NEW DELHI: Government employees under suspension or granted sanction of prosecution over corruption charges will not be able to get a passport, according to an official order. The move follows a review of the existing guidelines by the Personnel Ministry, in consultation with the Central Vigilance Commission and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). It […]
Srinagar: National Conference leader and Member of Parliament Muhammad Akbar Lone said that what the government is doing in Kashmir is “not compatible with democracy”. “At present J&K is in the throes of a crisis. The representative voices continue to remain incarcerated and those outside are not being looked up to while taking decisions. Every […]
Srinagar: Kashmir University on Friday appointed Dr Ajaz Ahmad Wani as the varsity’s Director south campus. An associate professor in Department of Botany, Dr Wani has served as Deputy Chief Proctor of the university besides member of several panels. He has done his M.Sc., Ph.D. in Botany from Aligarh Muslim University and was appointed as […]
SRINAGAR: Law undergrads at Kashmir University have alleged foul play in selection list of LLM programme even as the varsity administration said enquiry was going on over the matter. The admission notification for LLM programme of 2019 session was issued by the KU in July last year while as the entrance test, as per the […]
SRINAGAR: Overloading in public transport in Srinagar is irking passengers who say that Traffic department is turning blind eye over this issue. As per the commuters, Traffic department has failed to take any action against the minibus drivers who are violating traffic rules. Due to overloading, passengers are either found hanging on the footsteps of […]
More snow, rains expected, says MeT
Srinagar: Rains lashed Kashmir on Thursday bringing down mercury and shutting down Srinagar-Jammu highway. The vehicular traffic along the mountainous highway was suspended after rains triggered shooting stones and minor landslides at several places. An official from the traffic control unit Ramban told the Kashmir Reader due to the minor landslides and shooting stones from […]
Srinagar: Several people are feared to have died after the vehicle they were travelling rolled down a gorge on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday evening. Deputy Commissioner Ramban Nazim Zia Khan confirmed to Kashmir Reader that a cab fell into Chenab river at Ramban. The exact number of passengers travelling in the vehicle could not be […]
Srinagar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued a fresh Coronavirus advisory to schools and other educational institutions following the increase in confirmed cases of COVID-19 in India. However, most of the government and private schools in Jammu and Kashmir have failed to implement the compulsory recommendations. According to official sources, the Directorate […]
2 flee from Jammu hospital brought back
Srinagar: Five persons with a recent history of travelling to Coronavirus-affected countries have been admitted to SKIMS Hospital Soura after they showed symptoms of the disease, officials said. “We have kept the five persons in the isolation ward at the SKIMS hospital in Soura,” they said. The officials added that samples of the suspects were […]
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan on Thursday chaired a meeting to review preventive measures for Coronavirus (COVID-19) threat which are put in place by line departments in the valley. The meeting was informed that isolation wards have been earmarked in each district hospitals, SKIMS and other Health institutions. Maternity Home, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar […]