SRINAGAR — With India reporting 101 cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19 so far, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday has reiterated its demand to set up a genetic testing lab in Kashmir. “That would help detect and track the new variant of Covid-19,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. The […]
SRINAGAR — Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said they don’t have any faith on delimitation commission as “it has been formed to pitch majority and minority community against each other and to help BJP politically “. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function in Rajouri, […]
SRINAGAR — Taking a strong exception to the recent changes in land use laws announced by the Jammu and Kashmir Government, Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday demanded immediate rollback of the decision that he said ‘is loaded with far reaching consequences’. Referring to Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s parliament speech, Bukhari […]
SRINAGAR — A PDD lineman who fell from an electric poll at Rajpora area of Pulwama district died after battling for life for 11 days at a hospital here on Saturday, officials said. A father of five daughters and a son, the 50-year-old lineman identified as Bashir Ahmad of Yusmarg died at SMHS Hospital here […]
SRINAGAR — At least sixteen sheep were mauled to death even as over half a dozen left injured by a leopard in Ashmuqam Nowgam last night. Owner of the sheep Ghulam Mohuiddin Mir told GNS that a leopard barged inside his built shed at around 3 AM. “On hearing the noise I tried to save […]
JAMMU — The Power employees in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have resolved to go on indefinite pen down and tools down strike from this midnight as the Lt Governor’s Administration has allegedly failed to resolve their pending issues. A spokesman of the Coordination Committee of the Power Employees, including all the unions […]
SRINAGAR — Reminding National Conference of its own statement that participation in the delimitation commission would tantamount to accepting BJP-led central government’s August 5 decisions on Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday asked the party to explain how it was endorsement to abrogation of the Article 370 then and not now. In […]
SRINAGAR — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has summoned PDP District Development Council member and Vice Chairman DDC Ganderbal, Bilal Ahmad, to New Delhi for questioning in connection with a case. Bilal Ahmad has been summoned to New Delhi on December 23 at NIA office where he will be questioned. Bilal is the vice chairman […]
RAJOURI — Six devotees on way to a shrine were injured after a vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident near Khandli bridge in Rajouri district. According to the news agency Kashmir News Observer, a vehicle (Tempo) plunged into a gorge at around 11 am, leaving six persons wounded. All the injured have […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K government has dismissed judicial officer, Rajesh Kumar Abrol, by invoking Article 311 of the Constitution of India. The order against Abrol comes nearly two months after he was convicting and sentenced to ten years jail and fined Rs 50000 for rape and cheating of a woman who had sought legal help […]