No need to panic, we can handle coronavirus spread: DAK
Srinagar: In view of the coronavirus fear, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday appealed the government to arrange separate OPDs, outpatient entry and waiting area and wards for people suffering from flu like illness. In a statement issued here, President DAK Dr Suhail Naik said the doctor’s body is satisfied over concrete measures taken by […]
Leh-Manali highway likely to be reopened by March end: BRO
Leh: The Leh-Manali highway, connecting Ladakh with Himachal Pradesh, is likely to be opened in the last week of this month, said officials on Thursday amid the snow clearance operations by Border Roads Organisation going on in full swing. Brigadier Arvinderm, the Project Himank’s chief engineer, said the summer snow clearance is being carried out […]
Lifting curbs on social media a good omen: Altaf Bukhari
Demands release of former CM’s
Srinagar: Former minister Altaf Bukhari on Thursday welcomed the lifting of curbs on social media networking sites in the Union Territory saying that the move has come as a good omen before the launch of his party scheduled in the next few days. In a statement issued here, Bukhari said that he is happy for […]
Srinagar-Leh highway likely to open by the March end, says BRO
Kargil: The Srinagar-Leh National highway is all set to open by the end of this month as the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has began the snow clearance which had accumulated on the highway during winter. Officials said that Project ‘Vijayak and ‘Project Beacon-BRO’ have started snow clearance operations since February 14th last month on either […]
Firewalls to ward off social media users in Kashmir
US firm helps admin to build firewall to keep social media off-limits
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir administration has engaged US-based multinational software firm ‘Cisco Systems’ to prevent fixed-line internet users from accessing social media websites. The step is seen as a precursor to the removal of restrictions on fixed-line broadband connections in the Valley, but indicates that social media will continue to stay off-limits for local […]
CRPF man injured, weapons damaged as fire erupts in Kupwara Army camp
Kupwara: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man was injured while several weapons including guns got damaged after the fire broke out from a single-story building within the Army’s 41 Rasthriya Rifles camp at Khumriyal Kalaroose in north Kashmir’s kupwara district on Tuesday evening. According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), an official said that […]