Boy drowns in stream in Budgam, dies
Srinagar: A 3-year-old boy drowned after slipped into a nallah in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday. Reports said that the boy Amir Ahmad Bhat (3) son of Zahoor Ahmad Bhat of Waragam Beerwah slipped into the nallah on Monday evening when he was playing with other kids. Soon after the incident, […]
Two militants killed in Shopian gunfight, Internet suspended
Srinagar : Two militants were killed in a gunfight with goverment forces in Awneera area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday. A police official said that the two militants were killed and their bodies were recovered along with arms and ammunition from the site of the gunfight. The identity of the slain militants was […]
Open to scrutiny on every transaction, says Parvez Ahmad
Srinagar : Former chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Parvez Ahmad on Saturday said he was “open to scrutiny” on every transaction during his tenure with the bank. Pervez tweeted, which reads, “Absolutely no regrets. Did my job most diligently, honestly and in the best interest of the institution. Open to scrutiny on each and […]
Healthcare system
Health care system in J&K State is not so healthy. All the government run hospitals have not been able to cater to the needs of growing patients. Most of the rush finally comes to the few hospitals of Srinagar as they are overcrowded. Most of the modern equipment and hospital buildings constructed in the rural […]
Vigilance sleuths raid J&K Bank headquarters after chairman Parvez Ahmad’s removal
Agencies Srinagar : Minutes after the removal of Parvez Ahmad as chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, state vigilance organisation sleuths Saturday raided the financial institution’s corporate headquarters here, officials said. The vigilance organisation was looking for records of nearly 1,200 appointments allegedly made at the behest of political masters of the previous PDP-BJP government in the state and during Ahmad’s […]
Indo Pak armies exchange fire on LoC in Poonch
Poonch : Indo Pak armies on Saturday noon started to exchange gun fire on Line of Control in Poonch sector. Reports said that both the armies exchanged firing at forward locations in Poonch with both small and medium level weaponry. The exchange of fire was on when last reports poured in while there was no […]
J&K High Court to remain closed for summer vacation from June 10
Srinagar : The Jammu and Kashmir High court issues a notification order stating that J&K State High Court will remain closed for summer vacations from June 10 to June 28, 2019 (Both days inclusive). Meanwhile, the summer vacations for Trial Court Jammu Division will come in effect from June 10, 2019, to June 24, 2019 […]
Imran Khan writes to Modi, seeks talks on all differences
Agencies ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a letter to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday said Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi to resolve all differences, including the Kashmir issue, a media report claimed. The news comes a day after India said there will be no bilateral meeting between the two […]
‘Objectionable’ video of doctor, patient from Rajouri goes viral, SIT to probe case
Srinagar : Police has registered a case after an objectionable video of a doctor and his patient from Rajouri district went viral on social media, officials said. The case was lodged after the woman in the video registered a complaint saying that the clip was forged and edited, which was aimed at outraging her modesty, […]
R K Chibber Is JK Bank’s Interim Chairman
Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday appointed RK Chhibber as the interim chairman and the Director on the Board of Directors of the J&K Bank. Chhibber will replace Pervez Ahmad, who was appointed in 2016 as the chairman of the bank. In an order issued on Saturday, the government said: “Parvez Ahmad, Chairman […]
