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Valley Hospitals Face Acute Drug Shortage

Published: May 18, 2013 0 comments

SRINAGR: All the associated hospitals of Government Medical College Srinagar are facing acute shortage of medicines as suppliers allege that these hospitals have turned defaulters while authorities claim that shortage followed surfacing of spurious drug scam.

Unlike in Jammu, the Valley... more

Sham asks opponents to wait for court verdict

Published: May 18, 2013 0 comments

SRINAGAR:  A day after Forum Against Spurious Drugs (FASD), a civil society group, threatened to launch an agitation if the PHE Minster Sham Lal Sharma was not dropped from the cabinet for his alleged role in spurious drug scam which took place when he was minister in charge for Health, Sharma... more

Liyaqat Shah released on bail

Published: May 18, 2013 0 comments

We’ll submit final report soon: NIA

SRINAGAR: A Delhi Court on Friday granted bail to Liyaqat Ali Shah saying the National investigating Agency NIA’s investigation “confirms’ that there is no substantial linkage regarding his involvement in the conspiracy to carry out attacks in New Delhi... more

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Local News

People Won’t Accept Musharraf Formula: Geelani
SRINAGAR: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani has shot a letter to Nawaz Sharif, urging him that any negotiations with India should not be mere bargaining chip... more

CU Test for B.A. LLB Postponed
SRINAGAR: The Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2013) for admission to Under-Graduate and Integrated programmes including Integrated B.A. LLB Programme offered... more

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Regional News

Sanjay Dutt surrenders before TADA court

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case for possessing illegal weapons, surrendered before a special TADA court here today. Clad in... more

Sharif Invites Manmohan for Oath Ceremony
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become Pakistan's prime minister for the third time, Monday said he would invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-... more

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City News

Kashmiris Need To Tell Their Stories: Imtiyaz Ali

Imtiyaz Ali interacting with KU students
SRINAGAR – Admitting that Kashmir has not been fairly represented in the Indian film industry, noted Bollywood director, Imtiaz Ali today said that Kashmiris’ themselves need... more

AG Presents ‘Kashmir Dispute’ To Vohra

AG Presents ‘Kashmir Dispute’ To Vohra
SRINAGAR: Mr. A. G. Noorani, noted legal luminary, analyst and author, called on Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here today. Noorani presented to the Governor the... more

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Sports

Kashmir Football Festival-2013 Opens
PM promises Rs. 700 cr package to boost sports in J&K: Taj SRINAGAR: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud din today... more

Parvez Refuses To Endorse Liquor Brand
NEW DELHI: Pune Warriors' off-spinner Parvez Rasool has gone the Amla-way. The first, and the only cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play in the IPL has,... more

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News in Pictures

The Anglers Fishing Quests: A man on a lookout for a suitable fishing beat walks through Dal interiors- Pix Syed Shahriyar
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq led a march in Srinagar as Hafata-e-Shohada commences in the city- Pix Shahriyar
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq led a march in Srinagar as Hafata-e-Shohada commences in the city- Pix Shahriyar
Eminent legal luminary and author A G Noorani presented his book on Kashmir dispute to Governor NN Vohra here today
Leading Bollywood director Imtiyaz Ali Friday said that Kashmir has not been fairly represented in the Indian film industry
Walk on Fore Shore Road and get smitten by this heart stopping beauty: Pix Syed Shahriyar
Walk on Fore Shore Road and get smitten by this heart stopping beauty: Pix Syed Shahriyar
Maulana Abbas Ansari with Mirwaiz Umer Farooq at a function in the old city marking the beginning of Hafta-e-Shohada
Awesome grandeur & serenity: A Srinagar suburb captures within it the quintessence of all the elements that poetry demands of nature. Pix Shahriyar
Awesome grandeur & serenity: A Srinagar suburb captures within it the quintessence of all the elements that poetry demands of nature. Pix Shahriyar
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World News

Mosques targetted in Iraq, Pakistan, 51 killed
Pakistani injured blast victims and dead bodies are seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Quetta- File pix
Malakand/Baghdad: Extremist rebels targetted Muslim places of worship on the Islamic holy day of Friday in several parts of the embattled Muslim world in a desperate bid to stoke sectarian discord. Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least 13... more

Iran’s Oscar winner, scores Cannes hit

The Past
CANNES: Iranian Oscar-winner Asghar Farhadi drew enthusiastic applause today for one of the most-keenly awaited films at Cannes, with a Paris-set tale about shifting relationships. The Past picks up many of the wrenching family themes and the taut... more

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Business

J&K Bank aims 1000 business units by 2015: Mushtaq
SRINAGAR: After surpassing targets of Rs. one lac crore business and Rs 1000 crore net profit, J&K Bank has set a goal of 1000 business units by 2015. The bank also... more

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Technology

Mobile Phone Calls Can Cause Blood Pressure Spikes
San Francisco: A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure - the higher number in a blood pressure reading and the... more

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Editorial

Environmental Justice
Green has been associated with Islam since the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) himself, but in recent years the color has also come to symbolize the Muslim commitment to... more

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Opinion

'Legitimate' Target?
Though married to a Policeman, the wife of Farooq Ahmad Sheikh was never worried about the safety of her husband.  And, she had good reasons not to worry- because even though... more

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Letters

Ailing Healthcare in Valley Needs a Revamp
Apropos opinion, “Ailing health care system of the valley, Kashmir Observer, May 12 by Sameena Nazir, I would like to congratulate the author as she has rightly said that the... more

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Features

Ailing Health Care System Of The Valley
Health, the most important social service sector is having direct correlation with the welfare of the human being. However, in Kashmir it has not been able to meet the needs... more

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Interviews

AFSPA Root Cause of Every Evil in Kashmir: Prashant Bhushan
Says Resolve Kashmir ASAP SRINAGAR: Urging Government of India to resolve Kashmir issue as soon as possible noted Supreme Court lawyer, Prashant Bhushan Tuesday claimed that... more

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Reviews

Book review: The Parchment of Kashmir
THE PARCHMENT OF KASHMIR Edited by Nyla Ali Khan Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 The Parchment of Kashmir gathers together a wide range of essays on the subject of Kashmir. It is a... more

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Heads & Tails

Poison in your food
Every country in the world is turning organic, including Bangladesh. All except India where, in spite of groups of determined NGOs, the government persists in foisting... more

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Bazar Observer

Kashmir Sapphire Fetches Record 20 Cr Price

LONDON: The 19.88 carat Kashmir sapphire called " The star of Kashmir" has smashed all records after it sold for the highest per carat price of a sapphire, ever.  Sapphire... more

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