Ganderbal: At least eight labourers were injured after a Tempo, they were travelling in, turned turned turtle at Margund area of Kangan kin Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. An official told a Tempo was travelling from Sonamerg to Srinagar when it turned turtle at Margund, leaving eight passengers […]
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National Doctors’ Day 2021: Date, history and significance
Every year, July 1 is observed as National Doctors’ Day in the memory of Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy, who had his birth and death anniversary on the same day. The day, commemorated by Indian Medical Association (IMA), is dedicated to all the doctors and healthcare workers who have been serving people by risking their lives. […]
Early elections imperative to remove Governance deficit in J&K: Altaf Bukhari
SRINAGAR: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday expressed serious concern over the governance deficit that has hugely impacted public delivery institutions in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a day-long provincial level at Party headquarters in Srinagar, Bukhari said as per a statement issued to news agency the void between the people and the […]
Can’t link Statehood with elections: Sajad Lone
‘J&K leaders made their people proud in all party meeting’ Srinagar: Peoples Conference (PC) Chairman, Sajad Gani Lone on Thursday said all the leaders who participated in the recently held All Party Meeting in New Delhi on June 24, made the people of JK feel proud. Addressing a news conference, Lone, who was accompanied by […]
J&K cancels residential accommodation of ”Darbar Move” employees
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday cancelled residential accommodations of ”darbar move” employees in Jammu and Srinagar, days after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced an end to the age-old practice. The officials have been asked to vacate their quarters in the twin capital cities within three weeks. The L-G had on June 20 […]
4 feared dead as vehicle plunges into gorge in Ramban
Jammu: At least four persons are feared dead while four others received critical injuries when a load carrier carrying labourers met with an accident near Khooni Nallah in Ramsu area of Ramban district on Wednesday morning. Officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Srinagar bound TATA Mobile, carrying labourers of Chhattisgarh rolled down […]
LeT Commander Abrar Among 2 militants killed in Maloora: IGP
Describes Drone Attacks Serious Technological Threat Srinagar: Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that two militants including LeT commander Nadeem Abrar were killed in Maloora encounter. “After the two major incidents at Kushipora and Lawaypora this year in which two army soldiers and three CRPF men were killed, we had identified a module […]
THE OTHER CONFLICT
THE OTHER CONFLICT
Several Shops Gutted In Massive Blaze In Anantnag’s Aishmuqam
Anantnag: At least six shops besides a residential house were gutted in a massive fire incident which broke out in Ziyarat Chowk Aishmuqam in this south Kashmir district on Tuesday morning. According to the reports the incident possibly occured due to gas (LPG) leakage from a shop near the shrine. The flames were seen erupting […]
Hunting With The Hounds
Political patronage and deep-rooted corruption allowed the J&K employees to get away with criminal deviations from the service rules. The recent dismissal of employees shows that it can’t be business as usual any longer