Panchayat Dictate: Forced to drink urine, humiliated youth commits suicide
The incident that occurred two days ago in Rajouri’s Bhudal area refreshed harsh memories of Panchayats in mainland India issuing absurd and humiliating judgments’, bypassing the rule of law. Reports said that a youth identified as Fazal Hussain, hailing from Targain area, a remote hamlet in Rajouri, ended his life after jumping into lake, as […]
Health department has no policy for testing drugs, says audit body
Shock it may seem, but it is a reality that the state’s Health Department has not any set policy in place for testing of drugs/ medicines that are administered to the patients at various hospitals in the state. Pertinently, the testing includes making sure the medicines in the warehouse are yet fit for consumption, […]
Clerical staff protests pay anomaly, stage protests
After observing four days lockout strike, Jammu Kashmir Ladakh All Departments Clerical Staff Association (JKLADCSA) on Monday staged protest at Press Colony, Srinagar for the removal of pay anomaly/disparity of clerical staff. The association had called for ‘Secretariat Gheraw’ but once the employees tried to march towards Secretariat, police swung into action and detained scores […]
SMC failure turns Marathon-2017 venue into dumping site
As the state Police held Marathon-2017 ‘Run for Peace’ on Sunday, the failures of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) turned the whole venue into a ‘dumping site’, as it failed to make even a single dustbin available for the waste material. The officials of SMC were in deep slumber prior to the event that was held […]
Thieves on prowl in Ellahi Bagh
The unabated and frequent incidents of thefts in Rangpora, Ellahi Bagh area in outskirts of the city have resulted in fear among the residents. Locals on Monday told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that a boutique was looted in the area by some unidentified thieves. “At around 2 am, they barged inside our house. Stole the goods worth […]
Minister visits Parimpora, reviews traffic decongestion measures
Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Health, Medical Education and Social Welfare, Asiea Naqash today visited Parimpora Bus Terminal to take first hand appraisal for traffic decongestion measures in the City. The Minister said that shifting of General Bus Stand from Batamaloo to Parimpora is an important step towards decongestion of the core […]
Culture on Cruise: Artists enthral audiences on Dal Lake
An enthralling cultural programme was held as part of the ‘weekly cultural programme series’ titled “Culture on Cruise”, here last evening. The event was organized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in association with Tourism Department Kashmir. The programme saw performances from JK’s famous artists Manzoor Ahmad Shah and Raashid Jehangir which […]
DDC Kupwara conducts public interaction programme
District Development Commissioner (DDC), Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir today conducted a ‘public contact programme’ (PCP) at Zachaldara, Rajwar, where scores of inhabitants belonging to Rajwar area of Handwara Tehsil participated. Speaking on the occasion, the DDC said that the reason to hold PCP in the district is to provide governance to people at their doorsteps and […]
CUK chancellor visits varsity campuses, interacts with faculty, students, staff
Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Chancellor, Dr. Srikumar Banerjee today visited different campuses of the varsity and held detailed interactions and threadbare discussions with the faculty, administrative staff, research scholars and class representatives, about the overall functioning of the university. Flanked by the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Finance […]
LC Panel discusses status of petitions
A meeting of the Committee on Petitions of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council was held here today under the Chairmanship of MLC, S. Charanjeet Singh to discuss and examine the petitions filed before the Committee. Legislators, Surinder Mohan Ambardar and Muzaffar Ahmed Parray participated in the meeting and contributed their valuable views and suggestions on […]