Five-day teachers training concludes
JAMMU: The 5 day teachers training on development of listening and reading skills in English and Elementary level Capacity building on activity based learning in Hindi concluded here Sunday. As many as, 86 Master Trainers were trained to further impart training to teachers of ten districts of Jammu Province. Earlier, State Project Director Samagra Shiksha […]
Rs 370 cr disbursed among construction workers since 2011: Labour Dept
SRINAGAR: Advisor to the Governor, Khurshid Ahmed Ganai, Sunday urged the Employment Department to provide all assistance to unemployed educated youth in the State in their hunt for jobs in the ever-expanding domestic and global markets. He said the focus of employment exchanges should be on vocational guidance and career counseling and these exchanges should […]
Hospitals in Delhi to join IMA’s strike call on Monday
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Healthcare services at several government and private hospitals in the national capital are likely to take a hit on Monday as scores of doctors have decided to boycott work for a day in support of their striking colleagues in West Bengal. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) had given the June 17 […]
Cross LoC shelling reported in Poonch
Poonch, June 16: Armies of India and Pakistan on Sunday trade heavy exchange of fire along the LoC at several places in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that Pakistani army opened unprovoked fire at Indian posts at Upper Bandi Chechian, Qasba, Kirni and Mandhar. The soldiers manning the fence responded strongly […]
Hr. Edu Deptt clarifies reports on accreditation of Degree Colleges
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: The Department of Higher Education has clarified a news story regarding NAAC accreditation of Degree Colleges in Jammu and Kashmir. “It is clarified that assessment norms of the NAAC have undergone certain changes in recent times under which obtaining higher grades of A and A ++ and also maintaining earlier NAAC gradings […]
Separatists say no threat to Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, Jun 16 (PTI) As the revered Amarnath Yatra commences on July 1, Kashmiri separatists Sunday asserted there was no threat to the annual pilgrimage and urged the pilgrims and tourists visiting the state not to pay heed to any “false propaganda”. They said people of the Valley will continue to retain and nourish the tradition […]
Guv Malik addresses meeting of the NITI Aayog, seeks liberal assistance for J&K
NEW DELHI, JUNE 16: Governor, Satya Pal Malik while addressing the 5th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog sought personal intervention of the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, for accelerating the development in the State which is imperative for putting the State on the path of peace, progress and prosperity. Addressing the 5th […]
SHO Saddar Anantnag succumbs to injuries at AIIMS New Delhi
Srinagar, June 16 : Station House Officer (SHO) Sadr Anantnag Arshad Khan who was critically injured in an encounter with militants at KP Road on June 12, succumbed to injuries on Sunday, sources said. The police sources said that Khan was shifted to AIIMS New Delhi from SKIMS Srinagar for specialized treatment using an air […]
Police smashes ‘governance infrastructure’ of militants inside jails
Srinagar, Jun 16 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted ‘Shuara-e-Zindan’ (supreme council for jail), a term used by militants for governance inside prisons, and restored the prison manual completely, officials said here. After the escape of Naveed Jhatt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, last February, the Jammu and Kashmir prison department under the leadership of Dilbagh […]
Kathua case: Court did not rely on prosecution eyewitnesses while acquitting Vishal
Pathankot (Punjab), Jun 16 (PTI) The only acquittal in the Kathua rape-and-murder case came as the trial court set aside the statement of three prosecution witnesses who had claimed that Vishal Jangotra, the son of main culprit Sanji Ram, was in the area at the time of the crime. District and sessions judge Tejwinder Singh relied […]
