Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday appeared at the Enforcement Directorate’s Srinagar office to answer questions related to a money-laundering case. The 61-year-old People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief arrived before noon at the ED’s Srinagar office at Rajbagh. She was guarded by her cavalcade, and not allowed to interact with the media […]
Srinagar: Two days after the head of a Bakerwal family was beaten and grievously wounded by goons in Samba, no one has been arrested so far by the police. SSP Samba Rajesh Sharma told Kashmir Reader that police have registered a case under FIR no 90 under Sections 307, 340, 323, 354 IPC. Investigation is […]
Srinagar: Better late than never, perhaps, that at the end of one of the harshest winters in recent years in Kashmir, the Power Development Department (PDD) has added 480 MWs grid capacity to the existing system, resolving years of power shortage crisis in north Kashmir and parts of central Kashmir. Chief Engineer, Jammu and Kashmir […]
Srinagar: Once again the Jammu and Kashmir Police beat up journalists while they were doing their professional duty, this time while they were covering the protests that broke out after Friday prayers at the Jamia mosque in Nowhatta, Srinagar. International award-winning photographer Saqib Majid and the cameraman of BBC Urdu, Shafat Farooq, were beaten up […]
Srinagar: Now a staffer at Delhi Public School (DPS) Srinagar has tested Covid-19 positive. At least seven staffers at the GD Goenka school have already tested positive, while tests of scores of others are awaited. Shafaq Ashfaq, one of the office bearers at DPS, told Kashmir Reader that the infected teacher was asked to go […]
Srinagar: Is GD Goenka School actually ready to start reopening for students? On Wednesday, another person at the school tested positive, taking the overall tally to nine. With just a few days left for its reopening (on March 8), and results of dozens of Covid-19 tests of its staff members awaited, fear among parents and […]
Srinagar: At least seven staff members of GD Goenka School in Srinagar have tested positive just days before the school is scheduled to re-open on March 8. Dr Rubeena, Zonal Medial Officer Zadibal, who has monitored the test drive at the school, told Kashmir Reader that seven staff members have tested positive and have been […]
Srinagar: A hurdle has come in the way of smooth disposal of GoI’s flagship health scheme that offers up to Rs 5 lakh insurance cover to any admitted patient in any healthcare institute in Jammu and Kashmir. The scheme is Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), the earlier SEHAT scheme which was […]
Srinagar: Ahead of opening of schools in Kashmir Valley for the first time since last year’s Covid-19 lockdown, parents are still afraid of sending their wards to school, especially because school administrations are throwing all the responsibilities on the shoulders of parents and on students to keep safe from infection. Kashmir Reader has learnt that […]
Srinagar: For the first time, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has done away with the requirement of a license for setting up stone crushers and hot/wet mixing plants, but where is the raw material which would be required for bringing them to life, ask stakeholders in Kashmir. In many areas of Kashmir valley, mining of […]