Mader e Meharban Nursing Institute observes 6th Annual Day

Srinagar: Mader-e-Meharban Institute of Nursing Sciences and Research (MMINSR), Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Srinagar Thursday organized its 6th Annual Day at SKIMS Auditorium. The Annual Day preceeded by three-day seminar on ‘An update on perspectives in Maternal and Reproductive health’ with focus on Maternal Health Nursing. Director, SKIMS and Ex-Officio Secretary to Government Prof […]

JKPM for joint efforts against child labour

Pattan: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) has expressed r serious concern over the “alarming prevalence” of child labour in the state and has called for united efforts to curb the menace from the society. Speaking at a seminar on ‘Disastrous Consequences of Child Labour’ held at Government High school, Hanjivera on Thursday, State Youth […]

Congress won’t be cowed down by false propaganda: G A Mir

‘Rahul Gandhi role model for congressmen’

Dooru: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President G A Mir has said that Congress won’t be cowed down by the “false and fictitious propaganda” and it had the potential to “defeat the divisive and misleading politics by the BJP RSS”. Mir also said that Rahul Gandhi will continue to be the “role model […]

Advisor Ganai approves expansion plan for ESIC in its 16th Board meeting

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Wednesday approved a massive expansion plan of Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for implementation during the next financial year. The decision in this regard was taken in the 16th regional board meeting of ESIC held under his chairmanship. The regional chapter was asked to gear up for reaching […]

‘JK achieves SDG goal for under 5 mortality rate, 11 years ahead of proposed target’

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts towards reduction of Child Mortality Indicators, the State of Jammu and Kashmir has registered a significant decline in the Under 5 Mortality Rate from 26 to 24 as per latest Sample Registration System (SRS 2017) data issued by Registrar General of India. The current national average of Under 5 mortality rate […]

PUF sit-in seeking tunnel for Karnah, Gurez enters second day

Seeks immediate enquiry into electrocution of three innocents in Tangdar

Srinagar: The sit-in organized by People United Front (PUF) seeking tunnel for Karnah and Gurez entered its second day on Wednesday. AIP President Er Rasheed said that government must listen to peaceful voices and said that “If such voices go unheard it will create serious negative ramifications”. “While masses need to speak in one voice […]

Govt to setup 100 veterinary polyclinics in JK: Samoon

Initiative aims to give flip to livestock sector

SRINAGAR: The Department of Animal Husbandry is going to establish 100 veterinary polyclinics in the first phase of an innovative initiative to strengthen the livestock infrastructure in the State. Principal Secretary, Animal, Sheep and Fisheries Department Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon today reviewed preparedness for the initiative during a meeting to take stock of the departmental […]

APDP welcomes UN Report on ‘HR violations’

Srinagar: Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has welcomed the recent human rights report of the office of United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on the situation of human rights in Kashmir. In a statement issued to press, APDP while welcoming the said UN report has demanded whereabouts of the disappeared persons […]