Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers and trucks laden with essentials, left Jammu this morning for the Kashmir valley as the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway was through for one-way traffic despite rain. The highway was through for one-way traffic though there was rain in the morning, said a traffic police official . He […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: The joint resistance leadership on Monday renewed the protest calendar up to February 15. In fifteen day long calendar, the united pro-freedom leadership has asked people to observe shutdown on February 03, 09 and 11 Here is the protest calender Wednesday 01 February to Thursday 02 February (Full Day Relaxation) General Relaxation Friday 03 […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Jammu: Speaker Kavinder Gupta Monday disallowed the resolution moved by independent lawmaker, Er Rasheed asking the house to oppose the resolution passed by Legislative Council seeking holiday on eve of Maharaja Hari Singhs birthday. As soon as the house began its proceedings, Rasheed asked speaker to put the resolution to vote however speaker said that he […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: In connection with World Leprosy Day, aimed to increase public awareness that leprosy can be easily prevented and cured, several functions were held across Kashmir division to disseminate the anti-leprosy consciousness among the people so that they are made aware about this crippling disease and eradicates it from the society. The date for World […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party Sunday held a protest against the settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi Muslims in Jammu, alleging that it was a conspiracy to reduce Dogras to minority by engineering demographic change. Led by the party chairperson Harsh Dev Singh, the activists wore black gowns printed with slogans like Quit Jammu Rohingyas-Bangladeshis […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Jammu: Minister for Rural Development & Panchayati Raj Abdul Haq Khan and Minister for Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari Monday jointly took stock of post-snowfall scenario in Kashmir Division and directed the officers to utilize all resources to provide relief to people. The Ministers stated this at a meeting held […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: Minister of Forests, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh on Monday said 217 encroachers have grabbed 50.94 hectares of forest land at different tourist resorts in Jammu and Kashmir. Furnishing the list of encroachers in response to a question by Ranbir Singh Pathania, the Minister also said that 4589.66 hectares encroached land has been retrieved […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: A high level meeting of Employees Joint Action Committee was held at Jammu under the chairmanship Ab Qayoom Wani. In the meeting all the leaders discussed the problems faced by the employees working under different centrally sponsored schemes on contractual basis. In the meeting Wani said that thousands of qualified youth with professional and […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
SRINAGAR: The joint resistance GROUPS on Monday staged protest against the government proposal of setting up of Sainik and Pandit colonies in the Valley. The resistance leaders including men and women assembled at Abi Guzar and marched to Srinagars Press Enclave amid chanting slogans in favor of Azadi. Besides demanding no separate Sainik and Pandit […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairperson, Syed Ali Geelani on Monday said that detainees are forcibly subjected to unlawful, undemocratic and unethical imprisonment and judicial institutions are being used as a tool to prolong their detention. The octogenarian leader said that judiciary is supposed to provide workable justice to needy; however these institutions too are misused by […]