Clashes in Baramulla and Ganderbal.
Clashes broke out between students of Boys degree college Baramulla and police after the students took a protest rally demanding punishment for the Kathua victim. According to reports clashes erupt after police lobbed scores of tear gas shells to disperse the protesting students. Reports also said that students assembled inside the college premises holding placards […]
Delhi Court slaps fine on media houses for revealing identity of minor Kuthua rape victim
Media houses, issued notices for revealing the identity of the eight-year-old Kathua rape victim, on Wednesday apologised before the Delhi High Court and were directed to pay Rs 10 lakh each to the Jammu and Kashmir Victim Compensation Fund. Advocates representing media houses told the court that the mistake of revealing the identity of the […]
Stroke patients not receiving life-saving treatment at Kashmir hospitals: DAK
SRINAGAR, : “Use of a clot-busting drug saves lives of stroke patients, but at Kashmir hospitals patients don’t receive this life-saving treatment,” said Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday in a communique. “Without treatment, stroke patients end up permanently disabled,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is the approved clot-busting intravenous […]
Kashmir valley turning into a beggar’s paradise
SRINAGAR,: Kashmir valley is fast turning into a beggar’s paradise. The inhabitants compliant that the beggars unleash trouble among pedestrians and commuters by chasing to fetch money. They said that this has not only annoyed people but is also giving hard time to tourists as well. Sources said that trucks filled with non local beggars are […]
State BJP ministers to resign from Mehbooba cabinet say reports
According to unconfirmed reports in a core group meet at Jammu BJP ministers have decided to resign from Mehbooba Mufti cabinet. All BJP leaders and law makers are not happy the way party high command asked the two ministers to resign. Reports said that the decision was taken to convey to the central leadership of […]
Collective efforts needed to secure future of underprivileged children: Priya
JAMMU, APRIL 17: Minister of State for Education, Technical Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi has underlined the need for collective efforts for securing future of underprivileged children. “The civil society and government should come forward to remove the social stigma towards certain sections and work in a collaborated manner to pave the way for their better […]
DSEK takes stock of educational scenario in Bandipora
SRINAGAR, APRIL 17: The Director School Education Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo today conduced a detailed tour of Bandipora to personally take stock of the educational scenario in the district. Assuring best possible infrastructure for the educational institutions of the district, Dr Itoo impressed upon the Heads of the Institutions to ensurecent percent attendance of the […]
Dy CM gets charge of I&C, Forest Departments
JAMMU, APRIL 17: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has assigned the charge of the Departments of Industries & Commerce and Forest, Ecology & Environment to Dr Nirmal Kumar Singh, Deputy Chief Minister. “In pursuance of Rule 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Business Rules, I, Mehbooba Mufti, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir do hereby assign the […]
Jolt to Lal Singh and Company: Supreme Court rules out CBI Inquiry
New Delhi, : In a jolt to ousted BJP Ministers , the Supreme Court today did not favour handing over the investigation into the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua from the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police to the CBI as her father expressed satisfaction over the investigation carried out […]
Militants escape after firing at Army patrol in South Kashmir.
Officials on Tuesday said a search operation was launched after militants attacked an army patrol party in Seer village of Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A top police officer said that militants attacked a patrol party of army’s 42 RR near Jamia Masjid Seer. He said the militants escaped after opening fire. “However, there […]
