Srinagar: The paramedical staff of tertiary care hospitals under the banner of Jammu and Kashmir Medical Employees Federation on Saturday announced two-day strike from Monday to press for their demands. A senior leader of the federation said that thousands of paramedics of Government Medical College (GMS) and associated hospitals who were appointed since 2011 under […]
Srinagar: Consumption of tobacco products in Jammu and Kashmir has declined by at least two per cent in recent years, the state government has said. The government also underscored the importance of implementing a total ban on use of tobacco and its allied products. “As far as our state is concerned, the rate of consumption of […]
Sopore: A cop of Fire and Emergency Services department was Saturday morning assaulted by unknown youth in north Kashmir’s Sopore. Report said that the cop, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Gadoo, a resident of Chankhan Sopore, was beaten ruthlessly after an altercation with the three youth. The injured cop has been shifted to sub district hospital Sopore for […]
Srinagar: Militants on Friday evening made an abortive bid to snatch weapons from police at Aamnoo area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Reports said that militants fired upon a party of SOG while they were at Petrol filling station at Aamnoo. The fire was retaliated by the SOG men and in the meantime, reinforcements […]
The Indian Army is working with the ministries of Home and External Affairs to counter “Pakistani propaganda” which projects law and order actions in Jammu and Kashmir as ‘trumped up’ human rights violations, The Economic Times reported quoting the defence ministry. The development was shared in the defence ministry’s annual report for 2018-19. The move […]
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested a drug peddler at a checkpoint in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Contraband substance has been recovered from his possession, a police spokesperson said. “Officers at a checkpoint established at Waripora Safapora intercepted and arrested one drug peddler identified as Muhammad Ibrahim Bhat son of Muhammad Ramzan Bhat […]
Manila: Philippine police say at least 9 mostly grade school students died and 16 others were injured when the truck they were riding on lost control on a downhill road, flipped on its side and pinned some of the victims. Police investigator Nelson Saquibal says several of the injured, including the driver, were brought to […]
Angry over government apathy to pay them wages due for five years, four daily wagers of the public health engineering (PHE) department tried to immolate themselves in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, prompting police to detain them on Thursday. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media, drawing criticism for the state […]
Kangan: Two non local persons were killed after a motorcycle they were riding met with an accident in Rayil Gund area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district Friday morning. Officials said that the accident the motorcycle bearing registration number HR22L-5351 on way to Srinagar from Ladakh collided with a truck bearing registration number JK0AG/5369 coming from opposite direction resulting […]
Jammu: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is likely undertake a day-long visit to Jammu and Kashmir on July 20, during which he will pay tributes at the Kargil war memorial at Drass and inaugurate two bridge projects in Jammu, officials said Thursday. Singh will visit all three regions of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh during the visit […]
