SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday visited SMHS hospital and took first hand appraisal of the healthcare facilities being provided to the patients. On the occasion, Div Com stressed on the cleanliness in the hospital premises and also enquired about the availability of Life saving medicine, Oxygen cylinders and other necessary items of […]
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Forest, Environment and Ecology Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Friday said that the conservation and management of Wullar Lake is a priority of the Government and external funding is being explored for this purpose. He held these views during a review meeting in which scope of work under various components of conservation and […]
SRINAGAR: District administrations across the Kashmir division Friday cleared snow from major and link roads after heavy snowfall lashed Kashmir Valley, officials said. District Development Commissioners visited various areas in their respective jurisdictions to take stock of the situation and review snow clearance and restoration of essential services. At KULGAM, DDC Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat […]
Rains lash plains
SRINAGAR: Kashmir Valley received its first major snowfall of the season on Wednesday leading to closure of the Mughal Road and Zojilla pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway. Deputy Director Meteorological Department, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Kupwara received the first major snowfall of the season. The plains witnessed intermediate rainfall […]
Srinagar: Five members of a family were killed and two injured when their car collided head on with a truck in Kulgam district on Wednesday, police said. The collision between the two vehicles, which were coming from opposite directions, took place at Khudwani bypass in Kulgam in the wee hours, a police official said. He […]
Locals take over
Srinagar: With the revocation of special status and splitting of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, non-local beggars have disappeared from the city markets here. One cannot find a single non- local beggar on city streets these days, who usually would dot roads, markets, public parks and spots outside religious places. Most of the […]
SRINAGAR: A Kashmiri entrepreneur is offering free of cost space and internet in Bangalore to Kashmir based start ups run down by the communications shutdown in the Valley. Shahid Ansari’s Start up Kashmir will offer office space for up to 50 Kashmir based entrepreneurs in central Bangalore till the time internet gag continues. Kashmir has […]
United Nations: India lashed out at Pakistan for raising the issue of women’s rights in Kashmir in the UN Security Council, saying the country represents a system that has been “exporting terrorism” and “regressive” extremist ideologies and “stifling” women’s voices for narrow political gains. India’s response came after Pakistan’s outgoing UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi commented […]
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday asked the Railway authorities to restore the train services in valley from next week. He passed the directions during a meeting with railway officials, district administrations and police convened to discuss restoration of railway services in Kashmir. Khan reviewed measures for restoring train service in the valley, […]
SRINAGAR: National Conference on Wednesday slammed government for changing the names of prominent landmarks in valley, saying that at a time when the people of state are struggling for their pride and democratic rights, GoI is raring to go for changing the names of important landmarks like stadiums. In a statement, party said, “The present […]