SDH Sopore gets an independent blood bank
Finally, the Sub District Hospital Sopore’s may have its independent blood bank as the team from National AIDS Control Organization (NAACO), has asked the hospital authorities to submit a full-fledged plan pertaining to the establishment of Blood Bank. Pertinently, the blood bank in SDH Sopore was running without a proper registration and absence of basic […]
‘Terror Funding’: Case against Shabir Shah adjourned till Oct 13
The Patalia court has adjourned the terror funding case against separatist leader Shabir Shah and his close aide Aslam Wani to October 13. According to an earlier report, the Patiala court was to hear the matter today. On Monday, Aslam Wani, close aide of separatist Shah, withdrew his bail application in connection with the terror-funding […]
Altaf Bukhari inaugurates renovated public parks in Amira Kadal constituency
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Wednesday inaugurated various renovated Public parks in different parts of Amira Kadal Constituency which were damaged in devastating floods in September 2014. The Minister inaugurated Sheri-e-Kashmir Park near General Post Office, which was renovated at an estimate cost of Rs 94.4 lakh. The renovation includes earth filling, restoration […]
Comm Secy M H Malik accorded warm farewell
Commissioner Secretary Tourism, Information and Floriculture Departments, Mohammad Hussain Malik was accorded a warm farewell by senior officers of Tourism, Information and Floriculture Departments at a felicitation function organized at Media Complex, here today. Director Information Muneer-ul-Islam, Director Tourism Kashmir Mehmood A Shah, Director Floriculture Kashmir M. Hussain Mir, MD JKTDC Sarmad Hafeez, MD […]
JKSSB fails to complete recruitment process even after 12 years
Absurd it may seem, but it is true. The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB), has failed to complete the recruitment process for 205 posts referred to it by the information department in 2005. “Since 2005 Information Department has referred 205 posts under different categories to SSB, out of which selection process of 49 […]
Asiea Naqash reviews functioning of ISM Department
Minister of State for Health and Medical Education, Housing & Urban Development, and Social Welfare Asiea Naqash on Wednesday reviewed the functioning of Department of Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM) and took stock of progress of works at Government Unani College Nawab Bagh, Ganderbal. The minister also reviewed Projects under construction at Narkara, Bemina Kupwara […]
MADADGAR responds to help calls
Centre Reserve Police Forces’ ‘MADADGAR’ helps a girl patient of Wanpora village in Pulwama district by sponsoring her nasal surgery at a private hospital in Srinagar. MADADGAR, a help line started by CRPF’s 183 battalion responded to Snober Gull’s call and arranged her nasal surgery at Florence hospital in Srinagar. Snober Gull, 13, a resident […]
Braid cutting: Locals accuse army of rescuing culprit
As the locals in the entire South Kashmir belt are grappling with the chaos and terror spread due to the braid cutting incidents, locals from Chimar hamlet of Kulgam district Wednesday alleged that Army rescued a criminal after he chopped off the braid of a native girl. According to locals, a criminal entered into […]
Anti-NIA protests rock KU, IUST
Students of Kashmir University Wednesday protested for the second consecutive day against National Investigation Agency (NIA) for summoning one of the scholars, Aala Fazli to New Delhi. The protesting students threatened to “lockdown” the university if the “questioning” of Aala by NIA does not stop immediately. Aala was summoned to Delhi on Monday and he […]
Editorial: Safeguarding handicrafts
The current regime in India wants to convert the country into a developed nation overnight. And this is where the fault lies. Being ambitious is good but being over ambitious with little understanding of the ground situation is suicidal. This principal applies to the federal as well as the state government as both without having […]