No relief from freezing cold in Kashmir
Srinagar: There was no relief from cold wave conditions in Kashmir as mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point in most parts of the valley. Kargil town in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir saw the mercury rise by three degrees last night but settled at a bone chilling minus 17.8 degrees Celsius, an official […]
Huge hospital blaze kills 41 in South Korea: official media
Seoul: A huge fire tore through a South Korean hospital today killing at least 41 people, reports said, in the country’s worst blaze for over a decade. More than 80 others were hurt in the blaze, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter […]
Kashmir issue among causes of a fractured world: Pakistan
Davos: Pakistan today said Kashmir and Rohingya issues are among the “causes of a fractured world” being witnessed today and they also need to be discussed at the international level. Addressing a press conference along with his several cabinet colleagues who are here for the World Economic Forum (WEF), Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi […]
Menace of Drugs
We all hear day in and day out about the alarming increase of drug addiction in Kashmir but we don’t take it seriously and carry on dealing with our day to day life and problems. A large number of people, whether male or female are taking drugs and have became addicted to them but no […]
FM calls on Governor
Jammu: Dr. Haseeb A. Drabu, Minister for Finance, Labour & Employment, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Finance Minister apprised Governor about the approval of Budget 2018-19, the fiscal management reforms under way and the important developmental issues which came up for discussion in the ongoing Legislative Session. Referring to […]
‘50% hike in DRWs’ wages’
Jammu:The Government Thursday announced 50% hike in the remuneration of the Daily Wage Earners including Casual Laborers. “It is hereby ordered that duly authorized Daily Wage Earners including Casual Laborers in all the Government Departments and those of Municipalities and Local Bodies, presently in receipt of Rs 150 per day, shall be paid wages at […]
Measures underway to boost agri production, economic prosperity: Dy CM
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minster Dr Nirmal Singh today said that the government has undertaken several welfare initiatives to ensure that the farmers get the requisite technological and monitoring interventions so that there is increase in agricultural production which would consequently result in their economical uplift. The Deputy Chief Minster was addressing a mammoth gathering of […]
Multiple funeral prayers for slain militant held in Shopian
Srinagar: Multiple rounds of funeral prayers were held on Thursday for the slain militant Sameer Ahmad Wani at his native village of Odoo in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Wani was killed along with an associate Firdous Ahmad of Ganawpora in a gunfight with government forces in Chaigund village of the district last night. According to […]
National Voters Day celebrations held across Kashmir
Srinagar: In connection with 8th National Voters day (NVD), various programmes were Thursday held across the Kashmir division to educate new voters regarding the importance of exercising their franchise. The day is held every year on January 25 to encourage youngsters, who have reached the age of 18, to participate in the electoral process. The […]
Security put at maximum alert in Valley on R-Day
Srinagar: Security across Kashmir Valley has been heightened ahead of the 69th Republic day as security agencies have received inputs about the presence of five Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Srinagar area who are intending to carry out an attack on security or government establishment on or before the R-day. A senior police official said that […]