Death toll in Kabul attack rises to 43: health ministry
Kabul, Dec 25 (AFP) An hours-long gun and suicide attack on a Kabul government compound killed at least 43 people, the health ministry said Tuesday, making it one of the deadliest assaults on the Afghan capital this year. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which caps a bloody year for Afghanistan as […]
Tell your Muslim employees to stop offering Friday prayers in open areas: UP police tells companies
Noida: In a move that has triggered concern in Noida’s industrial hub, the Uttar Pradesh Police has ordered offices and establishments to direct their Muslim employees to stop offering Friday prayers in open areas such as parks, the Indian Express has reported. According to a notice issued last week by police stations in Noida, including […]
For steering us out of troubled times, we need youth icons like Shah Feasal
Haziq Jeelani Knowing Faesal for a while now, as a roommate, a dear friend, mentor, and brother. Having long conversations through days about life and purpose. He never failed to fascinate me with his strong sense of reason, uncompromising integrity, unfettered work ethic and sense of duty, relentless urge to learn and act upon it, […]
Srinagar records coldest night in 11 years, temp dips to minus 6.8 deg C
Srinagar: Srinagar — the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir — recorded the coldest night in 11 years as the minimum temperature plunged to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, resulting in partial freezing of the Dal Lake and water supply lines to residential areas on Monday. The all-time low recorded in the month of December in […]
GST, negative publicity of the region killing tourism in JK: Par panel
New Delhi: The Goods and Services Tax has had a “negative” effect on tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, a parliamentary panel has noted, adding the Centre should reconsider the indirect tax regime on tourism-related activities in the northern state. The Committee on Development of Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, in its report, said according to […]
ITBP personnel killed, 34 injured as bus falls into gorge
30 passengers had a miraculous escape in Doda mishap
Banihal: An Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel was killed and 34 others, including three officers of the paramilitary force, were injured Monday when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and fell into a gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, police said. Nine of the injured persons, including a sub-inspector, two assistant sub-inspectors and […]
Under graduate SSA teachers: Govt extends tenure of already formed committee to examine the case
Srinagar: The J&K government has extended the term of the committee constituted earlier to put forth their recommendations with regard to the regularization of the teachers recruited in the department under erstwhile SSA scheme. As the government has already accorded approval for the regularization of the SSA teachers on supernumerary posts in the school education […]
Pak troops target forward posts, villages in Rajouri
Admin orders closure of schools
Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday opened fire and shelled forward posts and villages along the LoC in Rajouri district, police said. The firing and shelling from across the border started in Keri, Lam, Pukharni and Peer Badaser areas of Noushera sector around 9.30 am, a police officer said. Army personnel guarding the LoC retaliated and the […]
Shutdown of SKIMS PET scan: Internal bickering, lack of professional work culture led to crisis
Srinagar: While SKIMS produced dozens of qualified professionals in Nuclear Medicine, it is, at present, struggling to have one in order to keep its PET scan that was installed there in January this year, functional. The sorry state of affairs is reflected on ground as not even one person is qualified enough as per the […]
