Two injured in accident in Awantipora
Two people were injured when a popular tree was uprooted by the windstorm and fell on a vehicle bearing registration number JK01W/5846 in Awantipora today morning. According to the reports, Srinagar-Jammu highway was blocked at Awantipora near Jammu and Kashmir bank branch, when a windstorm uprooted a popular tree that hit a Santro car. The […]
RSS leader urged Muslims to give up meat during Ramadan, triggers protest
RSS leader Indresh Kumar has urged Muslims to give up ‘ghost’ saying, it was a disease, media reports said. Speaking at an event in, Jamia Millia Islamia University in New Delhi RSS leader said that, “Prophet and his family never consumed meat. They used to say meat is a disease and milk is a cure”. […]
Editorial: Drinking water schemes
One wonders as to what happens to the tall promises the politicians and the senior officials of the government make to the people at large. The promises that are made to the people especially those who form the lower strata of the society vis-a-vis their economic status are least fulfilled. Take the case of Najafabad, […]
Moderates, hardliners and now ‘destructive’ Kashmiri separatists
Amid the ‘talks and permanent resolution din’, Union Minister and BJP leader, M. Venkaiah Naidu on Monday ruled out any possible talks with Kashmiri separatist leaders. The Union leader also took on the separatists by calling them “destructive and obstructive” and alleged that the leaders receive funds from Pakistan to stoke unrest in the valley. […]
Hotline ‘cools’ tempers at LoC as India, Pak DGMOs talk
A week after the guns started roaring again on the Line of Control (LoC) in the state, the director generals of military operations of India and Pakistan discussed the situation during a conversation they held over the hotline. Talking over the hotline, the DGMO of the Indian Army conveyed to his Pakistani counterpart India’s commitment […]
Two PDD employees electrocuted
Two employees of Power Development Department (PDD) received electric shocks while repairing a power line in Sopore town on Monday. The employees identified as Ali Mohammad son of Mohammad Ramzan resident of Nowpora Jageer and Nazir Ahmad son of Abdul Aziz resident of Ladoora, Baramulla, however, survived the attack. Ali Mohammad has been shifted to […]
Authorities foil pro-freedom leaders meet over NIA raids
Authorities on Monday prevented the pro-freedom leaders from holding a meeting at residence of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani, placing several leaders, including Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, under house arrest. A posse of police personnel was posted outside Geelani’s residence at Hyderpora where the separatists leaders were to hold a meeting and later […]
Govt School Gundipora begins afresh, outshines private schools
The Government Boy’s Middle School Gundipora, which was facing closure three years ago, is moving towards excellence due to the combined efforts and co-ordination between teachers and society. Situated in Gundipora, a village few kilometers from district headquarters in Pulwama, this school not only avoided its imminent closure but has started to outshine reputed private […]
Cross-LoC bus service resumes after two weeks
The weekly Cross-LoC (Karvan-e-Aman) bus service, operating between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad, resumed on Monday after remaining suspended for two weeks. “The Cross-LoC bus service resumed this morning from the both sides,” SHO Uri Tabrez Ahmad told Kashmir Vision. Officials said that at least 27 passengers crossed over to Muzaffarabad from this side those include 2 […]
World Environment Week: Are Private Hospitals managing hazardous bio-waste in non certified way?
Proper waste management in hospitals has always been an issue when it comes to the health sector of the state. During the last three years, the government tried to implement the waste segregation policy in almost every heath care institute, and ended up in a successful implementation of the same, however there still are certain […]