Minister pays surprise visit to G B Pant Hospital, takes stock of medicare facilities

  Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat Monday paid a surprise visit to G.B. Pant Hospital here and took stock of the Medicare and other related facilities available for the patients. The Minister took a round of wards, laboratory and other diagnostic units and received detailed feedback about the flow of patients, availability […]

Failure to curb braid chopping incidents left womenfolk in great distress: Hurriyat (M) 

Hurriyat conference (M) Monday expressed concern over the unabated incidents of braid chopping and now incidents of theft of gold jewelry and cash from the households from various parts of Kashmir by mysterious criminal elements. According to the statement issued here, the Hurriyat (M) spokesman said it is an irony that the government and its […]

Lie detection tests of victims aimed to shield culprits: Hurriyat (G)

Hurriyat Conference (G) on Monday expressed deep concern over the increasing braid chopping incidents, saying that it has given rise to scare and fear psychosis as the  incidents of burglary and stone pelting by miscreants is also haunting the innocent people. Denouncing authorities for suggesting that the braid chopping victims will have to undergo lie […]

Braid chopping row: Clashes, shutdown witnessed in Lalchowk

Clashes between youth and government forces erupted in the city centre of Lal Chowk here, after a braid chopping incident was reported in Maisuma area of the city. According to the reports, the braid of a woman was chopped off on Monday afternoon in Maisuma area following which youth took to the streets to protest […]

Braid Chopping will have dangerous consequences, warns Congress

Describing the unabated incidents of braid chopping as shameful and highly condemnable, Congress today lashed out at both State and Central government for failing to contain such anti-social activities, aiming to create discord in Kashmir Valley. Strongly condemning the braid chopping, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Secretary urged upon the police higher ups to take […]

Braid chopping: Police to collect blood samples of victims, says IGP

The Jammu and Kashmir Police Monday said that all the police officials at the district level have been asked to collect the blood samples of the victims of ‘braid chopping’ in a bid to find out the nature of spray used by the culprits. Ruling out lie-detector or polygraph tests of the braid-chopping victims, Inspector […]

Hussaini Mushaira organized at Chadoora

  Kashmir Concern Foundation in collaboration with District Information Centre Budgam, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and JK Tourism department today organized a ‘Mehfil Mushaira’ in the memory of renowned historian and saint Malik Hyder at Government Higher Secondary School, Chadoora. Prominent poets and authors took part in the daylong event. The Mehfil […]

Braid chopping row: Lawyers stage protest

  A group lawyers from Bar Association Baramulla and Sopore staged peaceful protests at their respective places against the rising incidents of braid chopping in Kashmir valley since last one month. According to reports, a group of lawyers headed by president bar Association Sopore, Mir Mohammad Maqbool took out a peaceful protest march which started […]

Editors body calls for revamp of information department

Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has called for a complete revamp of the Department of Information and Public Relations. The media body said that ‘it wants the department to rediscover itself and stay relevant to its mandate and responsibilities’. KEG, according to a spokesman, met here Monday with President Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo in the chair and […]

DSEK conducts surprise visit of various schools in Pulwama

In order to take stock of the forthcoming 10th and 12th class BOSE examinations, Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo today made a surprise visit of various schools of District Pulwama. The Director enquired of various arrangements made for the smooth and fair conduct of examinations. On this occasion, the Director interacted with […]