Enhancing healthcare in City serves no purpose: Medico Body
Srinagar: The government’s decision to operationalise the 500 bed Maternity cum Paediatric hospital at Bemina has come under sharp criticism from medico bodies. The move has faced criticism as experts see it yet another additional creation of infrastructure in the capital city which is in no way going to enhance the healthcare scenario in the […]
Lawmaker’s panel suggests creation of separate police range for Ladakh
Jammu: A Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council panel Tuesday suggested creation of separate police range for Ladakh region and a women police station for Kargil district, after reviewing the functioning of the home department. The department-related Standing Committee, which met here under the chairmanship of MLC Surinder Kumar Choudhary, also directed removal of encroachment on […]
Two soldiers injured in Pak shelling in Poonch, Rajouri
Jammu: Pakistan Army on Tuesday targeted the forward posts and civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu division, leaving two BSF jawans injured. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortar bombs from 0850 hours today in Bhimbher Gali (BG) sector along […]
Top military commander reviews situation on LoC
Srinagar: The Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D Anbu on Tuesday reviewed the security arrangements in Kashmir Valley. He also reviewed the prevailing situation amidst the heightened tensions along the Line of Control (LoC). Accompanied by Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen AK Bhatt, the Army Commander visited forward areas in Kupwara and Baramulla districts and […]
Editorial: Road to success
Srinagar: On Monday the government announced the opening of Qazigund and Awantipora bypasses on Srinagar-Jammu highway for traffic making the Srinagar-Qazigund section of the Jammu-Srinagar expressway fully operational. This move though believed to reduce the travel time between Srinagar and Qazigund will also help in reducing the travel time on the NH1 between Jammu and Srinagar. […]
India’s Chandni heads home for the last time
Dubai: The Dubai authorities finally released the body of Bollywood diva Sridevi on Tuesday after determining that she accidentally drowned in the bathtub following loss of consciousness, ending speculation over the sudden death of India’s first female superstar. Family members, including her film-maker husband Boney Kapoor and stepson Arjun Kapoor, took the body from the […]
IAF airlifts 234 stranded passengers from Udhampur to Ladakh
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Police of 3 states trying to trace missing Kashmiri student
Bhubaneswar: Police of three states are working in tandem to trace a Kashmiri student who has been missing for over a fortnight, an official said today. Suhail Aijaz, an MBBS student at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, is missing since February 9 after he left his hostel. He is a resident of […]
Chief Minister calls on Union Finance Minister
NEW DELHI: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti, who is in the national capital, met the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley here this evening. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed in detail the economic issues confronting the State besides the implementation of Rs. One Lakh Crore Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP). Mehbooba Mufti sought timely and […]
Valley girls all set to represent India in Asian Ski championship
Srinagar: Two girls from Kashmir are all set to represent India in Asian Ski Championship to be held in Iran next month. Shabista and Sabiya hailing from Tangmarg area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla District have participated in five national championships so far representing the state. This is for the first time the two girls will […]
