Guidelines ‘violated’ while treating bio medical wastes
Srinagar: With health department putting its efforts to segregate the bio-medical waste at its source, the initiative is proving to be a futile exercise as the agency which is handling the treatment of the waste is violating disposal guidelines, posing serious threats to the environment and human health. “The treatment plant situated at Lassipora, Pulwama […]
Teacher couple sacked on wedding day, school claims ‘romance’ will affect students
Srinagar: A teacher couple working in a private school in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir were sacked on their wedding day with the school management claiming their “romance could adversely affect the students”. Tariq Bhat and Sumaya Bashir, residents of Tral town in Pulwama, were working in Boys’ and Girls’ wings, respectively, of […]
Family seeks whereabouts of missing youth
Srinagar: A family from North Kashmir’s Baramulla district Thursday sought the whereabouts of their missing son, who according to the family is missing since the past 10 days. Masooda Bano, the mother of the missing youth hailing from Qadim Jamia Baramulla told reporters that her son Nasir Ali left his home on Dec 2. “He […]
Drug peddler arrested
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Shopian area of South Kashmir and recovered Charas from his possession, a police spokesman said. A police party of Police Station Ram Munshi Bagh led by Inspector Mohammad Ishaq apprehended a drug peddler during patrolling of the area and recovered Charas from his possession. The drug peddler […]
Editorial: Regularization process a welcome step
Srinagar: State government has finally initiated concrete steps to regularize daily wagers and it has come as a major relief for thousands of casual and daily wage workers working in various departments. Having spent years working hard with meager wages often paid after delay of many months and years, these daily wagers have been […]
Rohmoo shuts against ‘forces action’
Pulwama/Anantnag: A complete shutdown was Thursday observed in Rohmoo village in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district over the forces action on Wednesday. Earlier on Wednesday, clashes erupted in Rohmoo after the village was cordoned off by the forces following inputs about the presence of militants there. Reports said that over half dozen youth got injured in […]
Tall claims of government failing to match ground realities: Tarigami
Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami said that all claims made by the government on their alertness have been exposed with few inches of snow causing massive power breakdown, road blockades, scarcity of ration, water-logging and other difficulties faced by the people. Despite the prediction by the Meteorological Department, state administration was ill-prepared […]
Sofi Akbar remembered on his anniversary
Sopore: On the 30th death anniversary of founder of hurriyat Mahaz Azadi sofi Mohammad Akbar, special condolence prayers were held at his graveyard in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Various pro-freedom party activists including Musadiq Aadil, Ghulam Babi Zaki Bashir Ahmad Bhat, Abdul Rashid Mughlu, Mohammad Sidique Shah, Shahid Kashmiri and Altaf Indrabi […]
Minister reviews implementation of CM’s commitments
Baramulla: Minister for Rural Development Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Thursday chaired a meeting of officers here to review the progress on the implementation of Chief Minister’s commitments made by her during the Public Durbar organized here in the month of October. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Dr Nasir Ahmad […]
Asiea inspects under-construction DH building
Ganderbal: Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Asiea Naqash conducted tour of Ganderbal district and inspected 200- bedded under construction District Hospital Building here on Thursday. During the tour, it was given out that the District Hospital building is being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 52.56 crore under National […]
