Kashmir

Director SKIMS tenure expires on 25 June: ‘Will he get extension amid government discouraging ‘extension syndrome’ policy?

SRINAGAR — Valley’s premier health care institute Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) is in news these days for different reasons. There are narratives and counter narratives vis a vis extension of incumbent Director Dr. A G Ahanger whose term comes to an end on 25th June this month. Dr. A.G. Ahanger is completing 09 […]

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UN experts seek clarification from India on HR violations against three Kashmiris

SRINAGAR — United Nations human rights experts have asked the Indian government to provide details about the continuing the human rights violations against three Kashmiris. The report seeks information on continued detention of a politician, the alleged custodial killing of a shopkeeper and the two-year-old disappearance of a teenager in Kashmir. The communication from five […]

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Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language passes away

SRINAGAR — Renowned Jammu-based Islamic scholar Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed, who first translated Quran into Gojri language, has passed away in a Jammu hospital on Tuesday, officials said. Mufti Faiz-ul-Waheed was admitted at Acharaya Shri Chander College of Medical Science (ASCOMS) Jammu and died days after his tests returned negative for the covid-19. Confirming it, Medical Superintendent […]

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Rajouri admin issues controversial order, says ‘no pay for employees unless they achieve 100% Covid vaccination target’

SRINAGAR — In a controversial order, the administration in J&K’s Rajouri district has said that the salary of employees deployed for Covid duty should not be released unless they furnish a certificate of achieving 100 per cent vaccination target. District Magistrate Rajesh Kumar Shavan, who is also DDMA chairman, said in an order that to […]

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J&K govt signs MoU with Go Air for transportation of fruits to parts of country

SRINAGAR — In a significant decision, the Jammu and Kashmir Horticulture Department signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with airline carrier Go-Airlines for transportation of perishable horticulture and agricultural produce to various destinations across the country. The MoU was signed in presence of Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Horticulture departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary at […]