UNREST LEAVES TRAFFIC POLICE WEAK

20% staff taken away for law and order duty; 50 constables, 2 officials go Khaki from blue

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 8: At a time when the traffic police department is facing shortage of workforce, the government has reduced its strength by around 20% by shifting of the staff from City for law and order duty. The weakness is feared to further the traffic mess on normal days.  Greater More
Baby Food Shortage hits City

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 8: With unrest stretching to near two months, the City is facing shortage of baby food.  “My baby does not take anything other than the baby food but I am not able to find it anywhere,” said Wajahat Ahmad of Cooperative Colony, Peer Bagh. A resident from Shivpora said More
After 9 day curfew, legislators,officials discuss public suffering

Gk NEWSNETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 8: After over a weeklong curfew, the legislators and the officials held a high level meeting in the City Sunday stating that the “government is committed to mitigate the hardships being faced by the people.” This, as per an official handout was stated by the Minister for Rural More
SOITENG,BATWARA APPEAL FOR BRIDGE CONNECTIVITY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 8: The residents of Soiteng have appealed the government to construct a bridge between the area and adjoining Batwara. A delegation of locals from the area said the bridge would relieve them of wasting time in travel, which others takes around two hours for them  to reach More
Hathi Khan residents do SMC work

Gk NEWSNETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 8: The residents of Hathi Khan Mohalla in Shahr-e-Khaas on Sunday said that for the past over a week long curfew, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation didn’t lift the garbage from there. Finally, as the garbage heaps kept mounting, a team of locals volunteered to lift the trash.< More
  • Kashmir

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 More


  • Srinagar City

UNREST LEAVES TRAFFIC POLICE WEAK

20% staff taken away for law and order duty; 50 constables, 2 officials go Khaki from blue

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 8: At a time when the traffic police department is facing shortage of workforce, the government has reduced its strength by around 20% by shifting of the staff from City for law and order More



  • Jammu

FRESH RAINFALL

6 houses collapse, Chenab continue to fluctuate near danger mark;331 families affected in Kishtwar; 2 flights cancelled

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Aug 8: While fresh rains this forenoon, after a brief lull, led to collapse of half a dozen structures across Jammu city and the water level in Chenab River continue to fluctuate near the danger More


  • South Asia

'Taliban ready for talks if troops removed from Pak northwest'

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Aug 8: Days after President Asif Ali Zardari said the doors had never been closed for talks with militants, the Taliban have announced that their leadership would hold negotiations only if troops More


  • Business

Markets go abuzz on Sunday

JK Bank ATMs cough up Rs 25 cr in Valley

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 8: After several days of running curfews and massive public protests, the Valley opened on Sunday for a day, with markets witnessing rush.Customers in droves could be seen swarming in markets More


  • World

US, UK advise citizens to avoid Ladakh

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 8: The US and UK today issued advisories asking its citizens to avoid travelling to Leh and the surrounding  areas of Ladakh, which are recovering from severe damage caused by Friday More


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