Snowfall mesmerizes young and old: People express jubilations through social media
Srinagar: As the residents living in plains received season’s first snowfall on Tuesday, the celebrations were galore across the Valley. Although the higher reaches of the valley, including the ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, received snow a day earlier, the plains were blessed on Monday night where the residents woke up ecstatic seeing the […]
Banks apprehend cash crunch as RBI ‘halts’ cash inflow to Valley
Srinagar: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restricted the cash flow to Jammu and Kashmir, sources privy to the development divulged, apprehending that it could be the worst ever fiscal disaster witnessed by the state in its modern history. Official sources working in different banks operating in the state said that the RBI […]
Banks apprehend cash crunch as RBI ‘halts’ cash inflow to Valley
Srinagar: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has restricted the cash flow to Jammu and Kashmir, sources privy to the development divulged, apprehending that it could be the worst ever fiscal disaster witnessed by the state in its modern history. Official sources working in different banks operating in the state said that the RBI […]
Free Winter tutorials proves a non-starter
Srinagar: The lack of infrastructure in government schools has played spoilsport for school education department to go ahead with its ‘free winter tutorial programme’ for students in government schools across Kashmir. Today’s fresh spell of snow left the students in a tizzy who were seen shivering in their classrooms during the classes in a government […]
Doc vs bureaucracy hobbling healthcare
Srinagar: The recent tussle between doctors and the bureaucrats has once again brought it to fore that everything is not normal between them, and they still are the two wheels of a vehicle who at times, refuse to move in tandem, bringing the vehicle to a grinding halt. This time around, it was SDM Zainapora, […]
Editorial: Bhat’s riddle wrapped in a mystery
Srinagar: There is a twist in Prof Abdul Gani Bhat’s tale. The top Hurriyat leader has denied meeting the centre’s interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma. According to Bhat’s statement, he met a Kashmiri Pandit and a non-Kashmiri at his house at around 9.30 pm on November 27. He says he had a “general discussion with them on […]
Opening of Cinema halls in Saudi generates debate
Srinagar: With Saudi Arabia deciding to lift the ban on cinemas after 35-year, the move has triggered a debate in this part of the world, where the cinema culture has been missing to find a place after the advent of militancy in the region. From Chief Minster Mehbooba Mufti to separatist leader Syed Ali […]
Youth festival ‘Sonzal’ begins with zeal at KU
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi on the inaugural session of youth festival: Sonzal said that that extra-curricular activities are an essential component of the education process and such activities help prepare students to effectively face the future challenges. Inaugurating eight-day annual youth festival ‘Sonzal-2017’, organised by the department of students […]
Pathetic health care: Accident victims return without treatment from Kupwara district hospital
Kupwara: A pathetic state of health care at Kupwara district hospital came to light on Tuesday, when two persons injured in a road accident at Lolab bye pass were brought to the hospital but returned back without treatment being provided to them despite waiting for more than an hour, relatives said today. There was no […]
Serious efforts needed to tap vast potential of medicinal plants in JK, says Minister
Jammu: The Minister for Health & Medical Education Bali Bhagat Tuesday said Jammu & Kashmir is blessed with abundant wealth of medicinal and aromatic plants and the people here have great faith in traditional systems of medicine. He emphasized strenuous efforts to tap and exploit the vast potential of medicinal plants of the state by preserving […]
