Landslides block traffic on highway
Srinagar: Landslides Wednesday again blocked the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway. Reports said that a fresh landslide hit highway in the Ramban district. Last evening the highway was blokced for traffic after landslides hit Panthal, Battery Cheshma and Anokhi Fall areas on the highway. The landslides were cleared and one-way traffic was restored on the highway. […]
One more institution died due to govt’s negligence: Chidambaram on NSC resignations
New Delhi: With two members of the National Statistical Commission resigning, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday said that one more venerable institution has died due to the government’s “malicious negligence”. The former finance minister’s attack on the government came in the wake of two independent members of the National Statistical Commission […]
Weather vagaries: Kashmir braces up for another wet spell
Srinagar: Amid another wet spell that starts today, Kashmir Valley is witnessing cold wave conditions with mercury slipping further below the freezing point at most places. The local meteorological department has forecast wet weather over the next six days in the state. Drass, the second coldest inhabited place in the world, continued to shiver at […]
Pak FM Qureshi calls Mirwaiz, discuss Kashmir issue
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah MahmoodQureshi Tuesday telephoned Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and discussed with him Islamabad’s efforts to highlight the Kashmir issue. Though there was no immediate reaction from the Ministry of External Affairs but Qureshi’s move may not go down well with India, which maintains that Kashmir is a bilateral issue and […]
NHM employees’ strike leads to chaos in far flung areas
Srinagar: Hopeful that their demands will be met soon, the National Health Mission (NHM) Employees are continuing with their strike in the state, with patient care in the far-flung areas taking a hit as the government has, so far, given a cold shoulder to the striking employees demands. The striking employees held protest demonstrations in […]
Four youth, including son of a cop go missing in Southern districts
Pulwama/ Shopian: At least four youth hailing from the twin districts of South Kashmir have gone missing since last month. The three youth from Pulwama district and one from Shopian district of southern Kashmir are missing from last many days and there are no traces of them, said their relatives. Shakir Ahmad Wagay, son of […]
Shah Feasal closes first round of ‘crowd funding’
Srinagar: Former IAS topper, Shah Faesal who recently resigned from the country’s elite service said that the crowd-funding phase one has been closed, saying that the details of funds received and utilization will be shared shortly. In a facebook post Shah Faesal said thousands of people have made small contributions, saying “I am extremely thankful […]
No new private school to come up until fee structure not approved
Srinagar: The J&K government has put a rider on the opening of the new private schools as it has stated that no private schools will be allowed to start with a proposed fee structure of more than Rs 1000 per month and Rs 6000 as annual charges. The order in this regard has been issued […]
US reports ”agreements in principle” with Taliban
Kabul: Negotiators for the United States and the Taliban insurgents have reached “agreements in principle” on key issues for a peace deal that would end 17 years of war in Afghanistan, the top US envoy has said. The statement by US envoy ZalmayKhalilzad followed six days of talks last week with the Taliban in Qatar, […]
Setback: Nagaland Cabinet rejects citizenship bill
Kohima: The Nagaland Cabinet has rejected the citizenship bill, following pressure from various tribal organisations and students bodies. Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Chief Secretary Temjen Toy, in a press release, said that taking into account the will and desire of all sections of the people, the Cabinet meeting on Monday made it amply clear […]
