MeT forecasts cloudy, rainy weather for now

Srinagar: Weatherman on Wednesday forecast “generally cloudy weather with occasional brief spell of rain” for now and “next good rainfall spell” from July 19-21 in Jammu and Kashmir. “Light to moderate rain with thunderstorm and lightning will occur at many places of Jammu especially Poonch, Reasi, Rajouri and at scattered places of Kashmir. Overall, weather […]

Pulwama Gunfight: Authorities impose curfew in main town, internet suspended

Pulwama: Authorities on Wednesday imposed strict curfew in south Kashmir’s Pulwama town following a gunfight in New Colony area of the district on Wednesday An official said that curfew has been imposed in entire Pulwama town “as a precautionary measure” to avert any untoward incident. He said that announcements were made in the town about […]

Overview of higher education opportunities in US discussed during webinar

Srinagar: The Department of Training and Placement, National Institute of Technology (NIT) on Wednesday hosted a webinar on Overview of the Higher Education Opportunities in the US in collaboration with United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF). Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. Rakesh Sehgal said the objective of such webinars is aimed to bridge the gap […]

Newly elected chairperson, vice chairman of MC Sopore take oath

Sopore: The newly elected chairperson and vice chairman of Municipal council Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday took the oath at a swearing in ceremony, held at Municipal council office here in Sopore. The oath was administered by Additional district development commissioner (ADDC) Sopore, Parvaiz Sajad to the recently elected chairperson and vice-president […]

Cyber Security: KU organises 5-day Faculty Development Programme

Srinagar: A five-day Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Cyber Security started at the University of Kashmir. The online programme titled “Cyber Security, Ethical Hacking and Cyber Crime” has been organised by the varsity’s Department of Computer Sciences in collaboration with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE ATAL Academy). 200 participants from 19 states/UTs are […]

Advisor Baseer Khan visits Verinag, Dooru

Advises people to get vaccinated, follow covid-19 protocol

ANANTNAG: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan accompanied by Directors of RDD and Floriculture, Chief Engineer PDD and other government functionaries today toured Dooru Subdivision of Anantnag district. The Advisor reviewed enforcement of Covid SOPs, progress in vaccination, and developmental works of PDD, RDD, Floriculture. The Advisor also interacted with DDCs BDCs, Auqaf members […]

DC Srinagar reviews implementation of BBBP scheme

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, Wednesday chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padao (BBBP) scheme in the district. Sub Judge, District Legal Services Authority, Srinagar, Justice Noor Mohammad Mir; Chief Planning Officer Srinagar; ACD, Srinagar, Child Development Project Officer (CDPO), Chief Medical Officer, District […]

Implementation of NGT directions on Environmental conservation reviewed

BARAMULLA: With an aim to review the implementation of directions issued by National Green Tribunal (NGT) with respect to environmental conservation, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar Wednesday chaired a meeting of concerned officers at dak bungalow here. On the occasion, several matters including establishment of Solid Waste Management facility across the district, compliance […]

JKSDM launches MIS for Skill Profiling

Move aimed at greater employment opportunities: Dr Shahid

SRINAGAR: The Government has initiated process for skill profiling, tracking of skilled youth for employment opportunities and working on soft skills for future requirements. In order to ensure effective monitoring, coordination and implementation of skill development programs, the J&K Skill Development Mission (JKSDM) has initiated the process of developing Management Information System (MIS) for which […]