Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 15: Protests and condemnations by various organisations were there today against the brutal killing of a Kashmiri Pandit man in Shopian area of J&K. Hundreds of protesting displaced Kashmiri Pandit employees seeking their relocation from the valley here today blocked Jammu-Akhnoor road in protest against the latest targeted killing of their community member by terrorists in Kashmir. Puran Krishan Bhat was fired upon by terrorists near his residence in Chowdhary Gund area of south Kashmir’s Shopian […]
Trade-business sector in J&K feeling ignored Gopal Sharma JAMMU, Feb 1: The Union budget presented by Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament today evoked mixed reaction, with majority of the members from the trade and business sector in J&K feeling ignored. Terming the Budget-2022 as insignificant for the business community, president Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Jammu, Arun Gupta said that the Finance Minister has nothing to offer for the small traders and industrialists. Click here to watch […]
SRINAGAR: The Gujjar and Bakerwal community on Friday again staged protests in various districts of the Jammu division against the demolition drive carried out by Jammu Development Authority in Roop Nagar. As many as 17 structures were demolished.
Cong, PDP, Apni Party, others join protest Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 12: Several families from Roopnagar in Jammu, supported by relatives and some political parties today blocked Janipur-Ban Talab Road and held strong protest against Jammu Development Authority (JDA) and district administration, describing their action to demolish structures and remove encroachment as unfair and unjustified. The JDA in its action on Tuesday demolished about 17 structures and removed illegal encroachment on about 41 kanals of land. Most of this land, […]
Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Jan 4: Former minister and senior vice president of Peoples Conference Abdul Gani Vakil today asked the Government to impose a blanket ban on Iranian apples as it has ruined the market of homegrown Kashmiri apples. Vakil in a statement issued here said that the import of Iranian apples has flooded into the market and raised concerns among the apple growers of Jammu and Kashmir. He demanded immediate ban on import of Iranian apple as fruit industry […]