Army deputes HAWS team to trace out missing soldiers
Srinagar: The army has intensified search operations on Wednesday to rescue the five soldiers, who went missing after a snow avalanche hit their camp near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. A number of rescue teams are on the job to trace five soldiers who are missing after snowfall in the area, defence […]
Vote bank politics ‘spoiling’ health care setup in peripheries
Srinagar: If the healthcare system is painting a grim picture in the state, the fault does not only lie in the absence of healthcare policy, the credit also goes to the ‘vote bank’ politics which is equally contributing in making the healthcare system inefficient. “It has been observed that the concerned MLAs want state-of-art- healthcare […]
NC is welcome to join hands with communal forces: Congress
Srinagar: Hours after National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah announced to contest the next assembly elections on its own, the State Congress said that if any party sees their future in aligning with communal forces like RSS and BJP, then they are free to choose. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Ghulam Ahmad Mir […]
Illegal construction in Pahalgam
Pahalgam: The officials of various departments have been involved in a blame game over the illegal constructions going on in Dahwato Ladi Yanner area of Pahalgam town in South Kashmir. Pertinently, Pahalgam has been in news recently owing to the unchecked contrauctions that have been going on in the area with various government officials looking […]
Valley remains cut off, road and air links remain affected
Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu National highway, connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country, remained closed for the third day on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as many as 12 flights also saw cancellation as the aircrafts could not land at Srinagar airport owing to poor visibility. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Traffic, Jagjit Singh said […]
MeT predicts more rains, snowfall during next 24 hours
Srinagar: The Meteorological Department (MeT) Wednesday said that the Valley may witness yet another downpour on Thursday. However, it said that there is no forecast of heavy snowfall in plains while moderate to heavy snowfall is likely to occur in upper mountainous regions. Director MeT, Sonam Lotus said there will be rains with light spells […]
Militant groups continue to attract youth in South Kashmir
Srinagar: Even after killing of over 200 militants this year, reports of local boys joining the militant ranks are continuing. Police says that many youth have been recruited into the militant ranks. Officials say nearly a dozen youth joined militant ranks in past two months, a move that seems to be worrying the security agencies. […]
Women’s commission to take up sexual harassment case
Srinagar: A day after the ‘Kashmir Vision’ published a report regarding the Wakf reinstating a cleric found guilty in a ‘sexual harassment’ case, the State Women’s Commission has taken strong cognizance of the news item with officials informing that they have begun to study the case. Official sources in the SWC informed this newspaper that […]
Maulana uses abusive language, threatens KV Editor
Srinagar: Hours after ‘Kashmir Vision’ published a report of a religious cleric, Akhzar Hussain being reinstated by the Wakf Board despite being found guilty in a sexual harassment case, the Maulana called up KV Editor and using abusive language threatened him of ‘dire consequences’. “You have taken money to defame me as the case it […]
More schools and teachers doesn’t mean quality education
Srinagar: In a recent report, Jammu & Kashmir was ranked second in education sector. In this survey the states across country were judged on parameters including average student to class room ratio, transition rate from primary to upper primary, number of girls enrolled in primary, pupil teacher ratio, dropout rate, number of schools and colleges […]