‘Uncaring’ for the girl child
Govt failed to construct hostels for girl students
Srinagar: The school education department has miserably failed to complete the construction work on girls’ hostels sanctioned by ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) under the erstwhile RMSA scheme. The hostels were approved for educationally backward blocks (EBBs) of J&K state wherein 39 were supposed to come up in Kashmir, 24 in Jammu and five […]
Address concerns on terrorism, including cross-border attacks: India, US to Pak
Washington: India and the United States have asked Islamabad to “meaningfully address” the international community’s concerns on terrorism, including that emanating from across the border from Pakistan. The concern was raised in an statement by the Indian Embassy here after Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale and his American counterpart Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs […]
Fighting swine flu
This winter the swine flu H1N1 claimed near about two dozen lives in Kashmir. Though medicos argue that the number is far less compared to the severity of winter conditions and the population but still it can be said that the administration was caught napping. Given the way the cases were handled, it showed that […]
NIA proving to be another tool to harass separatists: Geelani
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani Wednesday reacting to what he termed as ‘highhandedness’ by National Investigation Agency (NIA), said that this institution has itself compromised on its credibility and neutrality. Geelani in a statement issued here said that NIA has taken the shape of yet another ‘oppressive tool’ being used rather misused […]
LS Elections: CEO seeks cooperation from pol parties for smooth conduct of elections
Calls for strict adherence of MCC guidelines
Jammu: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Shailendra Kumar Wednesday interacted with the representatives of recognized political parties in the State on various issues related to the conduct of Parliamentary Elections-2019 which have recently been announced by the Election Commission of India. The CEO held wide ranging discussions with the political leaders for the smooth, peaceful […]
Delay in road construction: Agitated residents in Doda threaten to boycott LS polls
Bhaderwah: Irked over the inordinate delay to connect their villages with a motorable road, residents of seven villages in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday staged a protest and threatened to boycott the Lok Sabha polls. The villagers of Dhara, Dhaloa, Hanga, Bharwa, Chak-Katoch, Dharaan and Noori falling in three panchayats on the western […]
Five houses, two shops gutted in blaze
Sopore: Five residential houses and two shops were completely damaged in a massive fire incident at Chankhan area of Sopore that was broke out late last night, reportedly due to the electric short-circuit. The fire broke out from the three-storey residential house of Khazir Muhammad Malla and spread to other nearby houses due to which […]
