One dead, another injured in Anantnag mishap
Anantnag: A youth died while another sustained injuries on Tuesday after they met with an accident at Nandpora area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Locals said that a scooty bearing registration number JK03F-9604 collided with a sumo at Nandapora, Anantnag, resulting in injuries to two persons. Both the injured persons were shifted to District Hospital […]
Ongoing ULB polls have lost credibility, says Congress
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and MLC Gulam Nabi Monga on Tuesday expressed surprise over the statement made by Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying that ongoing ULB elections has lost the credibility, as that BJP-RSS has already decided as to who would be the Mayor in Srinagar. Monga was reacting […]
DAK for administrative seniority in Health Department
Demands appointment of Health Directors on Priority
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday in a statement said that Health Department is in a dire need of overhaul and it is due to ‘callous attitude’ of the successive governments that “the most essential department dealing with humanity, life and death is in shambles.” DAK said that the department needs multi-dimensional reformative changes to […]
DAK condemns assault on doctors at SDH Kupwara
Kupwara: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday has strongly condemned the ‘brutal attack’ and ‘manhandling’ of on duty doctors of SDH Kupwara on Monday Afternoon. DAK in a statement said that “it has become a routine for unruly and jingoistic mobs to target the doctors across the state for no fault of theirs. Yesterday at 1.30pm, […]
AAC terms Oct 10 as black day in JK history
Srinagar: Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Tuesday termed October 10 as ‘another black day’ in the history of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the statement issued here, AAC recalled that “it was on this day in 1965 when Shaheed e Millat Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq (RA) was forcibly arrested for his pro self-determination political conviction and […]
Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir is Controller Examination KU
Srinagar: Professor Farooq Ahmad Mir, Department of Law has taken over as the Controller of Examinations, University of Kashmir. Prof. Mir a well known academic administrator has authored four books and 60 research papers published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He is the first law teacher in India to have authored a book on […]
PDD’s need-based, casual workers stage protest
Jammu: The Power Development Department’s need-based and casual workers held a rally here on Tuesday in support of their demands, including release of pending wages. Over 3400 workers, mostly working as linesmen, went on a 72-hour strike on Monday demanding authorities to release their pending wages. The rally was held at Jewal chowk here. PDD […]
Crime Branch registers case against a Job Consultancy firm
Srinagar: Crime Branch has lodged a case against a Job Consultancy, ‘Blue Star Immigration Pvt. Ltd Punjab’ for duping the M/S Al-Jumeirah Consultancy and candidates on the pretext of providing jobs outside the country. Crime Branch Kashmir received a complaint from Shahid Iqbal Matoo and Suhail Mushtaq Mislee partners of M/S Al-Jumeirah Consultancy situated […]
Wild bear attacks four people in central Kashmir
Budgam: A wild bear created panic in a Budgam village after it emerged from a forest area and started attacking people. A police official said that a bear emerged in Shunglipora village of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district and attacked people. He added that at least four people were wounded in the attack who were immediately […]
Weather advisory issued by authorities
SRINAGAR: As per the communication received from Indian Meteorological Centre (Ministry of Earth Science), Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Monday issued a weather advisory according to which a spell of light to moderate rain or snow will occur on mountains most likely from late tonight to forenoon of October 10th across the Jammu and Kashmir State. […]
