Cutting down on supplies
The Highway blockade is presenting a new set of problems with every passing day. Now those associated with various trades like fruit, vegetables and mutton have raised their concerns and have threatened to go on an indefinite strike. The fruit and mutton traders in Kashmir have been alleging that the highway blockade is costing them […]
Malaria disease is one of the worst public health crises India has ever faced
There are around four hundred species of Anopheles mosquitoes, out of which only 30 are potential carriers of malaria parasites
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit World Malaria Day is observed globally every year on 25th April, to escalate global efforts for controlling malaria epidemic. Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease affecting both humans and animals, causing millions of deaths annually. The focus of the event is to highlight the need to maintain the efforts towards elimination […]
Agriculture University employee goes missing
Srinagar: An employee of the Agriculture University has gone missing since the past four days, his family members said. They said that Muzafar Tahir Nazki an employee of agriculture University has gone missing from his residence Gulberg Colony Zakura since 20th April, 2019. According to family Muzafar Tahir has left his home on Saturday 20th […]
Man gets 20 years’ RI for raping minor
Baripada (Odisha), Apr 24 (PTI) A local court Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a girl in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha four years ago. Additional district and sessions judge of Baripada, Dr V Sujata, passed the verdict after finding Bailochan Mohanta guilty of raping the girl. Mohanta’s two associates, Purusattam […]
Five shops gutted in Sopore fire mishap
Five shops gutted in Sopore fire mishap (Bilal Ahmad) Sopore: Five shops were damaged when a fire broke out at Iqbal market in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday early morning, police said. The fire mysteriously engulfed a three storey shopping Complex at Iqbal market in the town, following which fire […]
Mehbooba’s uphill task
The three phase poll in south Kashmir’s Anantnag constituency began today with poll observers keeping a keen eye on this constituency for multiple reasons. One being that the entire south Kashmir belt has been on the fore front of anti government protests during the past few years and the second all important reason being that […]
Resolving the Kashmir dispute
The State of Kashmir has always been a bone of contention, an eye sore ever since India achieved its independence
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Recently Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India missed an “golden opportunity” to resolve Kashmir dispute during 1971 war when “under global pressure” it released hundreds of Pakistani troops who were in the custody of Indian army. Speaking at an election rally Modi said then Congress government signed Shimla Agreement (in 1972) […]
Drugs, AK rifles seizure in Tanghdar last year: NIA takes over probe
Srinagar, April 23: The NIA on Tuesday took over the investigation in a case involving the arrest of four persons along with drugs and AK rifles in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district in July last year. Sources said that the NIA formally took over the investigation of the case. When contacted, SSP Kupwara confirmed […]
Geelani’s son questioned by NIA in terror funding case
New Delhi, Apr 23 (PTI) Nayeem Geelani, the son of pro-Pakistan separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, appeared before the National Investigation Agency for questioning in connection with a case related to funding of terror groups and separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here. Nayeem Geelani, who had been evading questioning by the […]
J&K Bank inks MoU with NIT Srinagar
Srinagar: Strengthening further its long-standing association with National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, J&K Bank under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program today commissioned a water treatment plant at NIT Hazratbal. The bank also donated 60 Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) units for computers donated by NIT to five government schools, thus contributing to computer literacy […]
