Madras High Court stays Centre’s order on cattle slaughter

The Madras High Court Tuesday granted a four-week stay on the Centre’s decision to ban the sale of cattle meant for slaughter. The Madurai bench of the high court sought responses from the state government and Government of India on the issue, reports said. On May 23, the Centre passed a notification seeking to regulate […]

Tobacco ban would prevent 40% cancer cases: DAK

Seeking complete ban on tobacco products in Kashmir, the Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) headed by Dr Nisar-ul-Hassan on Tuesday said that the ban on tobacco products would prevent people from getting or dying from cancer. DAK President in a statement issued here while quoting the reports said that about 40 per cent of cancer cases […]

Yasin Malik remembers Ishfaq Wani on his anniversary

While recalling the struggle and sacrifices of Ishfaq Majeed Wani, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chief, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday said he was a born leader, a humble slave of Allah Almighty and a true warrior. “He was a symbol of courage, fearlessness, religiousness, passion, and resistance against the false and injustice,” Malik said in […]

Tax bidis at 28 percent to save lives, health activists urge Govt

Health activists have urged the government to tax bidis at 28 percent in order to ensure that the use of bidis is curtailed to a large extent. “Taxing bidis below 28% under GST will cause a sharp increase in bidi consumption and further aggravate the public health and economic burden caused by bidi use in […]

BG 3rd semester, B.Ed exams scheduled on May 31 postponed; all other exams as per schedule tomorrow

All Kashmir University examinations scheduled to be held on 31-05-2017 (Wednesday) shall be conducted as per schedule, except only BG 3rd semester and B.Ed examinations which are postponed due to inability to transport examination-related material to the examination centers. The fresh dates for BG 3rd semester and B. Ed. will be notified separately, later. Meanwhile, […]

Kashmir problem limited to just 5 districts: Venkaiah Naidu

After BJP’s national president Amit Shah said that the Kashmir problem is limited to three districts only, Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu today asserted that the problem is limited to five districts of south Kashmir only. “Other than five districts, remaining parts of the state are free from violence. Let us understand this. Except for […]

Pattan: 9 youth arrested in nocturnal raids

At least 9 youths have been arrested by police during nocturnal raids from different areas of Pattan town of Baramulla district on Monday, a local news gathering agency reported. According to the police sources, a group of youth allegedly attacked some private vehicles on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Singhpora Pattan resulting in the injuries to the […]

Woman’s body recovered from Jhelum in Sumbal

Locals today recovered an unidentified body of a woman from Jhelum river near Asham area of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said. An official said that the body was recovered by locals at around 8 am. “The woman is around 60 years of age. Her body has been kept at a hospital in […]