Buoyed by the success of tulip garden in Srinagar, J&K gets more zones that are set to bloom

Buoyed by the success of tulip garden in Srinagar, J&K gets more zones that are set to bloom

Tourists at the famous Tulip Garden on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. | Photo Credit: NISSAR AHMAD First popularised by Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Bollywood movie Silsila in 1981, the short-lived tulip gardens are being multiplied on larger scale in other districts of the Union Territory (U.T.), in the wake of success of the Srinagar tulip garden […]

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Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

Meeting on ‘media blackout in Kashmir’ cancelled in Delhi

A public meeting on “Media Blackout and State Repression in Kashmir” at Gandhi Peace Foundation here on Wednesday was cancelled after the police intervened. The meeting was planned by various organisations under the banner of Campaign Against State Repression. In a letter, the station house officer (SHO) of the I.P. Estate police station requested the […]

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Army organises skiing championship in Gulmarg for Kashmiri youngsters

Army organises skiing championship in Gulmarg for Kashmiri youngsters

Tourists visit the Gulmarg Ski resort after the snowfall, in Baramulla. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Army on Friday gave away prizes among the top performers in a skiing competition organised by it for youngsters of Kashmir to showcase their talent. Major General Ajay Chandpuria, General Officer Commanding of Army’s 19 Infantry Division, said […]

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Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium | Photo Credit: Reuters EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU Presidency said late on Friday. […]

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Record surge in tourism in J&K, some politicians also enjoying in Kashmir now: Union minister Reddy

Record surge in tourism in J&K, some politicians also enjoying in Kashmir now: Union minister Reddy

Tourists inside a igloo cafe, at Gulmarg in Baramulla | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI After a “record surge” in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, some politicians are also having a leisure time in Kashmir and other parts of the Union Territory, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. He made the remarks […]

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Sustained attention being paid to bring quality education to underprivileged: J-K LG

Sustained attention being paid to bring quality education to underprivileged: J-K LG

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the administration is paying “sustained attention” to bring quality education to the underprivileged section of the society who were long deprived of their rights. Sinha was in Pulwama district to lay foundation stones for projects worth over Rs 51 crore for the welfare of the […]

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