JK all set to host Senior National Table Tennis Championship
JAMMU: Emerging as a most sought after sports destination, Jammu and Kashmir is all set to host the 84th Senior National Table Tennis Championship from 20th of this month. “It is a matter of great honor and privilege to be hosts of yet another major event in the sports calendar of the country”, Secretary Youth […]
Samoon inaugurates ICT Lab at ITI Rajouri
Emphasizes imparting quality technical education
RAJOURI: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Saturday visited ITI Rajouri where he inaugurated an Information and Communication Technology Laboratory and inspected various sections of the institute. The lab has been established with an aim of providing better communication and information resources to the youth trainees. During the event, Dr Samoon […]
Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic substances destroyed at Pulwama
PULWAMA: Continuing the drive to eliminate drug menace, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances worth Rs 19cr seized in various FIRs was destroyed by the Committee of Officers Constituted by the Principal District & Sessions, Judge, Pulwama, Naseer Ahmad Dar. The Committee was headed by Munsiff, Pulwama, Faizan I Nazar while other members included Tehsildars of […]
NCERT’s 3-day HOTS Workshop concludes
Experts Bat on Transforming Assessment Practices
SRINAGAR: A three-day workshop on “Transformation of Assessment Practices at Secondary Stage” organized by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, in collaboration with the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) at the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) auditorium, Bemina concluded here, Saturday. Besides the NCERT […]
Two day regional workshop on PM GatiShakti National Master Plan concludes
SRINAGAR: The two-day third regional workshop for Northern zone ended Saturday in Srinagar. More than 250 Officials from Central ministries, States/UTs and industry players participated in the workshop for Northern Region. The theme of the workshop for day two was National Logistics Policy. Throwing light on the proceedings of the workshop, Smt Sunita Dawra, Special […]
Five extortionists held in Baramulla, extortion money recovered: Police
Baramulla: Police on Saturday said that they have arrested five extortionists and recovered extortion money from their possession in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police in a statement said that they received a written complaint from a person (name withheld) wherein he stated that on 27 February, 2023 he was on way to his home on […]
Jammu-Poonch MP chairs meet, reviews progress of MPLAD works
JAMMU: Member of Parliament for Jammu-Poonch, Jugal Kishore Sharma, presided over a review meeting Saturday at the PWD Guest House in Jammu. During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner briefed the MP on the progress of various schemes and developmental projects being carried out in the district by different agencies. The MP conducted a thorough review […]
Brief encounter reported in Pulwama
Srinagar: After a brief exchange of fire in the wee hours of Saturday, terrorists have managed to give a slip to government forces in Mitrigam village of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said. An official said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF had launched a Cordon and Search Operation on specific information […]
ACS inaugurates medicinal, Aromatic Park at Lalmandi
SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dullo, Saturday inaugurated Medicinal and Aromatic Park at floriculture development scheme Lalmandi here with plantation of some aromatic and medicinal plants. Speaking on the occasion, ACS highlighted the importance of commercial cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants. He said that “Promotion of commercial cultivation of medicinal […]
Perils of Pollution
By: Khursheed Ahmad Rather Pollution is the accumulation of harmful effects, which harm every part of the society, be it human, plants, animals etc. A society is responsible for polluting the environment in various ways, such as household waste, polythene, excessive use of pesticides in agriculture. etc., are very harmful to the environment. Pollution touches […]
