Any stride on the state’s identity analogous with playing with fire: NC

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday said the party will not allow BJP, RSS “and their proxies succeed in nefarious plans to abrogate the special status of the state, saying any stride on the state’s identity is analogous with playing fire”. Party general secretary Haji Ali Muhammad Sagar said, “I warn the fascist […]

Burglars loot two shops in Sopore

Sopore: Burglars looted two shops during the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, and decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees in north Kashmir’s apple town Sopore. The burglars looted the cloth shop of one Farooq Ahmad Sofi at Main Market Sopore and a general store of Muhammad Yousuf Bhat at Tehsil Road Sopore and […]

Couple among four arrested by CB for defrauding people in crores

Jammu: Crime Branch Jammu Tuesday arrested four persons-including the mastermind and his wife- for duping people of money worth crores through fraudulent means on the pretext of huge returns. A handout issued by the CB Jammu said that the main accused, Tariq Mehmood son of Mohammad Aziz, a resident of village Chhugan in Poonch District’s […]

Advisors Sharma, Kumar take stock of Sgr-Jmu Highway

SRINAGAR: Advisors to the Governor K K Sharma and K Vijay Kumar Tuesday took stock of the Srinagar-Jammu. During their travel from Udhampur to Kashmir, the Advisors met several officers and conducted inspections en route and directed the concerned to work in a coordinated manner so that the construction work on Udhampur Chenani section, Nashri […]

Tarigami concerned over plight of construction workers

Addresses day long convention of Construction Workers in Srinagar

Srinagar: Addressing a Day long convention of Kashmir Constructional Workers Union affiliated with CITU in Srinagar, Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami, who is also state president CITU, expressed serious concern over the plight of construction workers registered with Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board (BOCWWB) in the state. The convention was headed was presided over by […]

‘Happy Childhood’ Conference-2019 begins at KU

Advisor Ganaie asks researchers to conduct extensive study on children belonging to marginalised sections of society Srinagar: A two-day National Level Conference on ‘Issues and Challenges in ensuring Happy Childhood: A special focus on J&K’ started at University of Kashmir (KU) on Tuesday. The conference is being organised by the Department of Social Work, KU […]

Amarnath Yatra 2019: Govt to deploy 27 Rescue Teams

SRINAGAR: On the directions of Governor Satya Pal Malik, Umang Narula Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, took a meeting on Tuesday to review the arrangements for providing rescue facilities in case of any emergent situation during the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra. Narula, informed Governor that a total of 27 Rescue Teams will […]

Unfair to charge patients for medical services in Govt hospitals: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said patients were being charged “hefty sums on tests, procedures and medicines in Kashmir Valley’s government-run hospitals”. “It is unfair for government hospitals to charge patients as they have an obligation to provide services free of cost,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement. Dr […]

DC Kupwara reviews felling of female Russian poplars

KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Anshul Garg Tuesday convened a meeting of officers to review the pace and progress of felling of female Russian Popular trees in the district. Threadbare discussion held in the meeting with regard to the felling of female Russian Popular trees across the district. The meeting was attended by Additional Deputy […]