Prof Pirzada is new Director of KU’s IKS

Srinagar: Professor Pirzada Mohmad Amin from Department of Sociology, University of Kashmir, has been appointed as the Director of the varsity’s Institute of Kashmir Studies (IKS), a KU spokesman said. The IKS is a premier area study centre at the University of Kashmir having a pivotal role in formulation of policy and interdisciplinary research. It […]

Advisor Baseer Khan visits Bandipora

Inaugurates TRC at Garoora, inspects development works

BANDIPORA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Monday conducted an extensive tour of Bandipora district to take stock of various ongoing development works with focus on winter preparedness of PDD, arrangements for 75th Independence Day, Covid mitigation efforts and disaster management. Advisor also met several public delegations who apprised him of their demands […]

Tral village rues lack of basic facilities

Pulwama: The residents of village Zizbal in Lam hamlet of Kashmir’s Pulwama district are up against the government for failing in providing basic facilities to their area. The people of the area said that they are facing shortage of drinking water since decades but no attention is being provided towards the issue. “We are forced […]

Independence Day celebrations: Advisor Bhatnagar reviews preparations of SDD

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Monday chaired a meeting of Skill Development Department (SDD) to review the preparations of department for celebrating the 75th Independence Day. Principal Secretary SDD, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon; Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar; Secretary, Board of Technical Education, Additional Secretary SDD, Principals of Polytechnic Colleges, Superintendents of ITIs […]

Three training courses: DG IMPARD chairs joint inaugural function

SRINAGAR: Director General, Institution of Management and Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat, Monday presided over joint inaugural function of three training courses. The courses included “Participatory Administration and Collective Decision Making”, “Life Style Skills” and “Development of Smart Cities”. While addressing the trainee participants, Saurabh Bhagat highlighted relevance of these training programmes […]

Dr Shahid conducts three day tour of tribal areas

Highlights schemes for welfare, development of nomads

BANDIPORA: Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, conducted a three day extensive tour of tribal areas of Tulel, Baktoor, Gurez besides highland habitations of migratory tribal population to assess issues and concerns of nomadic populace. The flagship schemes being launched this year by the tribal affairs department included Village Development Scheme, Education, Migratory […]

Div Com visits RTO office, Parimpora Bus Stand, Transport Nagar

Stresses on smooth functioning of transport office, up-gradation of bus yard

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday visited RTO office, Parimpora Bus Stand and Transport Nagar to take stock of facilities and functioning of the transport system. During the tour, the Div Com was accompanied by the Vice-Chairman, SDA and other senior officers. At the RTO office, the Div Com stressed on […]