JAMMU: Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday laid the foundation stone of 100 bedded Rajiv Gandhi Hospital at Gangyal here, which would be raised under NRHM with an estimated cost of Rs 72.45 crore, an official spokesperson. The hospital would be constructed by J&K Housing Board and shall have […]
JAMMU: Opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday condemned the killing of Waseem Ahmad Malla of Sopore as “gruesome and barbaric.” In a statement, Mehbooba “lashed out at the forces that are baying for the blood of innocent people.” According to the statement, Mehbooba blamed the present National Conference-led government “for losing the […]
SRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection in Ladakh has been accredited as the ‘Best Responsible Tourism Project’ for its ecotourism initiative in the area at recently held National Tourism awards. The organizers appreciated the efforts put in by the Wildlife Protection Department and Leh administration to successfully execute the ecotourism project in Ladakh. The ecotourism […]
SRINAGAR: To ensure the availability of adequate stocks of essentials including rice, atta, K.Oil and Liquefied Petroleum Gas to the consumers in the Valley, the Director Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution Kashmir, Bashir Ahmad Khan convened an officers meeting here on Saturday, an official spokesperson said. Among other all the District Officers of the Department […]
Poonch: Poonch football team thumped inexperienced Rajouri football team 5-0 in a lopsided exhibition match of Friendship Football Cup played at here. SSP Poonch Shamsheer Hussain was the Chief Guest on the occasion. The SSP said that Poonch and Rajouri are blessed with huge talent , so more and more opportunities should be created in […]
SRINAGAR: The residents of Shar Shali, Pampore demand a proper pollution control mechanism in the surrounding cement factories as the pollution has hit the agriculture and animal life badly in the area. The residents have been protesting against the increasing levels of pollution in the area due to cement factories and denial of equitable employment […]
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani Friday said that army was continuously harassing family of its leader in central Kashmir’s Budgam district by conducting regular raids on his house. In a statement, the amalgam spokesman condemned the “frequent raids by 2-RR army on the residence of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist Farooq Ahmad Gutapori.” “Farooq Ahmad […]
SRINAGAR: JKLF chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik, Friday paid rich tributes to pilot Nadeem Khateeb on his anniversary describing him as “great martyr of Kashmir.” A statement issued by the JKLF spokesman said that Malik while “recalling the sacrifices and struggle of pilot Nadeem, said that “he was a great son of soil who left life […]
SRINAGAR: Police on Friday detained leaders of Hurriyat Conference J&K when they were on way to Warpora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore town, a spokesman of the amalgam said in a statement. He said that leaders including Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Yusuf Naqash, Tariq Ahmad, Munir Ahmad, Sajad Ahmad Tantray and dozens […]
Srinagar: Life remained paralyzed in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, where curfew remained in place for the second consecutive day Friday to thwart anti-India protests over the death of a militant in an alleged gunfight in Budgam district of central Kashmir. On Wednesday, Army had claimed it killed a Jaish-e-Mohammad militant Tauseef Ahmad Dar, son of […]