LD Medical Negligence Case: Stern action expected against negligent staff
A five member committee that was formed on May 26 to inquire the causes that led to the death of an infant in Govt. Lalla Ded Hospital is all set with its report after a delay of almost 13 days. The committee headed by HoD Gynae and Obstetrics, Govt. Medical College (GMC), Srinagar was […]
Windstorm leaves two persons injured
Two people including a girl were injured due to heavy windstorm in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district Tuesday morning. Police sources said that a man identified as Feroz Ahmed Hajam S/O Ghulam Rasool Hajam, a tailor by profession, of Larnoo Kokernag fell from two-storey house in Achabal Adda Anantnag. As per eyewitness he was adjusting […]
Chamliyal fair brings warring armies together
A 320 years old shrine of Sufi saint Dalip Singh Baba ‘Chamliyal’ brought the two hostile armies of India and Pakistan together. The shrine of the Sufi saint is situated 42 km from Jammu city and falls close to the Ramgarh sector of the border in Samba district. The annual fair at the shrine sees […]
CM to chair cabinet meet today
State cabinet will meet here today to take decision about a number of key administrative issues including giving nod to the industrial policy, clearance to KPS cadre review. The cabinet is also likely to order transfers in the administration. According to officials the state cabinet, which was scheduled to meet Tuesday, is meeting on […]
Govt to induct 50 KPS officers into IPS
State government has cleared a proposal to induct at least 50 Kashmir Police Service Officers (KPS) into the Indian Police Service to address the demand of the local cadre police officers to promote them to higher ranks. According to officials, the Home department has cleared a proposal to induct the KPS officers into the IPS […]
In a first Govt extends accreditation facility to representatives of online news portals
Given the vast growth and reach of the online news media, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has decided to extend accreditation facility to the news media representatives of the online News Portals operating in the State. The News Media Accreditation Policy-2017 notified by the government on Monday has replaced the two-decade old Press Accreditation Policy […]
KU Professor calls on Vohra
Prof. M.Y. Ganai, Department of History, University of Kashmir (KU), called on Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the University, at the Raj Bhavan here today. Prof. Ganai briefed the Governor about several matters relating to the advancement of teaching and research. He also apprised the Governor about the funding requirements for the envisaged Heritage Museum, […]
Jammu corners major share in judiciary posts
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has given in to the pressure of its alliance partner BJP as majority of the positions in the judiciary have been cornered by Jammu region. Both in the subordinate and higher judiciary the Jammu region has a larger share. According to officials though it is on the basis of the […]
Multiple challenges hover over this year’s Amaranth Yatra
Amid the prevailing fragile security situation in Kashmir, the upcoming Amarnath Yatra is going to be a major challenge for the security agencies with State seeking at least 250 additional companies for smooth yatra. Pertinently, the requirement is 20 per cent more than the force’s strength that had taken care of pilgrims’ security last year […]
CJ administers oath to newly appointed judges of JK High Court
Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed today administered oath of office to three newly appointed judges of J&K High Court at a modest oath ceremony held in the Court Room of the Chief Justice here at High Court Complex. The Judges who took oath of office included, Justice Sanjeev […]