Surgeries a casualty in Valley hospitals

Patients suffer as crisis causes surgical stuff shortage

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 8: The continued crisis and curfew in Kashmir has taken a heavy toll on both the routine and important surgeries in the Valley hospitals in the wake of the “shortage of surgical material.”  For the past one-week, hundreds of surgeries of different types have been either cancelled More

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BASANT BAGH FAMILY RECOUNTS AISHA BEGUM’S DEATH

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 8: The family of 55-year-old Aisha Begum, who died in clashes between protesters and paramilitary forces on past Saturday, is finding it too difficult to come to terms with her loss. Living in a modest house at Basant Bagh here, Begum’s family feels her around all the time. “ More

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Database on transfers, postings now a must

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 8: Aimed at decentralizing powers, the recently approved transfer policy has made it mandatory on all the government departments to maintain a complete database on transfers and postings for its effective implementation. While it has authorized Chief Minister to order the transfers at More

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Conspiracy hatched to sabotage movement: Aasiya

‘OBSERVE SHUTDOWN, STAGE PEACEFUL SIT-IN TODAY’

Srinagar, Aug 8: The Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat Syeda Aasiya Andrabi on Sunday said some vested interests had hatched a conspiracy to suppress the ‘Quit Jammu and Kashmir Movement’.  In a statement, Aasiya said some vested interests were trying to give communal colour to the movement More

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Bar flays PC's remarks on Kashmir

‘Court work to remain suspended’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 8: The High Court Bar Association Sunday criticized Home Minister P Chidambaram’s statement in parliament in which he had said that there were instances of “some armed militants infiltrating into the protesting mobs and firing at the forces.” Addressing a press conference, Bar More

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Keran still inaccessible

People stage protest, march towards LoC

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Aug 8: Hundreds of people of Keran today staged protests and tried to march towards the Long of Control accusing the government of failing to restore the road connectivity of the area. “Keran was ravaged by floods triggered by Kishenganga river and is still inaccessible due to the lackadaisical More

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IUST students stuck in Leh, face hardships

GK CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 8: A team of 30 students from Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora who were on a tour to Leh are held up in the devastated region since the cloudburst occurred last week.The students comprising 19 males and 11 females and some staff members are facing severe hardships More

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TeH backs Geelani’s protest program

Srinagar, Aug 8: Announcing complete support to the weeklong protest programme given by the Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani as part of “Quit Jammu Kashmir” movement, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat acting general secretary, Muhammad Yousuf Fallahi on Sunday appealed to all the people in general and More

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GoI has unleashed war against Kashmiris: Tramboo, Shawl

Srinagar, Aug 7: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and executive director of Kashmir Centre Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majeed Tramboo, and the executive director Kashmir Centre London, Professor Nazir Ahmad Shawl, on Sunday alleged that Government of India had declared an open war in More

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DLP for unity among separatists

Srinagar, Aug 8: Democratic Liberation Party chairman, Hasim Qureshi on Sunday urged the senior pro-freedom leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to make efforts towards uniting all the separatist leaders.In a statement, Qureshi said in view of the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, Geelani should get all the separatists More

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NF condemns civilian killings

Srinagar, Aug 8: The National Front has condemned the recent killings in Kashmir. In a statement issued here, a spokesman of the Front said India had started “genocide of the Kashmiri people” for its interests. “Forces are on killing spree here and India is least bothered to take any action against More

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PP to attend PM's meeting on Kashmir unrest

Srinagar, Aug 8: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today decided to attend the all-party meeting convened by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday to discuss the situation in the Valley."The decision to attend the August 10 meeting was taken on a  special invitation from More

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'Common man shouldn't suffer in current J-K situation'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Aug 8: Amid reports of shortage of medicines and essential commodities in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI(M) today asked the government to review the conditions of patients in hospitals and ensure that the common man did not suffer in the prevailing condition."The recurrent reports More

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DGP sanctions relief for injured policemen

Gives Rs 7 lakh for affected people of Leh

Srinagar, Aug 8: The Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda has granted financial assistance of Rs 5000 each out of Police Parivar Fund in favour of 828 police officials who sustained injuries while maintaining law and order and controlling stone pelting at various places in Kashmir.In a statement More

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4 rescued from Nallah Shaliganga

Srinagar, Aug 8: Police and personnel of fire and emergency service Budgam rescued four men who were trapped in Nallah Shaliganga at Panzan Chadoora.According to the police, the men, who were extracting stones, got trapped after the water level started rising due to the rainfall in upper region of More

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Villagers break open CAPD Store

Srinagar, Aug 8: The villagers of Hygam Sopur on Friday night broke open the shutters of Food and Supplies store in the area and took away 1300 quintals of rotten dumped by FCI for destroying.This was stated by police while quoting the storekeeper Muhammad Ramzan. More

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House damaged in blaze

Srinagar, Aug 8: Fire broke out in the house of Abdul Rashid Wani son of Assadullah Wani of Doligund Dangiwacha, Varmul damaging it partially. Police said no loss of life or injury was reported in the incident. More

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AAC delegation visits hospitals

Srinagar, Aug 8: A delegation of Awami Action Committee on the instructions of its chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday visited different hospitals and enquired about the health of persons injured in the firing by police and CRPF men across the Valley during peaceful processions and protests.The More

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Appeal to DPS authorities

Srinagar, Aug 8: With valley reeling under curfew from the past two months, a delegation of parents of class XII students of Delhi Public School, who will face board examination, has made an appeal to the school administration to make arrangements for their wards so that their academic schedule is not More

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