5 Militant associates arrested in Budgam : Police
Srinagar: Budgam Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested five 5 Militant associates and seized arms and ammunition and other incriminating material from their possession. The police have identified them Shahnawaz Ahmad Wani ,Nasir Ahmad Wani, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Irfan Ahmad Pathan residents of Gundipora Beerwah and (5) Ali Mohd Bhat resident of warihama beerwah. The […]
Pathetic public transport system
The public transport system in Jammu and Kashmir can be easily termed as worst. Not only are the approved vehicles unfit for public use but the way they have been maintained and are being allowed to run is simply pitiable. What has worsened the situation is the callous attitude adopted by the government on this […]
JK govt reclaims land in Amritsar after 56 years
NEW DELHI: The J&K government has wrested the control of a prized piece of land in Punjab’s Amritsar city which was under illegal occupation for nearly 56 years. The Resident Commission of Jammu & Kashmir Government took over the possession of 20 Kanals of Land, situated at Daim Gunj, Dhapai Road, Amritsar on February 10, […]
Prescription audit: The right treatment
Jammu and Kashmir is one of the few regions in India which tops the table in consumption of medicine. The region has the presence of almost all pharmaceutical manufacturing companies given the fact that people here consume lot of medicine owing to the health issue they face. The high consumption of medicine turns out to […]
Cutting down suicides
Though considered as one of the gravest sins in Islam suicides in the Muslim majority region of Jammu and Kashmir have been showing an upward trend over the past many years. According to the figures provided by the government as many as 600 people committed suicide in the state during the past two years. 275 […]
Learnt some lessons please
Kashmir Valley is witnessing an unprecedented seasonal change. We have entered February month and the temperature in Kashmir valley is much below the normal that would otherwise be experienced here during this part of the year. Apart from the change in temperature we are also witnessing an increased downpour during the last few months. The […]
JK wakes up to corona outbreak
As the deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with 25 new fatalities reported taking the death toll to 132 and infection cases to nearly 6,000, health experts warned that the epidemic may reach its climax in the next 10 days resulting in large-scale casualties. Though the Chinese health authorities announced that 1,239 patients […]
Govt accords sanction to Road Accident Victim Fund
Rs 1 Lakh to NoKs of deceased, Rs 75000 for injured
SRINAGAR: Government today accorded sanction to the creation of Road Accident Victim Fund and issuance of Jammu and Kashmir Road Accident Victims Fund Rules 2020 for regulating the fund. Principal Secretary Transport Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon said that the aim of the fund is to introduce a welfare scheme for providing succour to the […]
