Two-day seminar on Allama Iqbal (RA) begins at KU

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Tuesday inaugurated a two-day seminar on ‘Iqbal’s Contribution to New Perspective on Knowledge, Literature and Culture’. The national-level seminar has been organised by the varsity’s Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy (IICP). In presidential address, Prof Talat lauded the IICP for organising the seminar on Allama […]

Ramban mishap: One more child dies, toll reaches two

Srinagar: A 12-year-old girl succumbed to injuries on Tuesday, taking the death toll to accident involving a makeshift motorcycle-rickshaw The girl identified as Salma daughter of daughter of Mohammad Israr of Kowbagh Ramban was injured along with nine other children and rickshaw driver. She succumbed to wound a GMC Jammu. One of the children identified […]

Surge in COVID-19 Cases: MVD Bla conducts Massive Traffic Checking

BARAMULLA: In view of surge in COVID-19 cases from the past few days in district Baramulla, the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) Baramulla Tuesday conducted a massive Traffic Checking on different locations on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway to review the implementation of SOPs and guidelines necessary for averting any kind of exigency. The inspection was conducted under […]

Under Trial Review Committee visits District Jail Kupwara

KUPWARA: The Under Trial Review Committee lead by Principal District & Sessions Judge (PD&SJ) Kupwara, Tasleem Arief Tuesday visited District Jail Kupwara to assess the conditions of jail inmates. The PD&SJ He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Imam Din, SSP Kupwara, Secretary DLSA, CMO Kupwara and other senior officers from civil administration. During the […]

Patron Zeba Aapa Institute awarded Padma Shri

ANANTNAG: In a proud moment for the entire UT of Jammu and Kashmir, particularly for District Anantnag, Patron Zeba Aapa Institute, Bijbehara was awarded the Padma Shri by President Ram Nath Kovind Tuesday. Patron Zeba Aapa Institute, Javed Ahmad Tak has a post- graduate degree in social work from Kashmir University. In 2000 he founded […]

‘Saath’Prog will create business leaders among SHG members: Dr Sehrish

SRINAGAR: Mission Director Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM), Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar Tuesday convened a virtual meeting with all the officials of Umeed and members of India SME Forum to discuss the progress made under programme SAATH. The meeting was attended by District Programme Managers, Block programme Managers, Vinod Kumar (President India SME […]

Revision of sale prices of minor minerals reviewed

Directs officials directed to enforce rates

ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Tuesday convened a meeting here to review the sale prices of raw and processed minor minerals in the district. At the outset, it was informed that two minor mineral blocks have been registered and will become operational in the district, and accordingly in this backdrop revision of […]

Basharat Bukhari visits deceased journalists residence

Srinagar: Senior Peoples Conference (PC) leader and former minister Syed Basharat Bukhari on Tuesday visited the family of senior journalist Shahid Bukhari to express solidarity with them at this hour of immense loss and grief. PC spokesman in a statement issued here said that Syed Basharat Bukhari highlighted the immense contributions of the deceased journalist […]