Data belies NITI Aayog’s claims on ‘improvised’ health care index in JK
Srinagar: The data used by the NITI Aayog’s report to paint a triumphant picture of the health sector in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is proving out to be ‘misrepresenting’ various facts. When compared with the data that has been provided by the Union Ministry of Health on the status of healthcare in the […]
Anna Hazare likely to visit JK
Jammu: Social activist Anna Hazare is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir before launching an agitation over Jan Lokpal and farmers issues in New Delhi next month, an NGO said Saturday. “We have invited him (Hazare) to visit Jammu and he has accepted the invite. We are expecting him to address a public meeting here […]
JK spends Rs 2,000 cr annually on import of meat, poultry
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is spending about Rs 2,000 crore annually to import meat and poultry, Governor N N Vohra has said and called for concerted efforts to make the state a net exporter of these products. The states import bill for meat, poultry and eggs is approximately Rs 2,000 crore per annum and both […]
Cloud cover pulls up minimum temperatures
Srinagar: With cloud cover hovering, the minimum temperatures throughout Jammu and Kashmir showed improvement on Saturday, according to the weather office. The MeT office has said that there would be further improvement in the weather during the next 24 hours In Srinagar, the minimum temperature was 4.5 degrees Celsius while in Pahalgam and Gulmarg it […]
Man killed in mishap
Anantnag: A car driver was killed near Katsoo village on Bijbehara- Pahalgam road when his car skidded off the road and rolled over leaving him critically injured. Sources said that an Alto Car bearing Registration Number JK03A-8369 skidded off the road at Katsoo village on Bijbehara- Pahalgam road and rolled over, leaving the driver critically […]
Geelani undergoes medical tests at SKIMS
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Saturday underwent a check-up at SKIMS Soura. Hurriyat in its statement issued here said that Geelani, who is suffering from multiple ailments, also underwent a “thorough urology check-up” and doctors attending him advised ultra sound and other investigations to assess the extent of infection […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Hajin
Srinagar: Clashes erupted in Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Saturday following a search operation launched by the government forces. According to sources, army’s 13 RR unit and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Syed Mohalla locality of Hajin around 4 am. The search operation was launched following […]
Vice President calls to end political killings
Kozhikode: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today condemned political killings and asked people to isolate the forces of violence. “Progress will not be possible without peace. I appeal to the people of Kerala to isolate the forces of violence,” he said, speaking at the release of the 100th book of senior BJP leader in Kerala, […]
Malik pays tribute to Dr Ashaie, others
Srinagar: Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik on Saturday said that Doctor Farooq Ahmad Ashaie and others were the great sons of soil who sacrificed their lives for just cause of freedom and ‘became an immortal page of our history’. The JKLF chairman, who is undergoing treatment at SKIMS paid […]
Hurriyat (M) concerned over frequent curbs in downtown
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Saturday expressed serious concern over the frequent imposition of curfew and restrictions in downtown Srinagar and caging of the entire population of the area without any proper justification. According to the statement issued here, the spokesman said that the move amounts to violation of basic democratic principles. The spokesman said that […]
