SAC to meet in Jammu today

Panchayat polls, JK Bank recruitment row to feature during the meet

Panchayat polls, JK Bank recruitment row to feature during the meet

Cong seeks high-level probe into health insurance ‘bungling’

Jammu: With Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik cancelling the state’s tie up with Reliance General Insurance for mandatory mediclaim facilities to the government employees and pensioner, the Congress Monday sought a high-level probe into the “bungling”. J&K Congress chief Gulam Ahmed Mir also demanded a probe into the alleged “political appointments” on extraneous […]

Rules set aside by SKIMS Bemina on PG’s, SR’s training schedules

Medicos forced to work rather than trained

Srinagar: In gross violation of norms and rules, Post Graduates medicos (PGs) and Senior Residents (SRs) from Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura are being deputed to SKIMS Medical College, Bemina for working in the hospital on full-time basis. Though, the rulebook says that these doctors are to be deputed in SKIMS Bemina for […]

Srinagar student assaulted in Sharda University goes missing

Family lodges missing report, seeks help of police to trace him

Srinagar: A Kashmiri student, studying in Sharda University who was assaulted inside the varsity campus by a group of students on 4th of October has gone missing since the last three days. Ahtisham Bilal, a resident of Khanyar area of Srinagar district, a first-year student of Medical Imaging Technology, left his hostel on 27th October, […]

3 militants killed in Tral gunfight

Srinagar: Three Jaish-e-Muhammad militants were Tuesday killed in an encounter that raged between forces and militants in Chankitar village of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police said that on credible inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a cordon and search operation was launched by forces in Tral. During the search operation, […]

Grenade blast leaves army officer, eight soldiers injured

Srinagar: An accidental grenade blast left an army officer besides eight soldiers injured in north Kashmir’s RajwarHandwara area, defence sources said. They said that an army domination party of 21 RR led by an officer Major Surab Suman while passing through the woods of Nagranad area Zatchaldara, Rajwar were injured after a blast occurred in […]

Decade old case reopened by NIA

Raids Srinagar residences of businessman

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency Tuesday carried out raids at three residences of absconding businessman and Hizbul Mujahideen affiliate Nasir Safi Mir and his family at Lal Bazar area here in connection with a terror funding case, officials said. Mir, 48, is accused of funding Hurriyat leaders and believed to have fled the country after […]

Guv meets Rajnath, discusses Kashmir situation

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Tuesday met Home Minister Rajnath Singh and discussed about the prevailing situation in the state where panchayat elections are to be held, officials said. During the 30-minute meeting, the governor briefed the home minister on the law and order situation in the Kashmir Valley, which has […]