Book fairs prove beneficial for students
By: Vijay Garg Learning is a vital process in the life of human beings, which facilitates their development. To achieve this goal, one has to adopt different ways of acquiring knowledge and book fairs provide unlimited benefits. A book fair is a gathering with a display of various kinds of books for book lovers to […]
Health Minister addresses annual day celebration at IGGDC; inaugurates CBCT at hospital

Says Govt working on a structured policy to address employment concerns of dentists JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, remarked that the Omar Abdullah led government is actively working on a structured policy to address employment concerns of dentists and expand job prospects for them in government and […]
Police arrests five drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers in Srinagar, Kupwara and Anantnag districts besides seized contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established at General Road Allochibagh Bund near Sacred Mission School, intercepted a suspicious person who after noticing police team tried to flee […]
Women in Shopian provide helping hand to families through handicrafts
Seek more handicrafts, handloom centres in their area Shopian: Dozens of women in Thairan Kellar area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district have been supporting their families by doing handicrafts work. A group of women from the area said that they have been doing this work for the past one year and they want to support […]
Rusted mortar shell found near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: Army troops on Wednesday recovered a rusted mortar shell near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The mortar shell was found lying in an open area in the Mankote sector of Mendhar sub-division, the officials said. They said the Army cordoned off the area and its experts later removed the […]
Top Army officer leads wreath-laying ceremony for 2 soldiers killed in IED blast
Jammu: General Officer Commanding of the Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, on Wednesday led the wreath-laying ceremony of two Army personnel, including a captain, who were killed in an IED blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector here the previous day. The solemn wreath-laying ceremony to pay homage […]
Theft accused dies after suffering severe chest, abdomen pain in Jammu hospital
Jammu: A man arrested in a theft case over a week ago died at a hospital here after complaining of severe pain in his chest and abdomen, police said on Wednesday. Madhya Pradesh native Suresh Anuragi, who was presently residing in Jammu’s Trikuta Nagar, was on February 4 arrested along with two other associates in […]
Directions for release of salaries to NHM employees passed: Minister Sakina Itoo
Srinagar: Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said that she has passed directions for release of salaries to NHM employees. In a post on X, Sakina Itoo, said that the government is committed to the welfare of health care workers and ensuring timely support. “Have passed the directions for release of salaries […]
Deputy CM highlights visionary role of Guru Ravi Dass in societal renaissance
Exhorts youth to follow teachings of Saints, Seers to live contended life JAMMU : Highlighting the visionary contribution of Shree Guru Ravi Dass ji in socio-economic transformation, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today said that the need of the time is to follow his teachings for creating an egalitarian and humane world to live in. The […]
DSEK orgainses workshop ‘Investing in leadership’ for evaluated Principals
Key to successful leadership today is hard work, influence, not brute authority: Dr. G N Itoo SRINAGAR: The key to successful leadership is hard work and influence not authority. This was stated by Director School Education Kashmir (DSEK), Dr. G.N.Itoo today in Girls Higher Secondary Schools Kothibagh while presiding over the one day workshop themed […]