BANDIPORA — The hospital authorities during a routine inspection found at least 17 doctors and paramedics absent from duties at a district hospital Bandipora following which the medical superintendent has put them on notice and deducted one day’s salary. The staff “at fault” has been asked to explain their position in a given time frame […]
SRINAGAR — Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) Jammu Kashmir, headed by Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq Wednesday expressed grave concern over the deteriorating social situation in J&K, especially in the Valley. The MMU in a statement said, “Our society as a whole is deteriorating at every level. Rising incidence of misbehaviour, rampant use of drug addiction, […]
SRINAGAR — Around 6 p.m., on Tuesday, she was returning to her home from work. Suddenly, some young boys stopped her and threw the acid on her face and she lay on the street, groaning in pain. Today, the 24-year-old is battling for life with a disfigured face in a hospital in Srinagar. Outside the […]
SRINAGAR — Srinagar Mayor Junaid Azim Mattu on Wednesday visited the young acid attack victim at SMHS Hospital in Srinagar and handed over his one-month’s salary to the victim’s family. “Mayor has assured the family of his complete support and solidarity,” said a press statement of the Mayor office. The statement said that the Mayor […]
SRINAGAR — A local militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant outfit was killed in an encounter between government forces and militants at Nadigam village in Shopian district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of government forces including Indian Army, CRPF and J&K Police had launched Cordon-and-Search-Operation (CASO) in Nadigam village of Shopian district following the […]
SRINAGAR — Condemning the acid attack on a 24-year-old woman in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, the people in the city on Wednesday staged a protest at Jahangir Chowk demanding justice for the victim. The protesters raised the slogans like “We want justice” and “Hang the culprit” while holding the placards with different remarks expressing their […]
SRINAGAR — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is set to shun the policy of providing government jobs to the next of kin in lieu of death of their government employee family member under SRO-43. The government is instead muling to provide one time compensation to the beneficiaries of all the SRO-43 cases instead of […]
SRINAGAR — Former president of banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) J&K, Dr Abdul Hameed Fayaz Wednesday said the Jamaat refutes allegations levelled in Dis InfoLab Report that the organisation and its associate members were involved in the conduct or promotion of the Conference held in Bosnia on Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here, Dr Fayaz, who was […]
Zubair-Ul-Islam SRINAGAR — Renowned social activist Dr. Rizwan on Wednesday hailed the swift action of J&K Police who in less than 24-hours arrested all three accused in acid attack on 24-year-old young girl in Safakadal area of Srinagar on Tuesday evening. Dr. Rizwan while appreciating the efforts of J&K Police, especially Srinagar Police and SSP […]
NEW DELHI — As many as 439 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir so far after the abrogation of Article 370 while 541 militancy-related incidents have been registered in the Union Territory, Minister of State for Home affairs Nityanand Rai on Wednesday informed Rajya Sabha. Rai, in a written reply to Rajya Sabha […]