Darbar Move: Offices close in Jammu, to reopen in Srinagar on May 6
Jammu, Apr 27 (PTI) As part of the bi-annual ‘Darbar Move’ under which the Jammu and Kashmir government functions six months each in Jammu and Srinagar, all move offices, including the Raj Bhavan, closed here Saturday and will reopen in the summer capital on May 6. While the civil secretariat the seat of Jammu and […]
US imposes sanction on Pak; may deny visas to Pakistanis
Washington, Apr 27 (PTI) The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning from its senior officials. The State Department on Friday said that consular operations in Pakistan remain unchanged as of now but as […]
Air India’s operations hit globally due to technical glitch: official
New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) Hundreds of Air India passengers were left stranded at several airports across the world due to a glitch in its check-in software, the airline said Saturday. The airline’s “server is down”, an official said. “SITA server is down. Due to which flight operation is affected. Our technical teams are on work […]
Forces launch search operation in Shopian orchards
Shopian, April 27: Government forces on Saturday morning launched a search operation in orchards of Heff Shirmal belt of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that on specific inputs about the presence of militants in the orchards, a joint team of forces including 44 RR, 178 Bn CRPF and SoG Shopian launched search and […]
The dreadful highway
The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is once again in news and once again for wrong reasons. The highway is giving sleepless nights to the commuters and the trade fraternity in the Kashmir valley, so much so the valley traders have either called to stage protests or call off their business activity. On the one hand, the […]
The rape maniacs of a virgin society
‘The rabid dog might be punished for such doing, but who will pay for the loss of such child's life’
Meer Abass/ Aurangzeb Arif “To ask the victim what lies beneath the misery” “They say, I was never a part of this world” Ever been to lanes of mockery, then you find what it takes the decorum of disgrace. The infamous rape of a girl child by the demonic 50 year old beast has made […]
A eulogy for a teacher par excellence
She was a true educator who would bow down to the level of children
Mushtaq Hurra Though death is the ultimate and eternal destiny of every soul but the eternal departure of some people gives us grievous injuries which leave deep scars on the canvas of our reminiscence. Their separation is not just only unbearable but obnoxious as well. And our dear ones are not necessarily our relatives always […]
Where does India stand in Kidney Transplant?
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev What is Kidney Transplant? Kidney transplant is a procedure done though surgery to replace a kidney by a healthy kidney from a live or deceased donor. The transplanted kidney takes over the work of two kidneys that failed so that the patient doesn’t need dialysis. Kidneys are bean shaped organs placed […]
In 4 days, 1.2 lac aspirants appear for online JK Bank exams
Srinagar, Apr 26: Winding the first phase of its massive recruitment drive, J&K Bank today concluded the online-examination for the posts of Probationary officer (PO) and Banking Associate (BA) smoothly and successfully in which around 117000 candidates appeared at 52 centers set up in Jammu, Kashmir, Leh, and outside the state. More than 144000 aspirants had applied for the online tests that […]
Policeman injured critically in Chanapora militant attack
Srinagar, April 26: A policeman was injured critically after militants attacked police post Chanapora in Srinagar district of central Kashmir on Friday evening. Official sources said that the militants opened fire upon the police post. In the incident, a policeman suffered critical injuries and was immediately taken to nearby hospital for treatment. SDPO Sadder Shabir […]
