Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday banned all the medical and paramedical staff of SKIMS from pursuing any private practice in private hospitals and individual clinics. According to an order, the employees of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in Srinagar, including medical and paramedical staff, have been asked to refrain from indulging in […]
Warns aerial, surface traffic disruption on highways Srinagar: With the cold wave already tightening its grip, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday issued a weather advisory predicting widespread snow and rains across J&K and Ladakh starting Friday. The IMD said that the active western disturbance is most likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir and […]
Srinagar: The interiors of the historical Pathar Masjid suffered partial damage after fire broke out in the mosque during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, but the mosque itself was saved by its stone structure. The pulpit and wooden almirah of the Pathar Masjid, situated in Nawab Bazar area of Srinagar city, were damaged […]
Srinagar: Thousands of devotees on Friday thronged Hazratbal shrine popularly known as Dargah in Srinagar along with several other shrines of Kashmir to offer congregational prayers and get the glimpse of holy relics on the Friday following Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). The devotees in large number including men, women, and children were seen thronging the shrine enshrined […]
‘Haven’t received order through proper channel,’ say top officials, while the complainant suffers reprisals, is dismissed from key post and sent to sub-district hospital Srinagar: Two weeks after a senior female consultant accused the Director Health Services Kashmir of sexual harassment and vindictiveness, the inquiry ordered by the J&K government is yet to begin. Top […]
Seniors denied promotion, plum posts given to ones ‘close to the Director’ Srinagar: In blatant disregard of norms, the administration of the health department Kashmir has picked juniors over senior officers and given them additional perks, raising serious questions on the state of affairs in the department. The seniority list of officers, released by the […]
Srinagar: Eid-e-Milaad-un-Nabi (SAW) was celebrated with religious fervour and reverence across Kashmir valley on Friday, with the biggest gathering witnessed at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar city amid displaying of holy relics to thousands of devotees. The day marks the birth anniversary of the beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and falls on the 12th of Rabi Ul […]
Srinagar: Led by Omar Abdullah, the People’s Alliance of Gupkar Declaration on Friday visited Drass and Kargil areas of Ladakh to extend support to its people and put forward the manifesto of their amalgam, which aims to restore the rights snatched away from the people of Jammu and Kashmir. This was for the first time […]
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party president and former J&K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the Modi government of wanting to plunder the land and resources of Jammu and Kashmir. She said that new land laws, domicile rules, and service conditions of government employees were all means to achieve this aim. Talking to reporters at […]
Srinagar: On the eve of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), celebrations at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar remained low key as no night long prayers were held in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Hazratbal shrine which usually attracts thousands of devotees on the annual Urs of Eid-e-Milad (SAW) witnesses night-long prayers in reverence of the beloved Prophet Muhammad […]