Month: May 2016

JK to implement free drug policy from June 1

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Free medicines will be provided in all state-run hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir from June 1 this year and a 100-bed hospital would be constructed in the mountainous Kishtwar district. “Government will implement the policy of providing free medicines in all the state government hospitals from June 1 this year as this has been a long pending demand of people” state Health Minister Bali Bhagat said today. He said the government would soon establish a 100-bed hospital in Kishtwar district as it has witnessed fatal road accidents because of its…

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CM seeks RBI support for youth empowerment in Kashmir

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday sought Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) support for youth empowerment in the state, while urging premier banking institutions to reach out to young, budding entrepreneurs and help them establish viable business units. She said she expects the RBI to do more in exerting pressure on banking firms operating in the state so that small and medium enterprises have hassle-free access to loans. “We seek better cooperation of banks in creating ample opportunities of employment for youth in the state,” she said…

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MoU signed for establishing IIT-Jammu

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In a major step towards setting up of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Jammu, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh. The MoU was signed by Secretary, Higher Education Department, Hemant Kumar Sharma and Director, IIT-Delhi, Prof V Ramgopal Rao. Congratulating the people of the state, the Deputy CM said the government was committed to setting up IIT-Jammu with the highest standards, parallel to other IITs in the country. He also expressed gratitude to the Ministry of Human Resource…

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Teams for cricket tourneys in Kashmir named after militants

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Militant sympathisers in Kashmir Valley have named cricket teams participating in certain tournaments after militants, a trend security officials say should be nipped in the bud to avoid “huge problems”. A cricket tournament was recently played in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district which had few participating teams named after militants like Aabid Khan Qalandars, Khalid Aryans and Burhan Lions. While Burhan has emerged as one of the most wanted commander of Hizbul Mujahideen over the past one year, Khalid was his brother who was killed in a security…

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Labour Day: It’s just another day for them

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May Day falling today attaches significance to the labour class for having won over their rights and provisions laid down regarding their working hours and other conditions, but most of the labourers here expressed ignorance over such privileges. The reason is their unawareness about the historic struggle worldwide that brought eight-hour working system into effect on May 1, 1886. Besides, a large-scale influx of inter-state migrant workers over the years has rendered them jobless here as the outside labour is easily accessible at lower rates. The workers from Bihar, Uttar…

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Anantnag or ‘Islamabad’? saffron party not sure

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Issues statement with dateline mentioning both names State BJP president Sat Sharma today addressed his maiden rally in Anantnag, but the official press release of the party referred to the south Kashmir district as Islamabad. The BJP statement was issued with an ‘Anantnag/Islamabad’ dateline even though Anantnag is the official name of this south Kashmir district. During the rally, Sharma urged people to support the party’s development plan. The state BJP president is on a three-day visit to the Valley. He addressed a rally in Ganderbal district on Saturday and…

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