SPO goes missing along with his service rifle in Kulgam
Srinagar, Dec 23: A Special Police Officer (SPO) has gone missing in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer while confirming the incident said that the SPO, Zakir Hussain Malik (Belt no.967A) son of Mohammad Skinder Malik of Ahgar Yarpora Kulgam, is missing along with AK-47 rifle from Tuesday (December […]
Israel heads to new elections as government collapses
Jerusalem, Dec 23 (AP) Israel’s divided government collapsed early Wednesday, triggering the country’s fourth election in under two years and bringing an unprecedented threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s lengthy grip on power. Netanyahu, who is used to labeling his opponents as weak leftists, finds himself confronted by a trio of disgruntled former aides who share […]
15 percent independent candidates won DDC polls in JK
Jammu, Dec 23 (PTI) Forty-two independent candidates have registered their victory in the District Development Council (DDC) elections, the counting for which was under progress late on Tuesday night in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The elections to 280 DDC seats 14 in each of the 20 districts — were held in eight phases in […]
DDC polls: The latest figures
Srinagar:, Dec 23: As the DDC polls counting went on late into the night the final figures that have emerged are here. Sr No Party Name Total Seats Won Total Votes Polled 1 BJP 74 487364 2 J&K NC 67 282514 3 Independent 49 171420 4 J&K PDP […]
Healthcare needs push
Peripheral healthcare system in Jammu and Kashmir is literally functioning in shambles, with mushrooming of healthcare facilities in terms of infrastructure being stressed on over the past few decades. This unplanned growth has meant that the existing infrastructure has been ignored which has lead to a crisis like situation. The politicians who ruled the region […]
Mass movements symbolise people’s power
Asad Mirza The past week marked the tenth and first anniversary of two different events, both starting off as a protest against the ruling regime and in turn snowballing into massive movements. The first, the so-called ‘Arab Spring’ marked its tenth anniversary and the second, the Shaheen Bagh sit-out its first anniversary. Let’s have a […]
‘Praznath’ is not only a poem but a lesson to mankind
Tousif Raza Thousands of poems have been written in Kashmiri language, either Sufi or academic-some of them are romantic, some are social and some are political in origin. The contemporary Kashmiri poem either versed or free verse has become a good brightening part of our literature. Since Rehman Rahi, Amin Kamil and Deena Nath Nadim […]
Srinagar Leh highway reopens for traffic
Srinagar, Dec 22: The Srinagar-Leh highway opened for traffic on Tuesday after remaining closed for over a week due to heavy snowfall and icy surface at Zojila top. The traffic movement was allowed from Srinagar towards Ladakh, a BRO spokesman said here. He said that large number of vehicles carrying civilians and security personnel were […]
14 travelers among 308 new covid-19 cases in JK
Srinagar, Dec 22: Fourteen travelers were among 308 new covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Among them, they said, 174 are from Jammu Division and 134 from Kashmir Valley. Giving district wise details, they said Srinagar reported 65 cases, Baramulla 14, Budgam 21, Kupwara 2,Pulwama 12, […]
BJP wins any seat in Kashmir for first time
Srinagar, Dec 22 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday won an election for the first time from any seat in Kashmir while facing regional heavyweights like the National Conference and the PDP. Aijaz Hussain won the Khonmoh-II District Development Council seat in Srinagar, while Aijaz Ahmad Khan gave the party more reason to cheer by winning the […]