Man injured after attacked by brother over land dispute
Pattan: A man was injured after being attacked by his brother in Pattan village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the man identified as Muzaffar Hussain Dar (30) was critical injured after being attacked by his younger brother in Hanjiveera village of Pattan. Following the incident, the injured was […]
Four people injured in Uri accident, two critical
Baramulla: Four persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Uri area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the accident took place in Garkoot area of Uri. He said that soon after the incident locals and a police party reached to the […]
Pahalgam shivers at minus 10.3 deg C as cold conditions persist
Srinagar: There was no respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperatures stayed several degrees below freezing point at most places in the valley on Friday, officials said here. The mercury in Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir fell to minus 9.0 degrees Celsius, the officials said. Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which […]
Tourists make a beeline to Kashmir after recent snowfall
‘Stunning horse cart statue’ mesmerizing visitors in Sonamarg Srinagar: The tourists who had earlier postponed their visit to Kashmir in absence of snow are now coming in large numbers as the majority of tourist destinations have received enough snowfall recently. “I had dropped the plan of visiting Kashmir after the images showing Kashmir without snowfall,” […]
Govt wants all AIIMS to be fully functional, hiring taking place: Union Minister
New Delhi: Recruitment for 29,000 posts at various All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have taken place in the last six months, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Friday. Emphasising that the government is focusing on providing the best tertiary care to people in their own states, the Health and Family Welfare Minister […]
Lt Guv for increasing awareness on Wildlife conservation
Chairs 5th J&K UT Wildlife Board meeting JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday asked the concerned authorities to increase the awareness on Wildlife conservation. Chairing the 5th meeting of Wildlife Board for the UT of J&K, at Civil Secretariat he instructed for organizing a series of promotional activities to increase the visibility of mega […]
India has nearly 97 crore voters now, up 6% from 2019: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday said nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year’s Lok Sabha elections. It also said over two crore young electors in age group of 18 to 29 years have been added in the voters’ list. There has been a six per cent increase in […]
If judges can go to National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers: SC
New Delhi: If judges can go to the National Judicial Academy for training, why not lawyers, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asserting that all advocates should undergo compulsory training and they should not be allowed to practise unless they have a certificate from a recognised law university. The remark was made by a […]
Govt push puts spotlight on cervical cancer
Experts hope it is possible turning point New Delhi: Cervical cancer is at the centrestage of public health concern with the government’s push for vaccinations in the Union interim budget, a move that is a potential game changer for the disease that kills more than 77,000 women in India each year. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
Rajya Sabha takes up three bills on Jammu and Kashmir
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Friday took up for consideration and passage three bills on Jammu and Kashmir that seek to provide reservation to Other Backward Classes in local bodies and modify the lists of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Union territory. The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024; […]
