CM calls Defence Minister, expresses anguish over killings
JAMMU: In the aftermath of killing of two civilians in a shoot-out at Ganowpora village of Shopian district today, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti this evening spoke to Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman and expressed anguish over the loss of lives in the incident. The Chief Minister said every civilian killing, notwithstanding how erroneously made, impairs […]
Two killed as Army opens fire in Shopian
Srinagar: Two youth were killed on Saturday when army men fired on a group of protestors in Shopian district of south Kashmir, police officials said. According to witnesses, protestors mostly young boys pelted stones on an army convoy passing through Ganovpora village in Shopian district on Saturday afternoon. They said that army responded by […]
Dry spell in Kashmir likely to end in next couple of days: MeT
Srinagar: The intense cold wave continued in Kashmir on Saturday with mercury staying several degrees below the freezing point, though the dry spell in the region may end in the next couple of days. The Met department has forecast rains or snowfall in isolated places on Sunday in Kashmir and fairly widespread downpour on Monday. […]
Girl suspected to be a ‘suicide bomber’ released
Srinagar: A teenage girl who was arrested for a being a ‘suicide bomber’ has no case registered in her native state, police said. The girl has been released from police custody. Joint Commissioner of Police, Law & Order Pune City, Ravindra Kadam categorically said that no case has been registered ever against the teenage girl […]
BOSE draws flak after books prescribed for schools prove ‘below standard’
Jammu: After facing criticism over poor quality and below standard text books prescribed for schools, JK Board of School Education (BOSE) has decided to review the content and quality of text books this year. The BOSE has constituted a nine member committee of officials to review all the text books with regard to updation […]
Unhealthy health department: Infrastructure ‘doubles’ but manpower faces a slide
Srinagar: The State’s Health department has been busy with the expansion of infrastructural base with full force, with much of the revenue, especially in case of Sub Centres, being spent on rent, as more than 60 per cent Sub Centres are functioning from rented buildings. As per the comprehensive 2016-17 document on Rural Healthcare in […]
Cross-LoC trade: Biz leaders of J-K, PaK sign MoU
Jammu: Business representatives from Jammu, Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir held a three-day meeting that concluded in Bangkok (Thailand) and signed an MoU to boost cross-border trade. Secretary General of Jammu and Kashmir Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (J&K-JCCI) Muzaffar Majid Jan said the three-day meeting of representatives of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of […]
Two more N1H1 deaths reported in SKIMS
Srinagar: With increasing deaths caused due to H1N1 at SKIMS Soura, the premier healthcare institute seems to be caught in a tight spot with two more women succumbing to the infection and reportedly two being in critical condition. So far, as per records, more than 30 patients have died at SKIMS due to H1N1, […]
Blast at high security area in Kabul leaves 95 dead, 158 injured
Kabul: An explosives-packed ambulance blew up in a crowded area of Kabul today, killing at least 95 people and wounding 158 others, officials said, in one of the biggest blasts to rock the war-torn city in recent years. The Taliban-claimed assault — the second carried out by the militant group in the Afghan capital in […]
Pakistan raises Kashmir during UNSC debate
United Nations: Days after UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told India and Pakistan to resolve all issues including Kashmir through a dialogue, Islamabad’s top envoy to the world body raised the Kashmir issue during a UN Security Council debate on the Middle East Maleeha Lodhi, the Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, during the […]