DAK condemns assault on doctors at SDH Kupwara
Kupwara: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday has strongly condemned the ‘brutal attack’ and ‘manhandling’ of on duty doctors of SDH Kupwara on Monday Afternoon. DAK in a statement said that “it has become a routine for unruly and jingoistic mobs to target the doctors across the state for no fault of theirs. Yesterday at 1.30pm, […]
AAC terms Oct 10 as black day in JK history
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Tuesday termed October 10 as ‘another black day’ in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the statement issued here, AAC recalled that “it was on this day in 1965 when Shaheed e Millat Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq (RA) was forcibly arrested for his pro self-determination political conviction and […]
Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir is Controller Examination KU
Srinagar: Professor Farooq Ahmad Mir, Department of Law has taken over as the Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir. Prof. Mir a well known academic administrator has authored four books and 60 research papers published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is the first law teacher in India to have authored a book on […]
PDD’s need-based, casual workers stage protest
Jammu: The Power Development Department’s need-based and casual workers held a rally here on Tuesday in support of their demands, including release of pending wages. Over 3400 workers, mostly working as linesmen, went on a 72-hour strike on Monday demanding authorities to release their pending wages. The rally was held at Jewal chowk here. PDD […]
Crime Branch registers case against a Job Consultancy firm
Srinagar: Crime Branch has lodged a case against a Job Consultancy, ‘Blue Star Immigration Pvt. Ltd Punjab’ for duping the M/S Al-Jumeirah Consultancy and candidates on the pretext of providing jobs outside the country. Crime Branch Kashmir received a complaint from Shahid Iqbal Matoo and Suhail Mushtaq Mislee partners of M/S Al-Jumeirah Consultancy situated […]
Wild bear attacks four people in central Kashmir
Budgam: A wild bear created panic in a Budgam village after it emerged from a forest area and started attacking people. A police official said that a bear emerged in Shunglipora village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and attacked people. He added that at least four people were wounded in the attack who were immediately […]
Nikki Haley resigns as US ambassador to United Nations
Washington: In a surprise move, Indian-American Nikki Haley Tuesday resigned as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, becoming the latest casualty in the dysfunctional Trump administration just weeks before the crucial mid-term elections. President Donald Trump, who accepted her resignation, said Haley has done an incredible job as the top American diplomat at the United […]
Self-styled godman booked on rape charges after 19-year-old delivers stillborn in Reasi
Jammu: A 19-year-old woman has accused a self-styled godman of repeatedly raping her over the past one year in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which a case was registered, a police official said Tuesday. “The 65-year-old accused hails from Mathura area of Uttar Pradesh is absconding and a hunt is on to nab […]
Road mishap kills Tanker conductor, injures driver in Poonch
Poonch: Conductor of a water tanker was killed and the driver injured in a road mishap in Surankote area of Poonch district on Tuesday evening. Reports said that a vehicle (water tanker No JKO2AE-9177) attached with Army, on way to local army battalion, Jaranwali Gali in Surankote, skidded off the road at Jogi Mohar. Vehicle’s conductor […]
Governor invites ridicule over remarks on SMC elections
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Tuesday hit out at Governor Satya Pal Malik for hinting that a “foreign-educated person” will be the mayor of Srinagar. The reference was to Malik’s interview to NDTV on Monday in which he had hinted that a foreign-educated person was going to become the mayor of […]
