JK admin failing to empower local bodies: Apni Party
Says party mulls resignation by its DDC members
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, which was formed after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions in 2019, on Monday threatened that its District Development Council members will submit their resignations alleging that their work to assist people in remote areas was being hindered by the union territory administration. Reminding the union territory administration […]
Chief Secretary reviews public health response to COVID
Appeals to public to observe COVID Appropriate Behaviour
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review public health response to COVID-19 and directed the rollout of a dedicated IEC campaign for awareness generation towards prevention of subsequent COVID waves in Jammu and Kashmir. Additional Chief Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Director SKIMS, Mission Director, National Health Mission (NHM), […]
Awantipora residents stage protest, demand shifting of PHC to main town
Pulwama: The residents of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday staged a protest in the main town and demanded that the Public Health Centre (PHC) be shifted back to main town at an earliest. The protest was undertaken under the banner of town welfare committee. The protestors said that last year as the […]
Man found dead under mysterious circumstances
Baramulla: Body of a 38-year-old man was found under mysterious circumstances in Khawaja Bagh area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday. Officials said that the body of the man, identified as Bilal Ahmad Pandit, was retrieved from river Jhelum in Khawaja Bagh locality in the afternoon. They said that the body has been taken […]
‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’: Six days remain for applying into National Anthem Singing Competition
SRINAGAR: Six days have remained to apply and make entry for National Anthem Singing Competition-2021, initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir Government under the guidance of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, to celebrate 75 years of independence and commemorate it as ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’. Under this initiative, Government has called upon all the individuals and […]
DC Srinagar orders massive reshuffle of Patwaris
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad has ordered transfer of 88 Patwaris and 5 other officials of district Srinagar. An order vide No. 21-DCS of 2021 has been issued Monday in this regard. All the transferred Patwaris had mature stay. Some of the transferred officials were serving at their present places of posting […]
Police busts LeT module in Anantnag
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror module in Anantnag district by arresting four people involved in developing Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), officials said Monday. The busting of the IED terror module has helped the police avert a major attack in Anantnag town and also saved the gullible youths from […]
MERC condoles demise of former student Seema Tahir
Srinagar: A condolence meeting was held at the Media Education Research Centre (MERC), University of Kashmir, to mourn the tragic demise of the department’s former student Seema Tahir. Seema Tahir left for the heavenly abode recently. She was a gold medalist from MERC and was living in the USA with her family. In her condolence […]
‘Professional Development Programme’ for Teachers organized
SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with Chinar International Srinagar Monday organised a day long ‘Professional Development Programme’ for teachers. As many as 30 teachers from 30 Model Schools of district Ganderbal, Budgam and Srinagar participated in the programme. The Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. Tassaduq Husain Mir who was also the […]
