BUDGAM: The New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Chewdara village in Beerwah Tehsil of Budgam district is working without a doctor from last seven months forcing patients to visit other hospitals. This is the only health centre for seven villages of Beerwah tehsil including Chewdara, Ohangam, Mirpora, Wanhiuma, Chak, Machama and Dragar having population […]
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Khidmat Centres association on Tuesday held a protest here in Srinagar demanding permanent job policy in J&K Bank. Scores of protesters from various districts of Kashmir assembled here in Press Enclave and chanting slogans “we want justice” and “frame permanent job police for us”. The protesting said that we Khidmat Centres […]
SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall started in the Valley on Saturday with meteorological department predicting improvement in weather today. In Srinagar and elsewhere, light snowfall in the evening brought down mercury resulting in acute cold. In north Kashmir, snowfall started in late afternoon. Deputy Director of Metrological department, Mukhtar Ahmad told the Kashmir Reader the light snowfall […]
Srinagar: Mercury plummeted in Kashmir on Monday ahead of weather department’s forecast for a fresh snow spell in the Valley. In Srinagar, an acute cold prevailed throughout the day with previous night recording minus 3.4 degrees Celsius. It led a layer of frost on road causing inconvenience to people especially to motorists in the morning. […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution control board (JKPCB) have asked all establishments units dealing with electrical and electronic items to seek permission from the Board under e-waste management & handling rules 2016 to operate his or her unit. “If any enterprise which are manufactured and sells any electrical and electronic equipment and their components […]
SRINAGAR: Pesticide products manufactured by Sumitomo Chemicals India Pvt Ltd has been banned by Central Insecticides Laboratory Faridabad. The products are with batch numbers LVSH0S0250 and LVSH0S0251, manufacture date 03-02-2019, 04-02-2019 and expiry date 02-02-2022,02-02-2022. The deputy director of Law enforcement of Agriculture department Kashmir has informed the public not to use and purchase these […]
SRINAGAR: Doodh Ganga nallah has been blocked by waterlogging at various points due to recent snowfall – with locals saying that it has caused inconvenience to them. The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) is cleaning the Doodh Ganga Nallah at various places which have been blocked by recent snowfall. Imtiyaz Ahmad, one of the local said […]
SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumers Affairs (FCS&CA) has recovered a fine Rs 4,70600 from erring traders from April last year to first week of January this year in Srinagar city, according to a report accessed by Kashmir Reader. As per the official data available with Kashmir Reader which said that the department […]
SRINAGAR: The top storey of a building along Batamaloo Karan Nagar Road was damaged in fire that erupted in its third storey. The building that was housing many non local families that rushed to safety soon after the fire in one of their quarters. The locals and fire and emergency services arrived to douse the […]
SRINAGAR: The Government Dental College is facing the short of key components that are necessary to conclude the procedure of root canal carried on patients at the hospital. Hundreds of patients are waiting for the caps called (crowns and bridges) to arrive at the college to be fitted on their operated teeth. Many have been […]