Five missing army men remain untraced
Srinagar: Three days after five soldiers went missing after a snow avalanche hit their camps in two different places in north Kashmir, the chances of their survival appear bleak. The authorities have put a number of rescue teams on the job to trace out the five soldiers but after three days of fighting the hard […]
Army jawan commits suicide
Jammu: An Army jawan shot himself dead with his service rifle while on duty in the RS Pura border belt of Jammu district, police said. Lance Naik Parvesh Kumar Mishra (34) of the 118 Medium Regiment shot himself dead with his INSAS rifle around 0645 hours. He was on duty near Chhalla village in the […]
Three men caught in snow storm rescued
Jammu: Three men, who went missing on their way to Kathua district from Chattar Galla pass on Tuesday evening following a snow storm, have been rescued, police said today. They were rescued yesterday from a shed left out by nomads in the Galo area and brought back home in Bani tehsil of Kathua district, a […]
Is the State headed for ‘Bhai-Behan Ki Sarkar’, questions NC
Srinagar: Opposition National Conference (NC) on Thursday alleged that the stat of Jammu and Kashmir is going to be a ‘Bhai-Behan Ki Sarkkar’. The party while reacting to media reports suggesting the government has initiated the process of nominating the Chief Minister’s brother Tassaduq Mufti to the Legislative Council, asked the Chief Minister to clarify […]
J&K Bank launches finance scheme for journalists
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank today launched a finance scheme tailored for media fraternity in the state wherein a loan of up to Rs three lakh can be availed by journalists and employees of media houses in the state. The scheme “J-K Bank sahafat finance scheme” was launched by the bank’s chairman and chief executive […]
Fragile environs in higher reaches of Amarnath cave need to be protected, says Tarigami
Srinagar: Chairman J&K Legislative Assembly’s Environment Committee, and MLA Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami, Thursday said that the fragile environment in the upper reaches of Amaranth need to be protected even if there are no guidelines in place. “We have a responsibility of protecting the fragile environs in the upper reaches, which is our asset,” he […]
Female boarders complain of fleecing by hostel admin
Srinagar: The female hostel boarders of Madre Meherban hostel in Miskeen Bagh Khanyar Thursday complained of overcharging by the hostel management. The boarders said the hostel authorities were forcing them to pay extra electricity charges for winter months to make payment of electricity dues to Power Development Department (PDD). “The hostel management has received bill […]
Guidelines ‘violated’ while treating bio medical wastes
Srinagar: With health department putting its efforts to segregate the bio-medical waste at its source, the initiative is proving to be a futile exercise as the agency which is handling the treatment of the waste is violating disposal guidelines, posing serious threats to the environment and human health. “The treatment plant situated at Lassipora, Pulwama […]
Teacher couple sacked on wedding day, school claims ‘romance’ will affect students
Srinagar: A teacher couple working in a private school in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir were sacked on their wedding day with the school management claiming their “romance could adversely affect the students”. Tariq Bhat and Sumaya Bashir, residents of Tral town in Pulwama, were working in Boys’ and Girls’ wings, respectively, of […]
Family seeks whereabouts of missing youth
Srinagar: A family from North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Thursday sought the whereabouts of their missing son, who according to the family is missing since the past 10 days. Masooda Bano, the mother of the missing youth hailing from Qadim Jamia Baramulla told reporters that her son Nasir Ali left his home on Dec 2. “He […]