Eid prayers will be held at Srinagar Eidgah this year: Waqf Board chief

Srinagar: The congregational Eid prayers are likely to be offered at the Eidgah here for the first time in three years, the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board said on Tuesday. Talking to reporters at the Eidgah after conducting a review of the preparations for the congregational prayers that are offered after the culmination of the […]

Patients rue lack of ophthalmic care at multidisciplinary Gousia Hospital

Issue will be addressed shortly: DHSK

Srinagar: A year after the government terminated the services of an ophthalmologist engaged under National Health Mission (NHM); authorities at the Gousia Hospital Khanyar have allegedly failed to arrange an ophthalmologist on a full-time basis, which is patients say is troubling them big time. Patients seeking treatment for eye-ailments at the multidisciplinary hospital told ‘Kashmir […]

Schools ‘forcing’ parents to buy books & uniforms from specific shops will face action: Director Education

Private schools asked to refrain from unilateral fee hikes

Srinagar: The School Education Department (SED) on Monday assured action against the private schools for forcing parents to purchase textbooks and uniforms for kids from specific shops. Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Tasaduq Hussain Mir, while speaking to media persons on the sidelines of a function at GGHSS, Kothibagh, said the department will initiate action […]

Man found dead in Rambagh; family alleges murder

Srinagar: A man was found dead on Saturday morning by the locals in Rambagh area of Srinagar. A man was found dead by locals this morning, who immediately informed the concerned police station about the incident. Soon a police party reached the spot and took the body into possession for legal formalities. The deceased has […]

Waqf Board mulls setting up Hilal Committee in J&K

Want to put end to confusion surrounding moons sightings: Darakshan Andrabi

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board Thursday said it is mulling setting up a Hilal Committee by next year so that there is no confusion with regard to the sighting of the moon, which has a bearing on the Islamic lunar calendar, and religious occasions and festivals as well. On Wednesday night there was a […]

Providing security cover to conman from Gujarat not an intelligence failure but a mistake: ADGP

Says no one will be spared

Srinagar: Police on Sunday said that providing security cover and a bullet-proof vehicle to a conman from Gujarat who posed as a PMO official was not an intelligence failure but a “mistake” which is being investigated and action will be taken against everyone involved in it. Kiran Bhai Patel from Gujarat has been arrested by […]

H3N2 not serious infection; it can be treated by any doctor anywhere: DHSK

Asks parents to not send children to schools if they show signs of flu

Srinagar: Amid a spike in cold and flu cases across India including J&K, the Directorate of Health Service Kashmir (DHSK) Friday said that there is no need to panic as the flu caused by the H3N2 virus could be treated by any doctor anywhere. People were asked to avoid situations that could put them at […]

Except BJP all political parties invited for all-party meet: Farooq Abdullah

Said meet to seek suggestions, discuss & finalize strategies on J&K situation 

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and former chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Friday said except Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), all mainstream political parties have been invited to attend an all-party meeting being held at his Gupkar residence here Saturday. The NC leader said the meeting is aimed at discussing some important issues including the ongoing […]

Wildlife authorities sound alert over entry of wild animals into human habitations 

Ask people to follow SOPs to avoid human-animal conflicts

Srinagar: Amid increased incidence of wild animals being sighted in or near the human habitations, Department of Wildlife Protection has sounded an alert, urging people living close to the forest or grazing areas to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) so as to avoid human-animal conflicts. The advisory comes days after a leopard was reportedly spotted […]