Bemina Drainage Project initiated
SRINAGAR: Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Gazanfar Ali Wednesday reviewed Muharam ul Haram arrangements at Khomeini Chowk and several other adjoining Shia dominated areas The Commissioner on the occasion visited Imambara to take stock of sanitation, functioning of street lights and drainage networking in the said area. Directions were passed on to put in place […]
DAK skeptical of Russian Covid-19 vaccine
Srinagar: While Russia has approved the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine for public use, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday said we are skeptical about the claim as the vaccine has been granted license for civilian use even before the clinical trials are completed. “Mass vaccination with an incompletely tested vaccine is unethical,” said DAK President […]
Suspected drug smuggler held, poppy straw seized
Jammu: Police on Wednesday seized 391 kg of poppy straw from a Punjab-bound vehicle on the Jammu-Pathankot highway and arrested a suspected narcotic smuggler, an official said. Nirmal Singh, a resident of Malpur village of Hoshiarpur, was allegedly smuggling the contraband from Kashmir to Punjab in a dumper when he was intercepted by a police […]
National Webinar series organized by DSW ends at KU
Srinagar: A three-day National webinar series organized by Department of Social Work, University of Kashmir on the contemporary issues of Intimate Partner Violence, Drug Addiction and Suicide Prevention during Covid-19 concluded at KU on Wednesday. The Webinar series which started on Monday was inaugurated by Prof. Shakil Ahmad Romshoo (Dean Research, University of Kashmir), Dr. […]
IMC declares medical qualification obtained from ‘PaK’ as invalid
New Delhi: India’s top medical education regulator has stated that any qualification obtained from medical colleges located in Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh shall not entitle a person to practice modern medicine in India. In a public notice issued on August 10, the board of governors (BoG) in supersession of the Medical Council of […]
No clue about abducted solider from Shopian, says family
Srinagar: Even after 10 days of abduction of Territorial Army soldiers in South Kashmir, there are no whereabouts of abducted soldier from South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The Territorial Army solider, Shakir Manzoor, a resident of Shopian’s Reshipora village was abducted by suspected militants on August 02 and his car was burnt down in Kulgam village […]
Admin orders transfer overstaying revenue employees within two months
Srinagar: In a move aimed at ensuring transparency in revenue department, the Jammu & Kashmir government has directed deputy commissioners of Kashmir to transfer overstaying employees within two months. A record note of meeting chaired by divisional commissioner Kashmir P.K. Pole reveals that directed deputy commissioners to transfer overstaying employees within two months period. “The […]
Illegal extraction of soil goes unabated in Pulwama
Will take action, says DMO
Pulwama: The residents of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have alleged that illegal soil extraction goes unabated in different villages of the district while the authorities are acting as mute spectators. Inhabitants of the district accused the authorities of completely failure to take action against illegal extractors which is going on even in broad daylight. Locals […]
Missing Rajouri youth : Congress seeks probe into ‘encounter killing’
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir unit of Congress on Tuesday demanded an independent probe into the alleged encounter killing of three “terrorists” in Shopian district last month after some families lodged a written complaint saying as many of their members involved in labour work were missing from the same area. The army has already initiated […]
ACB files charge sheet in Rs 250 cr loan scam
Srinagar/Jammu: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday produced a charge sheet against three people including former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Bank for sanctioning a Rs 250 crore loan to a non-existent cooperative housing society two years ago. “The ACB filed a charge sheet against Mohammad Shafi Dar, the then chairman of J&K State […]