Quality healthcare facilities imperative for effective patient care: Dr Abid Rasheed
Felicitates officers, officials on NQAS certification of UPHC Hazratbal SRINAGAR: Secretary of Health and Medical Education (HME), Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, today remarked that quality healthcare facilities are the basis of effective patient care and there should be a target for all health facilities to achieve quality certification under National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS). […]
Stern action against those found responsible for accident: J&K Chief Secretary
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday said that stern action would be taken against those responsible for the accident that claimed 22 lives and injured 70 others. The tragic incident occurred on Thursday when a bus carrying 92 devotees from Kurukshetra area of Haryana to the Shiv Khori shrine in Jammu […]
Mirwaiz hopes govt will rethink its policy on release of political prisoners
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday expressed hope that the government would rethink its policy on the release of political prisoners by adopting a “humane approach” and showing some leniency. Mirwaiz was allowed to offer Friday congregational prayers at the historic Jama Masjid here after four weeks. Speaking to reporters after the prayers, Mirwaiz said he […]
Govt constitutes committee for fixation of fee structure of professional colleges in J&K
Srinagar: The government on Friday constituted a committee for the fixation of the fee structure of professional colleges in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In compliance to directions passed by the Supreme Court of India in Writ Petition (C) 350 of 1993, titled Islamic Academy of Education and another v/s State of Karnataka […]
Phase III of e-Courts Project would transform Indian Judicial System incredibly: Chief Justice
JAMMU: Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, today virtually inaugurated a two-day e-Courts Phase III Regional Cluster Workshop for North Zone, High Court(s), which is being held at J&K Judicial Academy, Srinagar. The delegates from the High Courts of Delhi, Uttrakhand, Rajasthan and Allahabad along with the High Court […]
Educationists’ role essential in achieving tobacco-free society: Justice Tashi
J&K LSA organises awareness programme on World No Tobacco Day SRINAGAR: Commemorating the World No Tabacco Day, the J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Crescent Public School, Naseem Bagh, Srinagar, Bilaliya Educational Institute, Srinagar, Nageen Lake Conservation organization, Kashmir Concern, Agri Industries Vikaas Chamber and District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Srinagar, organized an awareness […]
22 die in Akhnoor road mishap
Dozens injured; President, VP, PM, LG express grief; PM & LG announce ex-gratia relief to NoK of deceased and to injured; pol parties express grief Jammu: At least 22 people were killed and 53 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, […]
Situation in Bishkek remains normal: MEA
New Delhi: The situation in Bishkek remains normal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday, days after violent mobs targeted foreigners in the Kyrgyz capital triggering concerns over Indian students there. At present, about 17,000 Indian students are studying in Kyrgyz Republic and most of them are in Bishkek. “The situation in Bishkek […]
FC has full authority to determine legality of any order passed by any Revenue officer under the J&K Land Revenue Act: HC
Srinagar, May 30: The High Court has held that J&K’s Financial Commissioner (FC) retains full authority to determine the legality of any order passed by any Revenue officer under the Jammu & Kashmir Land Revenue Act. “A bare perusal of the provisions of section 8 and 10 of the Land Revenue Act of 1996 supra […]
FIR against Mehbooba Mufti for ‘violation’ of poll code
Iltija Mufti calls it ‘intimidation’ Srinagar: Election authorities in Kashmir have registered an FIR against former chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct, officials said on Wednesday while as, Mufti’s daughter and a star campaigner in just concluded elections, Iltija Mufti termed the registration of an FIR […]
