs Administration (FDA) conducted 118 inspections of Food Business Establishments and lifted 54 enforcement samples of various food articles for laboratory analysis to assess their quality and safety. In addition, 16 surveillance samples were lifted from ICDS Centres to assess the quality and safety of food being served to beneficiaries. Three Improvement []

Says stop assaulting our students NEW DELHI: Dharmendra Pradhan is a criminal education minister, a symbol of the collapse of Indias education system and must be removed, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded on Friday as he presented before the media a student protester who was allegedly shot with pellet gun by security personnel during the []

Building violations, unauthorised construction around grand mosque flagged SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir and President Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, chaired an important meeting of the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar and took stock of the ongoing restoration and conservation work at the historic Jama Masjid. During the meeting, the progress of the restoration []