PULWAMA: The transfer policy of the Jammu and Kashmir government seems not to be applicable to the influential and well-connected doctors and Para-medics at district hospital Pulwama. Scores of doctors and Para-medics posted in the hospital, according to hospital sources, have not been transferred from the healthcare facility for last ten to fifteen years. These doctors […]
Mere weeks after nearly tripling the size of Israeli controlled territory in the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel enlisted teams of academics in the country to find ways to encourage Palestinians to emigrate from the newly occupied territories. According to documents recently uncovered by by Omri Shafer Raviv, a PhD student in the Department of Jewish […]
Hardkichroo village in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district wore a festive look. The village is located in the vicinity of famous Sufi Shrine Ashmuqam. Dominated by the Gujjar population, the villagers have assembled in a mud house of Koolie’s. Their son Shabir has qualified the National Eligibility and Education Test (NEET) examination with flying colors. Inside […]
Anantnag: On the occassion of Eid when there were celebrations all around, the house of Peer Mohammad Ashraf, was filled with gloom as the family decided to observe it as a black day against his continued incarceration. Family of Ashraf along with some relatives and neighbors sat on a sit in protest the whole day […]
Rajouri: Known for its historical significance, “RAJA-VAARI” or modern day ‘Rajouri’ is equidistant from both the capitals of Jammu and Srinagar. It is located in the border district close to the Line of Control (LOC) at an altitude of 3002 ft. It covers an area of 2630 sq km. The township can be touched through […]
Srinagar: Finally the government seems to have woken up from its deep slumber. The government has made it clear to the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) that it should immediately implement government orders of attaching the Secretary SMC, Hilal Dewani or face severe action. The Kashmir Press had earlier reported that Secretary SMC, Hilal Dewani, who […]
Srinagar: Born in an affluent family of Noorpora village in volatile Tral region of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Zakir Rashid Bhat alias Zakir Musa, succeeded Burhan Muzzafar Wani as the divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen in Kashmir soon after he was killed in an encounter on July 8, 2016. Zakir, who was in his mid-twenties, joined […]
Srinagar: In gross violation of government rules and without the approval of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Commissioner, Chief Enforcement Officer, Akbar Sofi has engaged consolidated workers in the corporation. After the recruitment scam surfaced in the SMC, Sofi who engaged six consolidated workers from the backdoor has been attached by an official order. “Mohammad Akbar […]
Srinagar: On Thursday morning, a rescue team of Wildlife SOS (Save or Skin) had to rush to former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s Gupkar residence where a highly venomous snake was spotted by his security guards. The snake was rescued later and released in Dachigam. The incident was, however, not reported in local media and people […]
Srinagar: Amid sporadic incidents of violence, the polling for the Anantnag parliamentary polls ended on Monday with the volatile Shopian and Pulwama districts recording a dismal turnout of over 2 percent taking the aggregate turnout to around 20 percent in Kashmir. The Election Commission of India conducted the polls for the Anantnag parliamentary constituency in […]
