200 people registered for medical check up PAMPORE: A free health check-up camp was held for the residents of Pampore in Saffron Town on Sunday, organized by the Zargar Polyclinic Diagnostic Centre. The event attracted a large turnout, including many women and senior citizens, who came to address their health concerns. The camp provided free […]
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Shakeel ul Rehman on Sunday visited the far-flung Wevan- the remotest Village of Tehsil Bandipora to have interactions with the locals and to take spot assessment of the functionality of basic public amenities. The visit was also aimed to take a firsthand appraisal of the challenges faced by the public and […]
BANDIPORA: Motor Vehicles Department (MVD) Bandipora, under the guidance of ARTO Bandipora, Anees Ahmad conducted enforcement drive on the Srinagar-Bandipora highway. The enforcement drive was part of ongoing efforts to enhance road safety and enforce traffic regulations in the region. During the drive, a total of 95 vehicles were inspected. As a result, 20 vehicles […]
KULGAM: In pursuance to the direction of J&K Legal Services Authority, a Lok Adalat was on Sunday held in District Court Complex Kulgam, under the Chairmanship of Pr. District and Sessions Judge Kulgam and Chairman District Legal Services Authority Kulgam, Parvaiz Iqbal. One Bench was constituted for the Lok Adalat presided over by Ab Qayoom […]
SHOPIAN: Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, Faz Lul Haseeb on Sunday held a crucial inter- departmental coordination meeting today to review the ongoing efforts for the destruction of Cannabis and Poppy in the district. During the meeting, Haseeb emphasized on concrete measures to curb the drug abuse and destruction of Poppy crop across the district. The progress […]
NEW DELHI: India had a prime meridian of its own much ahead of the Greenwich meridian and it was called “madhya rekha”, which passed through the city of Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, according to a new Class-6 NCERT textbook for social science. No mention of caste-based discrimination, tweaks in references to B R Ambedkar’s experience […]
CALCUTTA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said that in the wake of the escalating violence in Bangladesh, she would keep the doors of her state open for people in distress from the neighbouring country and offer them shelter. Banerjee referred to the United Nations Resolution on refugees as justification for her stand […]
CHANDIGARH: The Haryana government on Sunday ordered suspension of mobile internet and the bulk SMS services in Nuh district for 24 hours ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra that was marred by violence last year. Two home guards were killed and at least 15 others, including several policemen, injured on July 31 last year […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday criticised Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for apparently “live-tweeting” some of the issues raised by different parties at an all-party meeting, and said the opposition party should consider sending a “more seasoned hand” next time. Ramesh, who attended the meeting, posted on X while the deliberations were going on, “In […]
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked student-led protests in which at least 114 people have been killed in the South Asian country, local media reported. The court’s Appellate Division dismissed a lower court order that had reinstated the quotas, directing that 93% of government […]