Youth hit by pellets in Qazigund
A youth was injured after he was hit by pellets at Churat, Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. According to locals paramilitary CRPF men fired pellets at youth who pelted stones on their cavalcade which was passing through the village. They said that a 14 year old boy identified as Zeshan Farooq Shah S/o […]
SMGS Hospital celebrates 77th Foundation Day
The State’s premier and heritage health institution, Shri Maharaja Ghulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital today completed its 74 glorious years in public service. The foundation of this one of the oldest institutions in Jammu and Kashmir was laid by the then Maharaja Hari Singh on May 6, 1943 and since then, the Hospital acts as […]
Develop water saving habits, assembly speaker to people
Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta and Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today dedicated six tube wells to the people here at Channi Himmat, Narwal and Sainik Colony. MLA, Samba DK Manyal, Chief Engineer, PHE Susheel Aima, local people and other senior officers of the department were also […]
Gurah Salathia to be projected as JK’s icon of patriotism: Nirmal Singh
Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today said that Gurah Salathia- the birthplace of over 56 state war heroes- will be projected as icon of patriotism of Jammu and Kashmir. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing a huge gathering which has assembled to pay tributes to the local war heroes who achieved martyrdom while safeguarding […]
CM inaugurates Bikram Chowk flyover to people
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti inaugurated the 1.5 Kilometre long Bikram Chowk to Women’s College flyover in the winter capital here today. Built at a cost of Rs. 77.54 crore, the flyover has been constructed by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) and it would ease the heavy traffic movement in the area particularly towards airport, Gandhi […]
68-year-old Kashmiri woman successfully undergoes hip replacement surgery
68- year-old Rafiqa, who had virtually lived her life walking with a limp, regained complete mobility of her legs after being treated by doctors at Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj. Born with a ‘dyplastic hip’ which prevented her from walking normally, she conducted her day to day activities with much difficulty often […]
SKPSA holds meet
An important meeting of South Kashmir Private Schools Association (SKPSA) Zone Dooru and Verinag Anantnag was held at Greenhill Public School, Verinag. The issues confronting private sector were discussed in detail and it was decided to make the Association strong so that the internal and external problems will be confronted jointly. In the meeting it […]
State Forest Corporation official hijacks timber laden truck, probe ordered
The District Development Commissioner of Bandipora, in North Kashmir has constituted a committee to probe the allegations levelled against a top State Forest Corporation official, who allegedly hijacked a timber laden truck. His motive was to use the timber for the construction of his house. Reliable sources said that Divisional Manager of State Forest Corporation, […]
Bar Association condemns arrest of student
The High Court Bar Association of Srinagar, on Saturday, strongly condemned the ‘inhuman and barbaric’ act of arresting a ten-year-old boy Suhail Ahmad Dar of Aripanthan Beerwah from his home, during the intervening night of May 3 and 4 by the police. The boy since then has been detained at Magam police station. As per […]
Private Schools Association welcomes change in school timing
Private Schools Association of Kashmir (PSAK) has welcomed the government decision to change the school timing in Srinagar Municipal Limits from 8.00 am to 8.30 am by terming it as a big relief to school administration and students alike. The Association said that 8.00 AM was very inconvenient for everybody particularly small children. “Starting at […]
