Day 2: Sopore observes shutdown

Govt Orders Magisterial Probe Into Sajad’s Death

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Mar 24:  This north Kashmir town observed a shutdown for second consecutive day on Saturday to mourn the death of a youth Sajad Ahmad who died earlier this week.  Sajad Ahmad Ganai of Sangrampora Sopore was detained in November last year on charges of providing SIM cards to militants More

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Students take out rallies in Pulwama, Shopian

WORLD TB DAY

Srinagar, Mar 24: District TB Society Pulwama organized an awareness camp on the occasion of World TB Day at Old Hospital in Pulwama today. On the occasion, a students rally was taken out from the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pulwama, to the Old Hospital Complex. Students of Paramedical More

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SMHS performs rare pediatric heart procedure

Srinagar, Mar 24: The SMHS Hospital on Saturday claimed to have performed a pediatric heart procedure first time in the hospital in which a closed heart valve of a minor boy was opened with the help of a balloon without undergoing open heart surgery. The Procedure Balloon Pulmonary Valvotomy More

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JKLF( R) seeks int’l intervention in HR abuses

Srinagar, Mar 24: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karatey has urged the member countries of the UN to take note of alleged human rights violations by the armed forces in Kashmir.  “Majority of the member countries including India recently passed a resolution More

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Div Com initiates reward for successful plantation

Srinagar, Mar 24: In a bid to give fillip to the plantation drive across Kashmir, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon has initiated cash reward of Rs 50,000 for any educational institute that has highest number of successful plantations.  The Divisional Commissioner More

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Sagar assesses dev works in Pulwama, Shopian

Srinagar, Mar 24: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar today conducted an extensive tour of twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian to review the pace of various developmental works and implementation of welfare schemes. The Minister More

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Majlis Itihad-e-Millat appeals govt

Establishment of Trans World Muslim University

Srinagar, Mar 24: Majlis Itihad-e-Millat Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday accused the state legislative council of putting into cold storage the bill on Trans World University thereby ignoring it importance. “The whole region was overwhelmed by a wave of joy and happiness when four years ago Jamiat More

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Nasir inaugurates water supply schemes

Kupwara, Mar 24: The Minister of State for Home, Urban Development, PHE and Tourism, Nasir Aslam Wani today inaugurated two water supply schemes, Lolab Gund Macher and Bungam Hihama. The two schemes have come up at a cost of Rs.4.75 cores. The Minister was informed that these schemes will More

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CD organises training programme

Srinagar: Civil Defence today organised an awareness programme on disaster management at Oak Hill Educational Institute at Soiteng, Lasjan.  On the occasion, the Deputy Inspector General of Police Mubarak Ahmed Ganai was the Chief Guest. He advised the students to learn life saving skills More

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Govt action vindicates our stand: DAK

Srinagar, Mar 24: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has hailed the Government action against tainted officials of the Health Department claiming that it vindicated its stand.   The Association, at a meeting held here with its president Dr Nissar-ul-Hassan in chair, discussed various important More

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Students take out rallies in Pulwama, Shopian

WORLD TB DAY

Srinagar, Mar 24: District TB Society Pulwama organized an awareness camp on the occasion of World TB Day at Old Hospital in Pulwama today. On the occasion, a students rally was taken out from the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Pulwama, to the Old Hospital Complex. Students of Paramedical More

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