JAMMU: Fifteen health officials, including a doctor, were suspended on Friday after they were found absent from duty during a surprise inspection of health institutions in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. District Development Commissioner Mohammad Nazir Sheikh paid a surprise visit to District Tuberculosis Hospital Rajouri to check the medical facilities being […]
SRINAGAR: IGP Kashmir Saturday promoted over two thousand officials to their next ranks. The statement said, “Based on the recommendation made by Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) under the chairmanship of IGP Kashmir Zone Swayam Prakash Pani-IPS, promotion of 652 Head Constables to the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspectors, 1132 Selection Grade Constables to Head Constables and […]
PAMPORE: The residents of Frestabal Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has demanded replacement of transformer, saying the current transformer cannot bear the load and develops frequent snags. Nearly 40 households of this area are dependent on 250 KV transformer, which according to the locals is insufficient. “The field staff of the area were requested […]
JAMMU: The All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) –a representative body of Sikhs in the Kashmir Valley- Friday accused the government of India of ignoring their plight over the years and demanded a focussed attention for their upliftment. It also expressed displeasure over the way the special status of Jammu and Kashmir was taken away […]
SRINAGAR: Degree colleges in Kashmir have put the career of hundreds of students at stake by delaying the awards of their practical assessment even as the results of their theory papers are ready. The colleges affiliated with the University of Kashmir have failed to upload the awards of the practical assessment of undergrad 2nd and […]
Srinagar: The J&K High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the government to file response within two weeks to a fresh litigation seeking a decision on the RTI applications and appeals that were pending before the State Information Commission (SIC). The court while admitting the matter for hearing called response from J&K chief secretary and […]
BARAMULLA: Almost a month after remaining calm, guns again roared in Hajipeer area of Uri with cross-LoC firing continuing for almost three hours on Wednesday. The firing that started around 9 in the morning continued till 11 am saw use of motors and resulted in damage to several houses mostly in Silikote area. The firing […]
Environmentalists call for awareness about health hazards, benefits of decomposition
SHOPIAN: The burning of fruit tree leaves by orchardists have created a dense smog in south Kashmir’s Shopian causing air pollution that has left elderly and children susceptible to health hazards. According to horticulture scientists, the fruit tree leaves contain a large amount of chemicals which are being sprayed on the trees throughout the year […]
SRINAGAR: The Cluster University, Srinagar (CUS) has decided to conduct undergraduate examinations separately,abandoning its proposal of holding joint examinations. The varsity in September proposed conducting examinations of odd and even semesters jointly to compensate the loss of academic work in the face of August 5 lockdown. However, Registrar CUS, Abdul Hameed told Kashmir Reader that […]
PAMPORE: Flood Control department on Tuesday launched a special drive against illegal mining in Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Sources said officials of Flood Control department along with police inspected stretch of Jehlum in MarwalKakapora area to identifythe spots were sand was illegally extracted. AEE Flood Control department Gulzar Ahmad told Kashmir Reader […]