Unscientific disposal of bio medical waste posing health hazards
Srinagar: Disposal of bio-medical waste is posing a serious challenge to the health authorities as they have failed to come up with additional Bio-Medical Waste (BMW) treatment plants in Kashmir. “As of now, bio-medical waste from almost all the districts is being transported to Lassipora treatment plant in district Pulwama, which is already under huge […]
House panel seeks effective implementation of polythene ban
Jammu: A House panel of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly has urged the government to effectively implement a ban on polythene bags in the state. The committee on environment, headed by CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami, met here yesterday said the government should strictly impose the complete ban on polythene bags. It also expressed concern over […]
GoAir flight detects error after take-off, returns back to Leh
Jammu: A Jammu-bound GoAir flight, with 112 passengers and crew members on board, returned to the Leh airport on Saturday shortly after takeoff due to some “technical snag”, officials said. The Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight left the Leh airport in the Ladakh region for Jammu at 9.20 am, but returned within 10 minutes, an official of the […]
Cop injured after his rifle goes off accidentally
Srinagar: A cop was injured when his service rifle went off accidentally in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police said here Saturday. Mohammad Amir, working as a special police officer (SPO), was injured after his service rifle went off accidentally while he was on duty at Zainapora police station, a police official said. He said […]
Hurriyat (G) Executive Council meet foiled
Srinagar: Authorities on Saturday disallowed Executive Council meeting called by Syed Ali Geelani at Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Headquarters Hyderpora Srinagar and also detained several leaders including Ghulam Ahmad Gulzar (spokesman), Mohammad Ashraf Laya, Bilal Sidiqee, a spokesman of the group said on Saturday. According to the statement issued here, the spokesman said that a posse of […]
Hamzapora village sans water supply
Anantnag: Barely two kilometers away from Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti’s residence, Hamzapora village in Bijbehara area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lacking water supply, causing hardships to the villagers. The village, situated on national highway is facing acute shortage of drinking water while the authorities have failed to take any step to provide with […]
Screening test for Contractual Lecturers postponed
Srinagar: Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Saturday said that the screening test for the engagement of contractual lecturers on academic arrangement in Kashmir division has been postponed and will now be held on Mar 02, 2018. Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N. Itoo while talking to Media Centre SIE Kashmir in GHSS Kothibagh […]
Pattan residents stage protest, seek adequate water supply
Pattan: Scores of residents from Hanjevera, Reshipora area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Saturday protested against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to provide adequate water supply to their area. The residents blocked the main Baramulla-Srinagar road for several hours to mark a protest against the department. The aggrieved residents chanted […]
Encroachers ‘destroy’ Mughal’ period bridge in Verinag
Anantnag: As the encroachment continues on River Jehlum in Verinag, a famous Stone Bridge constructed during the Mughal period known as ‘Kani Kadal Verinag’ suffered damage while the authorities are acting as mute spectators and are not bothering to take action in this regard. Irfan Ahmad, one among the locals said that they approached Chief […]
Show restrain and maturity, Er Rasheed tells India-Pakistan
Uri: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Saturday visited victims of cross border shelling in Uri and appealed both the neighboring countries including India and Pakistan to show restrain and maturity. Er Rasheed according to the statement issued here asked the government to give alternate land to […]