SDM reviews pace, progress of developmental works
KULGAM: The Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Noorabad Bashir ul Hassan on Thursday chaired a meeting of officers to review pace and progress of developmental work projects in the sub division. During the meeting he took a review of status, pace and progress on works which are under execution of RDD,R&B, PHE, PMGSY and other executing agencies. […]
Anantnag celebrates UN IDNDR
ANANTNAG: The department of education along with other stakeholders on Thursday celebrated the UN International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (IDNDR) across all middle, high and higher secondary schools of the district. In more than 1120 schools, 22400 students and 4800 teachers participated in the celebration. Various activities were conducted in schools which include conducting […]
World Sight Day celebrated at Anantnag
ANANTNAG: A World Sight day with the theme ‘Love Your Eyes’ was celebrated at various health institutions across Anantnag district. Nearly 500 health workers including Medical Officers, Specialists, Paramedical staff, technical staff, students and General Public participated in the event. The event was aimed at spreading awareness regarding visual impairment, blindness, visual care and other […]
IUST holds day long orientation program to welcome fresher’s
Srinagar: The Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA) of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Thursday hosted a day long orientation program to welcome the fresher’s batch. The event was organized to get the students acquainted with basic university infrastructure, rules, regulations and the facilities available within the campus. The event was sponsored […]
KU commemorates International IDDRR
Srinagar: The Kashmir University’s Department of Geography and Disaster Management on Thursday organised several activities to commemorate the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (IDDRR). The day is observed annually on October 13 to raise awareness on disaster management. The global theme for this year’s IDDRR was, “Early Warning and Early Action for All”. Faculty, […]
DGP sanctions scholarship for 53 wards of SPOs
Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarships of Rs 2.86 lakh in favour of 53 wards of SPOs, a police spokesman said on Thursday. The scholarship has been sanctioned to encourage and appreciate the hard work of wards of SPOs who have excelled in class 10th and 12th annual examination […]
Bpr hosts training programme on 11th Agricultural Census
BANDIPORA: A day long training programme on the 11th Agricultural Census with reference year 2021-22 was organized in district Bandipora. The event was organized by the Office of Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K. At the outset, Deputy Director Planning M Farooq Shah from the office of Financial Commissioner Revenue J&K welcomed all the participants and highlighted […]
Awareness is the key to arrest blindness cases
By: Dr Mahipal S Sachdev To slow down the rapid increase in the number of cases of Blindness in India, Awareness on the grass root level is the key. In India, due to the significant urban-rural divide, lack of awareness is one of the leading causes for rise in such cases. Awareness of methods of […]
Remembering Dr A P J Abdul Kalam: The ‘Missile Man of India’
By: M Ahmad Great souls never leave; they are always on the mind of humankind. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born on 15th Oct 1931 and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and this day […]
Living with disability and disasters
By: Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 13th October is celebrated as International Day for disaster Risk Reduction to bring awareness about the importance of reining in the risks that they face. “Disaster means catastrophe, mishap, calamity or grave occurrence in any area, arising from nature or man-made causes, or by accident or negligence which result in substantial […]
