Administrative control of district hospitals transferred to Five new medical colleges

Administrative control of district hospitals transferred to Five new medical colleges

Srinagar: The administrative control of District Hospitals, Public Health Centres (PHCs) have been transferred to five new Medical colleges to facilitate the first MBBS batch at these institutions from August 2019. An official on Wednesday said that the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday night, […]

SAC appoints principals of 6 Government Medical Colleges in J&K

SAC appoints principals of 6 Government Medical Colleges in J&K

Srinagar: The State Administrative Council (SAC) has sanctioned appointment of Principals for six Government Medical College (GMC) in Jammu and Kashmir. An official on Wednesday said that the SAC, which met under the chairmanship of Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday night, accorded sanction to the appointment of Principals for GMC Srinagar and five new […]

Triple Talaq bill: Omar, Mehbooba battle it out on twitter over PDP MPs’ abstention in RS

Triple Talaq bill: Omar, Mehbooba battle it out on twitter over PDP MPs’ abstention in RS

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti entered into a war of words on twitter after Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers abstained during passing of Triple Talaq bill from Rajya Sabha. ‘Fail to understand the need to pass the triple talaq bill especially since the Supreme Court had already declared […]

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

Pakistan summons senior Indian diplomat over ‘ceasefire violations’

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner and condemned the alleged “unprovoked ceasefire violations” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which resulted in the death of a man. Director General (South Asia and SAARC) Mohammad Faisal, who is also the foreign ministry spokesman, summoned Gaurav Ahluwalia and “condemned the unprovoked ceasefire […]

Govt forces launch search operation near LoC in Rajouri

Govt forces launch search operation near LoC in Rajouri

Rajouri: Government forces Wednesday afternoon launched a search operation in Kalsian village near Line of Control in Nowshera area of Rajouri district. Sources said that the searches were launched after reports of suspicious movement of a duo in the village. “However there has been no contact established in the area,” the official said. (KNO)

Enforcement Directorate questions Dr Farooq in money laundering case

Enforcement Directorate questions Dr Farooq in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on July 31 questioned former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah in connection with a money laundering case involving the State cricket association funds. His statement is being recorded in the ED’s Chandigarh office, reports said. The ED probe is based on an FIR registered by the Central Bureau of […]

Reach out to workers of other parties, apprise them about situation in J&K: Mehbooba to party workers

Reach out to workers of other parties, apprise them about situation in J&K: Mehbooba to party workers

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday urged the party workers to reach out to the workers of other parties and apprise them about the current political situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti, who is touring the south Kashmir villages, asked the party workers, in Anantnag, to […]