Medico bodies end logjam, reach out to govt
Srinagar: Doctors of the state are finally doing the talking, with representatives from different medico bodies, especially Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) along with Jammu and Kashmir Doctors Coordination Committee (JKDCC)—an amalgam of the major medico bodies in the state—initiating a process of talks with the government to press for their long standing demands. The […]
J&K Bank employees to get accidental insurance cover
Jammu: All employees of Jammu & Kashmir Bank would be provided comprehensive accidental insurance cover by the bank through its general insurance partner Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited (BAGICL), a statement issued by the bank said. The aim is to boost morale of the employees through this insurance protection cover so that their families […]
BSF foils infiltration bid along IB in Samba
Jammu: BSF troops foiled an infiltration bid along the International Border (IB) in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Friday. “Suspicious movement was seen close to the International Border in Samba sector late last night”, a BSF officer said today. Alert BSF troops fired upon the infiltrators forcing them to return, he […]
Minor drowns to death in Sopore
Sopore: A 4-year-old boy drowned in Nallah in Arampora area in Sopore of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district while he was playing near the Nallah, witnesses said. The deceased was identified as Hazik Nabi Ganie, 4-year-old, son of Ghulam Nabi Ganie, resident of Arampora Sopore. His body was recovered from the Nallah and was taken to […]
Editorial: Need to learn some lessons
Srinagar: A large portion of Jhelum embankment caved in on January 24 this year near Pantha Chowk-Lasjan area of Srinagar, triggering scare among the local population. The mishap happened after the local administration failed to check the movement of heavy vehicles that were using the embankment to carry out the silt and sand that is […]
Pak govt, not India, behind my house arrest: JuD chief Saeed
Lahore: JuD chief Hafiz Saeed today backtracked from his earlier statement about the alleged role of India and the US in his house arrest, claiming he was detained by the Pakistan government to stop him from raising the Kashmir issue. “It was not the Modi government…but our own Pakistani government that had detained me for […]
Registration for annual Amarnath yatra to begin on March 1
Jammu: The registration for 60-day annual Amarnath yatra, which will commence on June 28, will begin on March 1, a senior official said today. The registration will take place through 440 branches of the Punjab National Bank, the Jammu and Kashmir Bank and the YES Bank across the country, said Umang Narula, Principal Secretary […]
03 soldiers killed as snow avalanche hits army post in Machil sector
Srinagar: Three soldiers were killed and another was injured after an army post came under an avalanche at Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday afternoon. A senior army officer told Srinagar-based news agency GNS that an army post of 21 Rajput came under an avalanche today at around 4:30 pm at Sona […]
Jammu city has 21 unauthorised colonies: JK govt
Jammu: The winter capital of Jammu has 21 unauthorised colonies and the high court has stayed their regularisation, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was told today. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Sat Paul Sharma, Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Asiea Naqash informed the House that there were 31 authorised […]
‘Terror funding’: Court takes cognizance of charge sheet against Salahuddin, others
New Delhi: A special court here today took cognizance of the NIA charge sheet against LeT chief Hafiz Saeed and Hizbul Mujahideen head Syed Salahuddin and others in the ‘terror’ funding case. They have been accused by the NIA of “conspiring to wage war against the government” and fomenting trouble in the Kashmir Valley. […]
