Manzoor-ul-Hassan Srinagar: The government of India’s ambitious health scheme ‘Free Diagnostics Service Initiative’ for providing free of cost medical examinations to patients in Kashmir has been abandoned. Consequently, patients have to cough up money for major tests except for 18 examinations which on papers are done free of cost at government-run hospitals. The tests are hemoglobin […]
United Nations/New Delhi: Raising the Kashmir issue at the UN, China has told the General Assembly that the “dispute” should be peacefully and properly addressed in accordance with the UN Charter, Security Council resolutions and the bilateral agreement. China, a close ally of Pakistan, also stressed that no actions should be taken that would unilaterally […]
Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake jolted the state although there were no reports of casualties or any damage, an official of the state disaster management department said “An earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale occurred at 6.06 a.m. on Monday,” he said, adding that the epicentre of the quake was in Punjab’s Amritsar district.” […]
Washington: North Korean officials have told their US counterparts that Kim Jong Un is ready to discuss denuclearization, an assurance that could pave the way for a meeting with President Donald Trump, reports said today. It is the first time the offer was made directly to Washington, after it was previously conveyed through South Korean […]
Damascus: A missile attack on a Syrian military airport left several dead and wounded, state media said today, after the US warned Damascus and its allies over an earlier suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town. The strike on the Tayfur air base in the central province of Homs, came as international outrage mounts over […]
Tokyo: A 5.6-magnitude quake hit western Japan early today, injuring five people and damaging buildings and roads, as officials warned stronger tremors could come in the days ahead. The shallow tremor was gauged as magnitude 5.6 by the US Geological Survey and 6.1 by Japans meteorological agency on the Richter scale. It rocked the west […]
Srinagar: A fresh spell of rains lashed Kashmir, including this summer capital, which recorded the hottest-ever March this year and a deficit rainfall, forcing authorities to advise farmers in many areas of the valley not to cultivate paddy-a water-intensive crop. Meanwhile, the upper reaches of Pahalgam, including Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station for […]
Srinagar: The class work will remain suspended in all the colleges and higher secondary schools in various districts of Kashmir valley for tomorow, while primary and high schools will function normally across Kashmir. An official said that the decision has been taken as a “precautionary measure” to avoid student protests in the campuses. Official of […]
Srinagar: The district administration in Baramulla district has decided to suspend class work in all Higher Secondary schools and Colleges in Sopore tomorrow. Meanwhile, district administration in Kupwara has also ordered to suspend class work in Govt Degree College Handwara for tomorrow. The decision to suspend class work in these areas has been taken as […]
Srinagar: Police on Sunday claimed to have traced a kidnapped girl and arrested the accused in the crime. A spokesman of police said that on April 01, 2018, Police Station Achabal received a written complaint from a person namely Mohammad Rafiq Itoo resident of Nunwan (Achabal) that his daughter name (with withheld) had been kidnapped. […]