Hospitals litter deadly waste in the open
50% hospitals fail to comply with Bio-Medical Waste Management & Handling rules State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has exposed the grave negligence of health department...
‘Antibiotics make you prone to infection’
Though antibiotics are essential for fighting bacterial infection, they also make the body more prone to infection and diarrhoea, a new study has warned. Exactly...
CM committed to make JK an island of peace: PDP
PDP today said there has been a pragmatic improvement in the governance of Jammu and Kashmir and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is committed to make...
World’s smallest engine developed
Scientists have developed the world's tiniest engine - just a few billionths of a metre in size - which is powered by light and may...
Male passengers in Ladies Special Bus!
Many male passengers were spotted travelling in Ladies Special Bus on Tuesday here, raising questions about monitoring of the exclusive facility for the females. “I...
Limited-stop trains to chug in Kashmir from tomorrow
Banihal-Baramulla travel time to shrink with 60% fewer halts Almost eight years after the first train started chugging in Kashmir, the Northern Railway is introducing...
Cool days ahead in Jammu: Met
The overcast sky today brought much-needed respite to the residents of Jammu from the sweltering heat. As the mercury touched 42.4°C yesterday, the Agromet advisory...
Cash-starved SRTC to spend `10 cr on GPS project
At a time when J&K State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) is unable to ply its existing fleet of buses and incapable of paying full salaries...
Two buildings, shed removed in encroachment drive
An anti-encroachment drive was today jointly launched by Auqaf, Jammu Municipal Corporation and district administration in the Khatinkan Talab area of the city. During the...
Govt asked to identify land for Pandits
The Jammu and Kashmir government has been requested for identifying suitable land in the Kashmir Valley where Kashmiri migrants could be rehabilitated, Lok Sabha was...