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Youth injured after forces fire on protestors in Qazigund

  Srinagar: A protesting youth was seriously injured when government forces opened fire  on them at Nusu, Badragund and Bonigam villages in Qazigund area, the scene of last night’s gunfight between militants and the forces which left three militants and a security man killed besides, injuring two others. The injured youth who has been identified […]

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‘When Shashi Kapoor had lunch with us on banks of Sindh’ 

Srinagar: When Shashi Kapoor first met Gulam Muhammad Wangnoo, in the eighties he promised him that he will be back. A year later, he kept his promise and returned and continued to stay with Wangnoos on their houseboat in Nigeen Lake. Last time he visited Kashmir in 1988 for a film shoot, he brought his […]

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‘Medical Negligence’ : Baby suffers ‘grievous injuries’ during delivery process at L D Hospital 

Srinagar: Lalla Ded hospital is in news once again and this time too for wrong reasons. Reports said that on Friday last week, a baby boy while being delivered fell on the cemented floor of the labour room resulting in serious injuries to the child. The scene that occurred in the labour room while Kulsooma […]

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Nine years on, authorities fail to repair damaged Watchi Bridge

Shopian: With the passage of nine years, the administration has utterly failed to reconstruct the damaged Watchi bridge in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. The locals accused the administration of ignoring their plights, saying that from last nine years, the people here are being forced to take long and alternate routes to reach the other side […]

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R&B’s ‘blue-eyed’ contractor uses ‘illegally extracted material’ for road widening

  Anantnag: Though the High Court has imposed ban on the extraction of sand and boulders, the Roads and Building (R&B) department is allegedly paving a way to the ‘blue-eyed’ contractor to extract the material from Nallah Sandran in Kapran area of Verinag, being used for the road widening. The continuous extraction of sand and […]

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Incomplete drainage leaves Indra Nagar residents fuming

Srinagar: Sluggish work on the under construction drainage system at Indira Nagar locality in Srinagar is putting the residents to immense hardships. The residents allege that they are facing lot of difficulties due to slow pace of the drainage construction work that has been started by the contractor from June this year. The drainage works […]

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8 houses gutted in Srinagar blaze

  Srinagar: At least 8 residential houses gutted in a fire incident in old Srinagar city on Monday night. The fire incident occurred at Shiekh Colony, Kane-Devar locality of Hawal Srinagar. The fire was caused due to short-circuit, said locals. Fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire. Property worth lakhs were damaged […]

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Use of mobile phones while driving

Srinagar:  Senior Superintendent of Police, Traffic City Srinagar, Tahir Saleem Tuesday said that during the last few months, driving licenses of 46 traffic violators were recommended for suspension for the period of six months for using cell phones while driving. “As many as 28 driving licenses of traffic violators using cell phones while driving have […]

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Doctors to observe two hour pen down strike today: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Tuesday castigated the ‘callous approach’ of authorities in intervening the matter where SDM Zainapora talked rudely and misbehaved with senior consultant surgeon, who had come out of operation theater after completing surgical procedures at CHC Zainapora. As per the statement issued here, the spokesman said that DAK has been peacefully […]

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Kohli hands-over regularization orders to ReTs

Rajouri: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli Tuesday distributed regularization orders among 15 Rehbre-e- Taleem (ReTs) Teachers of Kalakote Constituency at a function organized by Education Department at Kalakote today. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister appreciated the work of ReT teachers who serve their duties with zeal and honesty. He […]