Amid spike in Valley, third wave poses no great threat: Covid expert

Amid spike in Valley, third wave poses no great threat: Covid expert

Srinagar: COVID-19 cases are up once again in Kashmir, and the administration is gearing up to prevent the situation from getting out of control as a third wave seems imminent. But what turn do the experts foresee the situation as taking? Dr Rouf Hussain Rather, Community Medicine Specialist and in charge of data analysis at […]

Unemployment soars again in J&K: 22.5 percent

Unemployment soars again in J&K: 22.5 percent

Srinagar: The employment avenues which had begun to get better in Jammu and Kashmir with the easing of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, are still in terrible shape. An unemployment rate of 22.2 percent for the month of October, highest among all states and union territories of the country, almost double than what it was in […]

Families of civilians bury bodies late night in Srinagar

Families of civilians bury bodies late night in Srinagar

Srinagar: The families of Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul have finally managed to bury their bodies after conducting last rites. The bodies were handed over to them by the administration at around 1 am past Thursday midnight, after exhuming the bodies from a Handwara graveyard. The families buried the bodies later in the night […]

Hyderpora encounter: Govt gives in to public pressure, returns bodies of civilians

Hyderpora encounter: Govt gives in to public pressure, returns bodies of civilians

Bodies exhumed from Handwara; families of Altaf, Mudasir say police have given assurance Srinagar: After public outrage, political pressure, and unrelenting demands from their families, the bodies of Srinagar civilians Altaf Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul, both of whom were killed in a disputed encounter at Hyderpora on Monday, were exhumed from a graveyard in […]

NC, PC hold protest in Srinagar against the killings, demand bodies be returned

NC, PC hold protest in Srinagar against the killings, demand bodies be returned

Srinagar: Mainstream political parties on Thursday joined the demand for the return of bodies of two civilians-Altaf Ahmad Bhat and Dr Mudasir Gul- who were killed during an encounter at Hyderpora earlier this week. National Conference, Peoples Conference and Peoples Democratic Party asked the government to return the bodies of the killed to their families […]

Hyderopra ‘encounter’ Families raise public outcry: Innocents killed, we want justice

Hyderopra ‘encounter’ Families raise public outcry: Innocents killed, we want justice

Srinagar: The families of Altaf Bhat and Mudasir Gul, civilians who were killed on Monday in an encounter between militants and government forces in Hyderpora, protested at Srinagar’s press enclave on Wednesday to assert the innocence of the slain men and demand justice for their “killing in cold blood”. Both families continued to demand that […]

Smooth Operator: Srinagar-Sharjah flight encounters no turbulence

Smooth Operator: Srinagar-Sharjah flight encounters no turbulence

Srinagar: Much to the surprise of many stakeholders, the Srinagar-Sharjah flight has taken off quite well, contrary to fears that it may be shut down with Pakistan refusing its airspace. Now Kashmiri exporters want cargo service to start, too, which they say will be the “game changer”. The flight, which was flagged off in late […]

Environment Policy draft prepared 3 years ago still crying for govt’s approval

Environment Policy draft prepared 3 years ago still crying for govt’s approval

SRINAGAR: Every now and then, the government through its public information department disburses information about its seriousness of keeping the environment safe. More than a dozen departments are at work for the purpose, implementing scores of laws meant for saving the environment. But the government is yet to clear the Environmental Policy, the file of […]

Covid warning rings again in Srinagar, DC appeals for precautions

Covid warning rings again in Srinagar, DC appeals for precautions

SRINAGAR: Once again Srinagar is reverberating with loud public warnings to maintain Covid-19 Appropriate Behaviour, as the number of fresh cases has risen gradually. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Muhammad Aijaz on Saturday warned that non-adherence to Covid Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) may become a reason for a third wave in Jammu and Kashmir. Asad made […]

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