Joint Director Elementary Education dies of heart attack
Srinagar, June 20: Joint Director Elementary Education at DSEK Shams-U-Din Tuesday died of heart attack. Officials at DSEK said that the Joint Director was on duty when he felt unconscious in the lawns of Directorate. “He was immediately rushed to hospital, but hè collapsed on the way,” the official said—(KNO)
New timing announced for school within Srinagar municipality limits
Srinagar, June 20 (KNO): The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Tuesday ordered change in the school timing within the municipality limits of Srinagar from June-22. According to a communique has said that all government and private recognized schools within the municipal limits of Srinagar city shall observe school timings from 8:30 AM to […]
Lt Governor pays obeisance to Swami Ashokanandaji, founder of Shri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram Anantnag
ANANTNAG, JUNE 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid obeisance to Swami Ashokanandaji, the founder of Shri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram, Nagdandi, Achabal, Anantnag, today. Swami Ashokananda Ji’s life and teachings continue to guide our society and inspire us to work for the spiritual and social upliftment, the Lt Governor said. At Shri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram, the […]
Gold falls Rs 30; silver climbs Rs 220
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Gold prices fell by Rs 30 to Rs 60,110 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday amid a decline in precious metal prices globally, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had closed at Rs 60,140 per 10 grams. Silver, however, climbed Rs 220 […]
PDD employee dies of electrocution in Budgam
Budgam, June 20: A PDD employee died of electric shock while repairing transmission line in Nasrullahpura area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday afternoon. An official said that the PDD employee identified as Ghulam Qadir Khan (45) of Pathanpora Paimus Budgam died due to electric shock. He said that his body was shifted to […]
19 injured as bus falls into canal in Samba
Samba/Jammu, Jun 20 (PTI) Nineteen people, including women and children, were injured when the bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and rolled down into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district early Tuesday, officials said. The incident took place in the Samotra Channi area as the driver lost control of […]
Heatwave conditions: Mandaviya to chair meeting on public health preparedness
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will chair a high-level meeting on Tuesday to review public health preparedness to deal with heatwave conditions prevailing in parts of the country, official sources said. Niti Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) Director General Dr Rajiv Bahl […]
SIA raids several locations in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 20: SIA Kashmir conduct on Tuesday conducted searches at many locations in a case related to misuse or social media platforms for unlawful activities. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson of the investigating agency said that the raids were conducted in Srinagar, Anantnag, Pulwama and Kupwara. The statement reads that the searches […]
Hot, humid weather forecast as night temperature rises in JK
Srinagar, June 20: Amid forecast for hot and humid weather, minimum temperature recorded an increase at most places and settled above normal across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 18.2°C against 16.9°C on the previous night and it was above normal by […]
PM leaves for US, says ‘together we stand stronger in meeting shared global challenges’
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his visit to the US will be an opportunity to enrich the depth and diversity of the Indo-US partnership and asserted that together the two countries stand stronger in meeting shared global challenges. Modi said this “special invitation” from President Joseph Biden and […]