Letdown: Out of 4983 only 2863 kitchen sheds come up in schools under MDM scheme

Srinagar: The school education department continues to be lagging in completion of kitchen sheds in government schools. The department has missed several deadlines in completing the target. The department under centrally sponsored scheme- Mid-Day Meals (MDM) was supposed to construct the kitchen sheds in schools however, the lethargic approach of the concerned authorities has hit […]
Pak refuses to take back its citizen deportees, US imposes sanctions
WASHINGTON: The US has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after Islamabad refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it may withhold visas of Pakistanis beginning from its senior officials. The State Department on Friday said that consular operations in Pakistan remain unchanged as of now but as a result […]
Removing the deadwood

The government of Jammu and Kashmir has started a process of removing the deadwood from the administration and some steps were initiated in this regard some years back. However, the move met a dead end as the process to bring in reforms and transparency in the administration could not move further. Jammu and Kashmir is […]
Establish 24×7 Flood control room in every district: Div Com to DCs

Reviews Flood Mitigation Plan
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday directed all Deputy Commissioners of the valley to establish 24×7 flood control room immediately in their respective districts for an effective flood mitigation plan. He asked the DCs to deploy officers of Irrigation and Flood Control, Disaster Management, PHE, PDD, Revenue, Health, Food and Police to provide […]
Teaching is the profession that stands tall against other professions

Today the profession of teaching is recognised as one of the noblest professions in the world
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit APJ Kalam said that “Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.” According to UNESCO in a statement acknowledged that crises, conflicts, and insecurity, alongside rising intolerance and discrimination, as well as budgetary restrictions are some of the […]
Protesters ransack govt building, set ablaze guv’s effigy in Kishtwar

Jammu: A mob ransacked a government building, damaged several official vehicles and set ablaze an effigy of Governor Satya Pal Malik in Kishtwar district Saturday after hundreds of people took to streets to protest against the recent killings of four people, officials said. Sanatan Dharam Sabha (SDS), a local religious group, had called for a […]
PM Modi failed to provide a healing touch to people in JK: Farooq Abdullah

Kulgam: Former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that the people of J&K didn’t see PM Modi put into practice the catch words of ‘Jamhooriyat, Insaniyat, and Kashmiriyat’, saying that PM Modi failed to carry forward the legacy of Vajpayee during his stint in power. Addressing a public meet at Damhal Hanjipura, Kulgam Farooq […]
Efforts to abrogate JK’s special status picked up after PDP surrendered its core agenda: G A Mir

Srinagar: Ahead of voting on Anantnag parliamentary seat in the remaining two phases, J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President, G A Mir has asked the people of south Kashmir to “strengthen the secular forces led by Congress Party through ballot”. Mir has said that “politics based on deceit and falsehood has vitiated the atmosphere in […]