27% of Pulwama’s population has antibodies for coronavirus

27% of Pulwama’s population has antibodies for coronavirus

Srinagar: More than 27% of the population in Pulwama district has developed antibodies to fight the novel coronavirus that causes Covid-19, but this is no reason to give up the precautions against the virus, say the experts who conducted the survey. The sero-survey in Pulwama district was conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research […]

J&K Bank sinking in losses, NPAs, all-round inefficiency: CAG

J&K Bank sinking in losses, NPAs, all-round inefficiency: CAG

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has figured in the national auditor’s report for its worsening financial health, inefficient system, and irregularities in recruitment process. According to the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), the bank’s profit has dropped by 500 percent in the last five years. “The profit earned by the bank declined from Rs […]

Advocate who feared for his safety shot dead at home in Srinagar

Advocate who feared for his safety shot dead at home in Srinagar

Srinagar: Advocate Babar Qadri, 40, was shot dead from point-blank range at his residence in Hawal area of Srinagar on Thursday evening by unidentified gunmen. Just a few days ago, he had tweeted a screenshot and requested the police to file a case against a Facebook user named Shah Nazir for spreading falsehoods that he […]

BJP banking on Molvis to expand footprint in Valley

BJP banking on Molvis to expand footprint in Valley

Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir based political parties are still struggling to resume political activities a year after abrogation of Article 370, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is working overtime to make deep inroads into the Valley. For this, the party has chalked out a plan by involving religious clerics to influence public opinion in […]

Month after abolishing, govt to examine Self Help Group scheme

Month after abolishing, govt to examine Self Help Group scheme

Srinagar: More than a month after Self Help Groups (SHG) of engineers who were doing developmental works on nominal profit margins were disengaged, the government has constituted a committee to examine how their contribution was valuable to Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued by the General Administration Department said that a five member team led […]

Pandits living in Kashmir start hunger strike for govt jobs

Pandits living in Kashmir start hunger strike for govt jobs

Srinagar: Non-migrant Kashmiri Pandits have decided to go on a hunger strike against the government for not providing them government jobs recommended by the Government of India almost three years ago. Sanjay Tickoo, president of the Kashmiri Pandit Sangarash Samiti and who is based in Srinagar, told Kashmir Reader that a hunger strike has been […]

Welcome move, but more needed: Kashmir Inc

Srinagar: The economic package for the revival of the ailing J&K economy has drawn a mixed response from the business community and political parties. President Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) Sheikh Ashiq told Kashmir Reader the response by the administration is appreciable but more steps are required for full revival of the economy. […]

Encounter at Batamaloo claims life of 45-yr-old woman, DGP calls it ‘unfortunate’

Encounter at Batamaloo claims life of 45-yr-old woman, DGP calls it ‘unfortunate’

3 militants from south Kashmir slain, CRPF officer critically wounded Srinagar: A 45-year-old civilian woman was killed in “crossfire” and three militants from south Kashmir were gunned down in Batamaloo area of Srinagar during an encounter that began in the pre-dawn hours of Thursday, police said. A paramilitary CRPF officer was critically wounded and another […]

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