Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
SRINAGAR: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Chairman f Pakistan Peoples Party, stated at United States Institute of Peace that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been unable to mend his internal and foreign policy. Addressing at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), Bilawal Bhutto stressed that peace and prosperity can’t be achieved in South Asia unless Kashmir […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Choudhary Zulfkar Ali on Tuesday informed the Upper House that 858817 new ration cards under the ambit of National Food Security Act (NFSA) have been distributed in the state, so far. Replying to a question by Ashok Khajuria, the Minister said that the fidelity check is […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
SRINAGAR: Clashes erupted at twin places in South Kashmirs Pulwama and Shopian districts as forces launch cordon and search operations after receiving inputs about the presence of suspected militants. The forces cordoned off Heff Shermal area of Shopian district today and launched searches. However, as searches were underway, the locals came out of their houses […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
SRINAGAR: Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers and trucks loaded with essentials, left Jammu this morning for the Kashmir valley as the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu highway was through for only one-way traffic despite rain. The highway was through for one-way traffic though there was rain in the morning, a traffic police official told UNI. He […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Organisation today registered a corruption case against senior officers of the Information Technology Department for making procurements without following the financial code, causing huge loss to the state exchequer. “A case was registered under the Prevention of Corruption Act against officials of Information Technology Department after completion of […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Kupwara: Deputy Commissioner Kupwara on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into the burning of a school at Radbugh area of Drugmulla in the frontier district of north Kashmir last week. “I have ordered an inquiry into the incident and have placed headmaster and chowkidar of the Boys High School Radbugh under suspension, Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Ghulam […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
This winter after a long time, Kashmir has experienced successive heavy snowfall which has thrown life out of gear: electricity has been erratic, traffic movement has been affected, more so along Jammu-Srinagar highway and the flights have recurrently been grounded. This drastic change in weather followed an extended dry spell through November and December which […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Srinagar: Four persons were injured on Tuesday after the government forces resorted to firing to disperse protesters in Samboora village of Pampore area in south Kashmirs Pulwama district, police officials told KNS. Deputy Inspector General of Police S P Pani, told KNS that, 50 RR launched a search operation in the Samboora Village of Pampore […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Winter is usually quiet in Kashmir. The durbar move means that all the politicians and bureaucrats have vanished to the warmer climes of Jammu, and since political violence is a performance art, with the main audience missing, fewer performances are to be had. Of course there are some speeches happening in the local Assembly, but […]
Observer News Service - January 31, 2017
Our dire state of health and well-being is well-documented. The number of type 2 diabetes cases is high by world standards, and rising daily, with a 35 per cent increase from 2014 to 2015. We have an obesity epidemic, and this is leading to high rates of cardiovascular disease and other lifestyle-related illnesses. The reasons […]