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

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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

• Baby Food Shortage hits City
• After 9 day curfew, legislators,officials discuss public suffering
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• Hathi Khan residents do SMC work

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

• 11 bodies flown from Leh to Udhampur
• Strengthening Congress in Kashmir a priority: Shoaib
• HC stays attachment of Superintendent Dental College Jmu
• Amarnath yatra resumes

'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

• India earmarks Rs 30 cr for legal battle with Pak on Kishenganga
• 33 army men washed away in Leh floods, Pak help sought
• ‘Demilitarize Kashmir, revoke black laws’
• SMS service re-started in Leh

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

• SBI records Rs 82 cr transactions
• Airtel restores communication in Leh
• KCCI anguished over tragedy
• Govt to introduce e-governance in Revenue Department
• BlackBerry to give ‘metadata’

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