PDP’s ‘traffic advisor’ adds to traffic woes in Kashmir
Srinagar: Even after Durbar moved to Jammu and government appointed an advisor on traffic management, the traffic mobility in Kashmir is turning bad to worse. To streamline the movement of traffic in J&K, the State Government appointed an Ahmadabad-based “landscape architect” Anuj Malhotra as its advisor for traffic planning and designing on August 11. However, […]
Career not limited to a job: Dr Drabu
Srinagar: Minister for Finance and Labour & Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu, today advised students to see their career as an instrument of empowerment rather than a tool for just landing in a job. “Career is not limited to just having a job and earning some income. It also means pursuing growth and better positions […]
JK to get three more Airports: Union Minister
Srinagar: Union Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir will soon get three more airports. Speaking during a Summit organized by Foundation for Resource Development and Education in SKICC Srinagar, Jayant Sinha said that India will soon have around 150 to 200 airports and J&K may get […]
On World Human Rights Day, JRL calls for shutdown
Srinagar: The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Thursday called for complete shutdown on Dec 10 against what they termed as the ‘gross human rights violations’ in Kashmir. The day is observed as ‘World Human Rights’ day. JRL comprising of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here announced […]
Adhoc body for ‘Press Club in Kashmir’ announced
Srinagar: The Valley based media persons including editors, working journalists, photographers and videographers have unanimously nominated an adhoc body of Kashmir Press Cub/Aiwan-e-Sahafat. M Saleem Pandit (The Times of India) will head the adhoc body as its President while Shuja-ul-Haq (India Today TV) has been nominated as Vice President and Shamim Mehraj (The Kashmir Monitor) […]
Children, parents unmoved by ‘move school’ announcement
Srinagar: The government’s decision to start ‘Move School’ has fallen flat on ground as the students of Durbar Move employees did not bother to take this issue seriously. Pertinently, the government had announced that ‘move schools’ will be started from the current academic session, however the announcement has got a lukewarm response from the students. […]
Editorial: Winter challenges
Srinagar: Winter this year it seems is going to be a testing time for the residents of the Valley and those living on the upper ranges of the state. This year winter chill has knocked on our doors with a bang with temperature plummeting to minus 4.2 degrees in Srinagar during the first week of […]
Delayed diagnosis of diseases in rural areas worrying medics
Srinagar: With the health care system failing to cater to the needs of the patients at the peripheral level, medicos complain that early diagnosis of diseases is taking a hit in rural areas as no diagnostic facilities are being made available in rural areas. “In 21st century, when the medical science has reached to its […]
Baig takes first meeting of PDP’s constitution amendment committee
Jammu:Senior leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have proposed several amendments in the constitution of the party. The six party members headed by senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha MP Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Wednesday took the first meeting of the constitution amendment committee which was announced on December 2 following the re-election of […]
32 injured in two road mishaps
Srinagar: At least thirty two people were injured Thursday in two separate mishaps in Doda and Rajouri districts of Jammu division, police said. Twenty-five people were injured when a bus travelling on Jammu-Poonch highway skidded off the road near Chingus village of Rajouri district. The bus was on the way to Poonch town from Jammu. […]
