Valley’s lone child care hospital facing ‘private practice’ menace
Attendants at GB Panth Hospital Friday accused that the doctors who are meant to perform their duties in the hospital are indulged in private practice, making a joke of already in place ban order on private practice of the doctors in the state. The attendants alleged that the private practice by the medicos is leading […]
Locals help Amarnath Yatris, offers food, shelter
Kashmiris Wednesday yet again set an example of Kashmiri ethos by providing help and food to the Amarnath yatris at Awantipora whose bus suddenly halted on the national highway due to some mechanical snag. A bus carrying Amarnath Yatris started its journey from Jammu to Baltal and at around 7 pm the bus […]
UN chief again suggests resolving Kashmir through talks
Chief of the World Body, United Nations (UN), Antonio Guterres once again reiterated that India and Pakistan should come forward to find a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue through engagement and dialogue. In a weekly press briefing, Guterres’ spokesperson Stephane Dujarric’s when asked if the Secretary-General is paying attention to the situation in the […]
India’s doublespeak compounding misery of Kashmiris: Mirwaiz
Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that India’s doublespeak is compounding the misery of the people Kashmir who want the Government of India (GoI) to put an end to repression and start serious steps towards the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and give peace in sub continent a real chance. Mirwaiz […]
Four weeks on, no Friday prayers in Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid
Amid restrictions imposed on the third consecutive day in Srinagar parts, the authorities on the fourth straight week disallowed people to offer mandatory Friday congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here. All the four gates of Jamia Masjid continued to remain locked for the fourth consecutive Friday today. The congregational prayers at the grand […]
Two killed in mishaps, four sustain injuries
Two persons died while four others were injured in separate road accidents in the Valley, a police spokesman said. He said that in Awantipora, an accident took place between a Maruti car driven by Mohammad Amin Bhat son of Abdul Salam resident of Manzgam, Kulgam bearing registration number JK01P-2040 and a Tempo bearing registration number […]
Official apathy turns Lasjan playground into grazing field
The tall claims of sports officials that they are improving sports infrastructure in the state are falling flat as the playground in Lasjan area of city outskirts is in the derelict state, craving for facelift. Players of Lasjan and its adjoining area have informed this reporter that the playground was considering as one of the […]
DSEK fails to utilize abandoned school buildings
The J&K government has failed to utilize the school buildings which have been left abandoned from past more than two years post rationalization of schools by the school education department. As per the official figures, over 800 school buildings were left abandoned in education department following the merger of educational institutions- an exercise initiated by […]
Startups badly hit due to frequent internet blockade, suffer huge losses
Situation in the Valley has become quite tough and challenging due to frequent e-curfew imposed by the authorities. The clampdown has not only affected the students but also the business community has suffered huge losses. The new startups of the Valley, in the e-commerce sector, have faced big losses, due to their heavy dependence […]
Editorial: Resolving power issues
Water is one resource which can take any place to heights of achievement and progress. Though the resource has innumerable values, the main usages of water is its potential for use in the generation of hydel power. Kashmir is one such place which boats of rich water resources which can play a key role in […]