Tangmarg dealer faces criminal action for sale of ‘fake handmade carpet’
Tourist duped into paying Rs 2.5 lakh for machine-made rug By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: A carpet dealer based in the popular tourist town of Tangmarg has been blacklisted and deregistered for allegedly selling a machine-made carpet falsely marketed as a handmade Kashmiri masterpiece to a tourist for Rs 2.5 lakh, officials confirmed on Tuesday. […]
Care for the elderly
We often come across with cases that relate a horrific face of our society in the present times. Many families both with high earnings and even with low earnings, the elder members are being undermined and not cared for the way they would have otherwise though to be. Many instances of siblings falling apart have […]
Skills hold the key to success
By: Imran Reshi Unemployment in Kashmir and the rest of the country is a pressing issue. There are huge number of job seekers holding higher degrees of education in their hands or dossiers. Some people hold the government responsible for not providing the adequate quantity of jobs to the unemployed youth, some holding their educational […]
India’s Space journey enlivens Common Man’s horizon
By: Dr. Jitendra Singh It began with a crack—barely visible, tucked away in the weld joint of a pressure feedline on a Falcon-9 booster. A minor flaw, perhaps, in the grand machinery of spaceflight. But for India, it was a moment of reckoning. Our scientists at ISRO, vigilant and uncompromising, demanded answers. They insisted on […]
Sakeena Itoo reviews healthcare scenario in Pampore Assembly Constituency
SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, Tuesday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the overall healthcare infrastructure and facilities in Pampore Assembly Constituency. MLA Pampore, Justice (Retd.) Hasnain Masoodi; Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed; Director Health Services Kashmir; Director Family Welfare […]
Carry independent verification of rural waste management infrastructure: CS
Reviews the implementation of SBM & DDU-GKY schemes SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday reviewed the progress of the Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)-II (SBM-G Phase-II), to highlighting significant achievements in rural sanitation and outlining ambitious plans for the future. The review meeting besides Commissioner Secretary, RDD was attended by MD, Rural Sanitation; COO, Himayat and […]
MD Jal Jeevan Mission asks PHE divisions to onboard users on JJM 2.0 dashboard
SRINAGAR: Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), J&K, Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Tuesday convened a review meeting of Executive Engineers of PHE Divisions of J&K through virtual mode. The MD enquired about the status of on boarding of various users including Deputy Commissioners, Additional Deputy Commissioners, Executive Engineers, Panchayat Secretaries and Sarpanchs on Jal Jeevan Mission […]
Police solved theft case in Budgam, three held
Srinagar: Police in Budgam successfully solved a theft case and arrested three accused involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that police at Charar-i-Sharief received a written complaint from Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, son of Abdul Gani Bhat, resident of Kazipora Chadoora and Site Technician with Altus Company (Jio Reliance Towers), regarding […]
