Farooq bats for third party intervention on Kashmir
National Conference leader and Member Parliament from Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that it is time India approaches a third party like China or the United States to referee the Kashmir conflict. “For how long are you going to wait?” a New Delhi based news agency quoted the National Conference leader as saying. “Sometimes, […]
Mistreating Inmates: Probe panel submits report, finds nothing ‘unusual’
A four member inquiry committee at Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Rainawari that was tasked to submit its report over the allegations leveled by a woman featuring in a video, said that nothing ‘unusual’ was found during the inquiry. The report was submitted to Principal Medical College and Medical Superintendent. The committee headed by the Deputy Medical […]
Narcotic drugs seized from cross LOC truck, says Police
Police has seized narcotic drugs from a Truck coming from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) to this side as a part of cross LOC trade at Trade Centre Salamabad, Uri in Baramulla, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information about the transportation of narcotic drugs from PaK to this side by […]
Jamia Masjid witnesses 54 lockdowns in 2016-17
Since the lynching of DSP Muhammad Ayoub Pandith on the night of Lailatul Qadr, the Jamia Masjid (Central Mosque) in Old city of Srinagar was locked and a siege was laid around for the fifth consecutive Friday to prevent worshipers from offering Friday prayers. “Concertina wires block all gates of #JamaMasjid for the 5th consecutive […]
Hajj-2017: CM reviews arrangements
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed all concerned agencies to work in unison for providing better facilities to the intending pilgrims performing Hajj this year. Chairing a review meeting to oversee the arrangements for the coming annual pilgrimage, the Chief Minister directed the concerned Departments to gear up their manpower from today to ensure […]
Two years on, committee’s report gathering dust
Even after two years have elapsed since the decision to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras in the Srinagar’s mental care hospital was taken, the hospital administration has failed to follow the recommendations. Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Rainawari is the oldest hospital dealing with the patients who turn violent and are to be controlled, for […]
CAG report says tampered supply orders were used for procurement
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), report on the internal functioning of health department of the state has raised questions over the process of Procurement based on what the report said though “Fake/ Tampered Supply Orders.” Since the health institutions had placed supply orders on the basis of photocopies of the outside health institutions, audit carried […]
J&K Bank organizes excursion for Balgran children
As a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), J&K Bank organized one day excursion for the children at Balgran – A charitable, non-profit NGO established in 1975 for the care of orphan children. Keeping the promise that J&K Bank Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed made during his last visit to Balgran, the bank arranged […]
Shops, establishments in Pulwama violate labour norms
Pulwama :Majority of the shops and establishments in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district violate norms prescribed by the labour department Kashmir for welfare of employees working in the private sector. Around 99.25 percent shops and establishments in Pulwama district violate labour norms, officials of the labour department revealed to ‘Kashmir Vision’. The data obtained from […]
Govt abolishes subsidy on sugar for APL consumers
The sugar supplied by the government to the consumers will get costlier from this month as the government has stopped subsidy to the Above Poverty Line (APL) consumers and kept only Rs 12 for BPL and other priority rations card holders. Before this month, the consumers would sugar at lower costs as its subsidy was […]
