Traffic advisory issued ahead of VVIP visit in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JUNE 25: Traffic Police Srinagar city Tuesday issued a traffic advisory for motorists in view of the visit of VVIP to SKICC on 26th and 27th of June 2019. According to the advisory, no Motorist shall be allowed to ply towards Nishat, Shalimar, Harwan and adjacent areas via. Badyari Chowk and Gupkar. Similarly no […]
Assam police arrests man from Kashmir for obscene remark on Fb on slain CRPF man’s wife
Guwahati, Jun 25 (PTI) Assam Police has arrested a person from Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly posting an obscene comment on Facebook on the widow of a CRPF commando who was killed in a blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand last month, an official statement said Tuesday. The slain CRPF commando, Sunil Kalita, hailed […]
J&K Bank inaugurates ATM at Sheikh-Ul-Alam Hospital
Srinagar: Reaffirming its outreach and commitment to cater to the financial needs of the society, J&K Bank commissioned an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) inside the premises of Sheikh-Ul-Alam Hospital here at Srinagar. President J&K Bank Mohammad YounisPatooinaugurated the ATM in presence of the Bank’s Zonal Head Kashmir Central 1 TabassumNazir,Cluster Heads Shabir Ahmad and Bashir […]
KEG condemns Qadri’s arrest
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned a shocking raid on the residence of its senior member, Ghulam Jeelani Qadri, editor Afaaq, a daily newspaper, in which he was arrested Monday night. Qadri, 62, a known hypertensive, has spent more than 35 years in public life. The police invoked a 1990 case registered against eight […]
Tourism in Leh facing tough time; hotels’ occupancy 50 pc down
Leh, June 25 (PTI) Tourism in Leh is going through a rough phase as tourist footfall has declined by over 50 per cent this year due to a host of reasons like Lok Sabha elections, curtailed flight services and late opening of Leh-Manali road, according to hotel industry players. Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district is among […]
Lack of predictability, coherence in India-US strategic relationship: Congressman to Pompeo
Washington, Jun 25 (PTI) On the eve of his arrival in New Delhi, a top US lawmaker Tuesday told Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that there is lack of predictability and coherence in America’s strategic relationship with India. Congressman Eliot L Engel, Chairman of House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a letter urged Pompeo to not […]
UN Security Council urges dialogue, end to US-Iran tensions
United Nations, Jun 25 (AFP) The UN Security Council on Monday called for dialogue and measures to end tensions in the Gulf, but Iran rejected talks with the United States after President Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions. In a unanimous press statement drafted by Kuwait, the council condemned recent attacks on oil tankers, calling them a […]
Lingering projects
Lack of infrastructure and ill planning by various government departments is crippling the state of Jammu and Kashmir on various fronts. So much so that there is no accountability being witnessed so that the laxities that hinder the growth of infrastructure are being probed and plugged once and for all. The state has nearly 2000 […]
Deaths in Muzarffarpur Bihar reflects poor healthcare facilities in the state
There is acute shortage of drugs which are necessary to treat these patients
There is acute shortage of drugs which are necessary to treat these patients
Pak court accepts review petition of jailed doctor who helped CIA track down Osama
Peshawar, Jun 24 (PTI) A Pakistani court on Monday accepted the review petition of Dr Shakeel Afridi, a surgeon who helped America’s CIA track down then al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden in 2011, against his over two decades long sentence. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court comprising Justice Abdul Shukur and Justice Ejaz […]
