KU organises Medley Pharmaceuticals Award Ceremony
Srinagar: The Medley Pharmaceuticals award ceremony was on Monday held at Kashmir University’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir chaired the event, organised to felicitate and confer the Medley Gold medals (10 gram 22-carat) to five toppers from 2016 to 2020 batches of the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree programme. This award is […]
Income Tax Department meets taxpayers, youth
SRINAGAR: In continuation to their outreach programmes across the UT of J&K and Ladakh, Taxpayers Awareness Campaign, ‘Mulaqaat’ was continued Monday in the districts of Budgam and Ganderbal of Kashmir Province, under the guidance of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, M.P Singh who heads the Income Tax Department in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. […]
PM’s special package: NC seeks more government posts for Kashmiri Pandits
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Monday sought enhancement in the number of government posts for Kashmiri Pandits under the prime minister’s special package, stating that rising unemployment has created a sense of deprivation among the educated youth of the displaced community. The NC’s minority cell president M K Yogi also sought enhancement […]
DC Srinagar finalises ISA plan, IEC activities under JJM
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday chaired an Officers meeting convened to review the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a centrally sponsored scheme to provide potable drinking water to every rural household here. During the meeting a comprehensive discussion with regard to implementation of JJM was held wherein it was informed […]
Custodianship, operation of Pashmina raw material bank handed over to DH&H, Kashmir
SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the Government of J&K has directed the SICOP authorities to handover the custodianship and operations of Pashmina raw material bank to Department of Handicrafts & Handloom (DH&H) Kashmir. The Director Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah confirmed that this step has been taken to ensure hassle free distribution of […]
At least 8 shops gutted in massive nocturnal blaze in Baramulla’s Fatehgarh

Baramulla: At least eight shops were gutted in a massive blaze in Fatehgarh area of Sheeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district late last night, officials said. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that fir broke out in the area at around 11 pm last night and soon after the incident fire tenders and locals […]