IED defused near Garoora village
Srinagar: Forces on Thursday morning defused an IED planted near Garoora village on Bandipora-Srinagar highway in north Kashmir, police said. A poliuce official said that an IED was spotted by a road opening party of Army’s 13 RR unit around 8am. He said the IED was planted inside an iron container on the roadside. “The […]
Mirwaiz anguished over fire incidents in Srinagar
Srinagar: Patron of Darul-Khair, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday expressed anguish over the huge loss of properties in the fire incidents at WatalKadal and NawaKadal. In a statement issued here, Mirwaiz expressed solidarity and sympathy to almost dozens of families, whose houses got damaged in the blaze and stressed for the immediate rehabilitate of the […]
LAWDA goes tough on sewage treatment
Asks commercial establishments to comply with HC guidelines
Srinagar: Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) on Thursday said it has issued notices to all the commercial establishments to install technically suitable and environment friendly arrangements for treatment of sewage and sludge within three months for treating sludge within their premises. The notices to all the commercial establishments were issued in compliance to the direction […]
Farooq meets Piyush Goyal
Seeks resumption of DMUs on Jammu-Udhampur railway stretch
Seeks resumption of DMUs on Jammu-Udhampur railway stretch
NC dismayed over lack of healthcare facilities in Srinagar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed concern over the lack of healthcare facilities and insufficient staff in the Shahar-e-Khaas health centers. Former MLA Habakadal and JKNC Women’s wing President ShameemaFirdous while taking stock of various health facilities at Habakadal said that hospitals and health care centers are facing a large assortment of […]
Agenda of alliance was agenda of vested interests, says Er Rasheed
Srinagar: AwamiItehaad Party (AIP) president, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Wednesday said that PDP president Mehbooba Mufti statement regarding PDP-BJP bonhomie is a confession that PDP’s agenda of alliance was an agenda of vested interests. According to a statement issued here, ErRasheed reacted to Mehbooba Mufti’s revelations that ‘she was compelled by few party leaders […]
Malik, others released on interim bail till Jan 17: JKLF
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik and seven others who remained under incarceration from past nine days have been released on interim bail today, the amalgam spokesman said on Wednesday. According to a statement issued here, JKLF spokesman said that Malik and seven others were released after Additional Session Judge […]
No platform to showcase talent in JK: Valley Artists
Say local languages being ignored by Doordarshan
Srinagar: The Valley artists on Wednesday lashed out at the State government for failing to set up Kashmir’s own film industry, saying that there is no platform available for the artists to showcase their talent at local level. Addressing a press conference, president of J&K Radio and Doordarshan Performing Artists and Freelance Producers and Directors […]
Withdraw orders for shifting winter sports facilities from Pahalgam: PDP
Anantnag: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Spokesperson and former MLA Pahalgam Rafi Ahmad Mir has warned the government of dire consequences if the State Government fails to withdraw its order of shifting the Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Winter Sports (JIM&WS) from Pahalgam. Stating that it was a politically motivated decision that will snatch the […]
CEO Pulwama attached to DSEK
JAMMU: The Government Wednesday ordered immediate attachment of Mushtaq Ahmad Salroo, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama, pending inquiry. According to an order issued by Secretary, School Education, A K Sahu, Salroo shall remain attached with Director School Education Kashmir while SoniSanam, I/C Principal, DIET Pampore shall hold the additional charge of the post of CEO […]
