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Release salaries of JKPCC employees forthwith: Tarigami
Srinagar : While expressing serious concern over the non-payment of salaries, and wages of JKPCC employees, CPI (M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday asked the authorities to release the pending salaries of these employees…
Hot cooked meals in schools largely contribute in reduction of dropout rates: GoI
Srinagar : The Department of School Education and Literacy of Government of India (GoI) has said that the provision of hot cooked meals has a noteworthy effect on improving the regular attendance of school children—thereby substantially…
Govt rules out distribution of ‘plastic rice’ to consumers, says no need to panic
1% folic acid, Vitamin B12, iron being added to rice to ensure iron-deficient rice to people: Dir FCS&CA
Srinagar : The government on Wednesday ruled out the allegations of ‘plastic rice’ being supplied to the people and said that…
World COPD DAY: In winters, majority of admissions in hospitals are COPD, Asthma patients, say…
Need of hour is to start lung transplantation unit in Kashmir: Dr Nisar ul Hassan; COPD a lifelong disease, Quitting smoking can help its prevention, says Dr Naveed Nazir
Srinagar : The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…
Amid fresh curtailment schedule, PDD hikes monthly tariff by 8-12 % across Kashmir; consumers aghast
Urge Govt to revisit decision; Despite hike, monthly tariff in J&K still less than other parts of country: CE KPDCL
Srinagar : Amid the complaints of pesky power cuts across Kashmir, the government has increased the monthly tariff…
SEC orders re-poll in 2 DDC constituencies in North Kashmir, Voting on Dec 05
Srinagar : The State Election Commission has ordered a re-poll in two District Development Council (DDC) constituencies of north Kashmir’s Bandipora and Kupwara districts.
A top official told that the re-poll has been ordered in Hajin-A…
Inferno Guts Mosque in Drass
Srinagar : A massive fire gutted a mosque in Drass area of Ladakh this evening, official sources said.
They told that the fire broke out at Qadeem Hanfia Jamia Masjid Shareef and soon after spread to whole of the structure. “Locals…
8 people killed as Sumo vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar
Srinagar : Eight people were killed when a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Marwah area of Kishtwar on Wednesday.
Official sources told that at about 1800 hours, a private cab (Tata Sumo) skidded off the road and…
Dacoits of 1987 responsible for filling graveyards in Kashmir: Sajad Lone
Srinagar : Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Conference Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday said the dacoits of 1987 are responsible for filling graveyards in Kashmir.
Addressing a delegate session of Peoples Conference here, Lone said…
Wildlife employee among 4 injured in bear attack in Pulwama’s Tral
Pulwama : Four persons including a wildlife employee were injured after being attacked by a bear in Chattrogam area of Tral in South Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday.
An official told that wildlife employee and three other local…