A medical officer here was placed under suspension for allegedly refusing surveillance duty to monitor suspected coronavirus cases placed under home quarantine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Saleem Bhatti was suspended with immediate effect by Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav, with direction to the medical superintendent of the district hospital […]
By Shayib Bhat Srinagar Former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday met Farooq Abdullah after he walked to freedom over seven months of detention. Azad told media that he is still not aware why Farooq Abdullah was detained by authorities. Azad said that the government should release all the political […]
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 14 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad met National Conference (NC) president, Farooq Abdullah, at his residence here on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the three-time former chief minister Farooq met his son Omar Abdullah in the sub-jail in Srinagar where […]
By Shayib Bhat Srinagar When central government abrogated article 370, in August last year, they promised greater thrust on the development of Jammu and Kashmir and said that the basic requirement for such an act was to integrate Kashmir with rest of the country. “When they cannot even keep the Srinagar-Jammu highway open in the […]
It was an emotional meeting when NC president Farooq Abdullah met his son Omar Abdullah in the sub-jail in Srinagar where he has been under detention for over the last seven months. Released on Friday after his detention under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) was revoked, former chief minister Farooq Abdullah drove from his […]
Srinagar, Mar 14 : A civillian was injured in fresh ceasefire violation on LoC in Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The injured person has been identified as Muhammad Rafiq (52), son of Alla Ditta, resident of Gohlad Mendhar. Officials said that he has bullet injury in his thigh and has been shifted to hospital […]
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday imposed prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 in Kishtwar district for a month after the Union Territory recorded its second case of Covid-19. The prohibitory order, issued by District Magistrate Rajinder Singh Tara, said that while necessary precautions with regard to the prevention and control of COVID-19 virus have already […]
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Friday hit out at the Modi government for detaining former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah for seven months and alleged that “despotism and arbitrariness” constitute the rule of law in the Union Territory. P Chidambaram’s attack on the government comes after Mr Abdullah was released […]
Asks DCs to submit suggestions within three days to finalize the rates SRINAGAR, MARCH 13: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad today convened a meeting to discuss mutton rates in the Valley. During the meeting threadbare discussion was held on ways to ensure price control of Mutton across Kashmir Division. The Divisional Commissioner directed all Deputy […]
Assures establishment of press club at Kupwara KUPWARA, MARCH 13: The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Anshul Garg convened an interactive meeting with media persons of district Kupwara, here today. The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Nazir Ahmad Lone; District Information Officer, Mohammad Yousuf Mir, senior journalists including Yahya Sultan, Fayaz Hameed, Rahee Mushtaq and other concerned were present […]