SRINAGAR — Students featuring in general merit list as paramedical staff in SKIMS Wednesday urged authorities for release of final selection list, to allow them to pursue their career in the field. Students from different streams including Nursing, Pharmacy, Radiology, Operation Theatre Technician, Anesthesia, who said to have featured in the general merit list released […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference leader and Parliament Member Dr Farooq Abdullah today arrived in Indian Parliament with Jammu and Kashmir Flag intact on his vehicle. Media reports said that Farooq Abdullah arrived at the Parliament for the Winter Session with the J&K flag on the bonnet of his vehicle. The action of Farooq Abdullah as […]
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday postponed the resumption of commercial international passenger flights due to concerns over the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. The services were scheduled to resume on December 15. In a circular issued on Wednesday, aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation that the new date for resumption of international flights […]
UNITED NATIONS — The Taliban’s move to restrict women from working could immediately cost the Afghan economy up to $1 billion, or 5% of GDP, the United Nations Development Programme said in a new report as the militant group seeks global help to avert a deepening crisis. The UN report painted a grim picture of […]
ZANSKAR — Ladakh Buddhist Association has threatened to create a stir in the region in case alleged conversion of a Buddhist girl to Muslim should not be stopped. The Association has written to LG Ladakh Radha Krishna Mathur alleging that a Muslim youth from Padum Zanskar has what they call ‘forcibly’ married to a Buddhist […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri children orphaned after covid took away their parents are up for sale in Indian markets, a news channel has reported. According to India Today investigate report, Asrar Amin ran an NGO in Kashmir called Global Welfare Charitable Trust, which claims to be working for children and family welfare. But when India Today’s […]
SRINAGAR — The minimum temperature settled below the freezing point across Kashmir, with several weather stations in the valley including Srinagar city recording the coldest night of the season so far, officials said on Wednesday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, down from minus 1.5 degrees Celsius the previous […]
BANDIPORA — At least 10 houses were gutted in a massive fire in Tatri-Kilshay village of Tulail in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district late last night, officials said Wednesday. The officials said that at least 10 residential houses were completely gutted in the fire that broke out on the intervening night of Wednesday […]
JAMMU — The district administration suspended Kishtwar Chief Education Officer (CEO) on Tuesday and ordered an inquiry against him for allegedly issuing transfer orders of teachers on the day of his retirement. The transfer orders issued by the outgoing CEO have also been kept in abeyance till further orders. The action was taken against the […]
SRINAGAR — As many as 348 security forces personnel including those from J&K Police were killed while 796 were injured in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since 2017, Ministry of Home Affairs said on Tuesday. Responding to questions by parliamentarians including Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth, Thirunavukkarasar Su and Parthiban S.R, Minister of State, ministry […]