SSR meeting held at Tral
PULWAMA: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Tral S A Raina on Saturday held a meeting regarding Special Summary Revision (SSR) with BLOs of Tral-33 constituency. Tehsildar Tral, Tehsildar Aripal, Naib Tehsildars of SD Tral attended the meeting. While interacting with BLOs, the ADC urged for 100 percent accuracy and coverage to the electorates. He asked […]
Two-day multilingual poetic symposium kick starts at NIT Sgr
SRINAGAR: A two-day multilingual poetic symposium and literary meet commenced on Saturday at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. The event has been organised with an aim to promote the Hindi and other regional languages of Kashmir. The programme titled ‘Akshar Aur Muskaan’ is being organized by Wadie’s Hindi Shiksha Samiti, Srinagar in collaboration […]
Illegal extraction of minerals: One held, 3 vehicles seized in Budgam: Police
Srinagar: Police have arrested one person and seized three vehicles in Budgam over their involvement in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, a police spokesman said on Saturday. The spokesman said a police party of Police Station Beerwah raided Nallah Sukhnag at Ohnagam and seized three vehicles (Tractors) and arrested one person. “The arrested person […]
Five drug peddlers arrested in Pulwama, Budgam: Police
Srinagar: Police have arrested five peddlers in Pulwama and Budgam districts and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said on Saturday. In Pulwama, a Police Party from Police Station Kakapora during a routine checkpoint established at Kandizal crossing intercepted a vehicle (Santro) bearing registration No. JK01N-4285 with three persons on board. “During […]
Police books five notorious drug peddlers under PSA
Srinagar: Police in Budgam have booked five notorious drug peddlers under Public Safety Act (PSA) after obtaining formal detention orders from the competent authority, a police spokesman said on Saturday. He said the five notorious drug peddlers have been identified as Nisar Ahmad Rather son of Mushtaq Ahmad Rather resident of Kaisermullah Chadoora Budgam, Mohmmad […]
Union MoS Education reviews developmental scenario of Kulgam
Srinagar: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Education Dr. Subhas Sarkar on Saturday held interaction with SHG members and beneficiaries of various schemes at Mini-Secretariat Kulgam. The minister is on a visit to Kulgam under the Central Government Public Outreach Programme. On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat briefed the Minister that there […]
‘Asian Mail’ holds literary function
Srinagar: An event titled “Eid Milad-ul-Nabi and Mushaira” was organised by Asian Mail at New Wave Public High School, Pandach on Saturday. Famous writers and poets of Kashmir Valley participated in this literary event, while a significant number of students and teachers of the school participated in the event. The ceremony started with the recitation […]
Making food safe for use
The use of Trans-Fatty Acid (TFA) in manufacturing/ processing of food products has been witnessing an upswing. Manufacturers of oil, bakery, namkeen and sweets have been using the TFA without sticking to the permissible limits. Though this issue has come-up for discussion many times but no action has been taken against those who are violating […]
Observing the World Food Day
By: Abid Hussain Rather Every year 16th October is celebrated as World Food Day across the globe in the remembrance of the day when the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations was founded in 1945. Officially, World Food Day was established by FAO’s Member Countries at the Organization’s 20th General Conference in […]
The changed scenario
By: Dar Javed Three years ago when Jammu and Kashmir’s special status was effectively abolished by the union government of India, many feared that the situation there would spiral out of control. Many people said then, Pakistani influence will increase in Kashmir. The former Pakistani High Commissioner appointed in New Delhi had spoken about many […]
