Power crisis worsens

PEOPLE TAKE TO STREETS, BLOCK ROADS

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 24: Notwithstanding the Holy month of Ramadan, the Power Development Department (PDD) continues to resort to unscheduled extended power cuts causing huge inconvenience to the Valleyities forcing them to come out on roads.Protests broke out at various places across the Valley including More

SASB deliberates pilgrim deaths

‘Implications Of Early Start Of Yatra Would Have To Be Revisited’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 24: The Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board met here today under the chairmanship of Governor NN Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Board. The meeting reviewed the ongoing Yatra and expressed satisfaction over the strenuous efforts made under the Governor’s sustained direction for ensuring More

BJP demands safe houses for Yatris

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, July 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party has sought the Centre’s immediate intervention in firming up the arrangements enroute Amarnath shrine to prevent casualties involving pilgrims, demanding safe houses for accommodating at least 15-20 thousand yatris. The party has squarely blamed the reduction More

Probe panel recommends abrogation of dual control

‘It Has Led To Malpractices In The Hospital’

Infant Deaths At GB Pant Hospital

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, July 24: The final inquiry report of one-man Commission on GB Pant Hospital deaths has recommended that the dual control of the health institute by Cantonment Board and JK Government should be abrogated as it has led to malpractices in the hospital.The report of the Commission comprising More

Medical shops sealed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 24: Two medical shops were Tuesday sealed inside the GB Pant Hospital by a team of officials deputed by District Magistrate Srinagar.A team comprising of Executive Magistrate- Tehsildar South Srinagar, SHO Ram Munshi Bagh police station and Medical Superintendent GB Pant Hospital More

Krishna to visit Pakistan on September 7

New Delhi/Islamabad, July 24: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will go on a three-day visit to Islamabad to review the dialogue process with his counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar.The external affairs minister will go to Pakistan Sep 7-9, Syed Akbaruddin, the external affairs ministry spokesperson More

Killings continue in Burma: Amnesty

‘Violence One-Sided With Muslims Specific Target’

AGENCIES

London, July 24: Amnesty International has said that communal violence is continuing in western Burma six weeks after the government declared a state of emergency, with much of it directed at minority Muslim Rohingyas who have been beaten, raped and killed, media has reported.According to reports More

Bharti appointed Media Advisor to JK Government

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 24: The State Government Tuesday appointed Bharti Vaid of Indian Information Service (IIS) who is presently posted as Additional Director General, News Service Division (NSD), All India Radio (AIR) New Delhi as its Media Advisor.As per the orders issued here today, the government More

Speaker constitutes committee

Deaths at SKIMS,SMGS

Srinagar, July 24: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone today constituted a Committee of the Members of the House to examine the cause of alarming increase in the deaths More

• Complete small projects on priority: CS
• Aman Committee meets at Sonamarg
• Malik asks Higher Education Deptt to form committee
• Injured man recuperating: Army
• Saghar condemns Mushtaq’s re-arrest

More BOPs coming up along Indo-Pak border

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 24: To check infiltration and cross border movement of militants, the government has decided to construct 509 additional border out posts along the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh borders More