Iconic Week celebrations: Bollywood singer, noted musicians, instrumentalists perform at Cheshmashahi
SRINAGAR: The star and renowned Bollywood singer Adnan Sami, national level musician and santoor player, Abhay Rustum Sopori and noted flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia on Friday joined the Iconic Week celebrations and enthralled audience with their magical performances at musical evening show held at Cheshmashahi garden in Srinagar. The musical evening show was organized by Mission […]
DDC Kulgam reviews implementation of CSSs
KULGAM: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review the implementation status of various centrally sponsored schemes being implemented in the district through various departments. At the outset, the DDC directed all officials to ensure that targets under CSS schemes are achieved as per projected timelines. […]
DSEK refutes news item ‘No board examination for class 8th’
Terms it fake, says exam to be conducted as per past practice
SRINAGAR: Taking strong note of the fake news item circulated on social media citing that there shall be no board examination for class 8th, the Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. Tassaduq Hussain has strongly refuted the news item. In a statement issued here, the DSEK on Friday made it clear that all the schools […]
Skill test for issuance of driving license to be held thrice a week
SRINAGAR: The Regional Transport Office Friday made it public that the Skill test for issuance of driving license shall now be held thrice a week instead of twice a week in Srinagar District. As per an official statement issued here, it has been informed that the Skill test shall now be held on Thursdays also […]
Anantnag residents allege unscheduled power cuts
Nanil residents demand immediate repairing of their transformer
Anantnag: Residents of different areas of the Anantnag district Friday complained of unscheduled and extended power cuts demanding an immediate end to such measures. Residents of different areas of Dooru, Kokernag, Mattan and Pahalgam said that they are witnessing frequent cuts especially during evening hours which were putting people to lot of inconvenience. These pesky […]
Ladakh reports 5 new Covid cases
Leh: Ladakh recorded five new Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 20,930 while the active cases have risen to 49, officials said on Friday. Ladakh has registered 208 Covid-related deaths — 150 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, they said. Three Covid patients were discharged […]
29 children from JK join Army school under Operation Sadbhavana
Pithoragarh (UKD): Twenty nine students from Jammu and Kashmir were enrolled for Classes VIII and IX at Gen BC Joshi Army Public School here under Operation Sadbhavana on Friday. As many as 26 boys and three girls, who hail from remote regions of Jammu and Kashmir, will pursue their studies at the school free of […]
Semi-decomposed body recovered in Uri Baramulla
Uri (Baramulla): Police authorities on Friday said to have recovered a semi-decomposed human body along Hajipeer Nallah in Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police official said that a body was spotted by locals near Hajipeer Nallah, falling between Uri and Lagama town. “Soon after being informed, a joint team of police and medical […]
Vigilance Awareness Week: KU organises pledge-taking ceremony
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Friday organised a pledge-taking ceremony in connection with the celebration of the Vigilance Awareness Week-2021. Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir led top varsity officials in taking the “Integrity Pledge for Organisations” that, among other things, urges promotion of ethical business practices and fostering a culture of honesty and integrity, […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers in Kulgam
Kulgam: Police in Kulgam have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that acting on specific information regarding drug dealings at (Dhaba) in Nippora, Qazigund, a police party rushed to the spot and during checking were able to recover 60 Kg of Poppy Straw […]
