Reading Zone to be established at Habbakadal: Libraries Dept

SRINAGAR: As a follow-up to the instructions issued by the Lieutenant Governor for digitally transforming the public libraries in J&K, the Director, Libraries & Research, Mohammad Rafi Thursday visited various Public Libraries in Old City of Srinagar to personally take stock of the infrastructure requirement for upgrading these libraries as e-Learning-cum-Career Counselling hubs for the […]

Two gamblers held in Ganderbal: Police

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two gamblers from a gambling site and seized stake money from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on specific information, a police party from Police Post Shadipora raided a gambling site in forest area of Authkhuroo, Shadipora following an input about gambling activities and apprehended two […]

Workshop on Snow Leopard Population Assessment inaugurated

JAMMU: Chairman Pollution Control Committee, Suresh Chugh, Thursday inaugurated one day workshop on Snow Leopard Population Assessment in Jammu and Kashmir organised by Wildlife Protection Department at Manda here. Snow Leopard, a threatened species which has resemblance with common leopard, is an apex predator of high altitude cold mountain eco-system whose population is declining due […]

CUK holds webinars on ‘higher education opportunities’

Ganderbal: School of Engineering & Technology (SoET), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Thursday organised a webinar on “Overview of the Higher Education Opportunities in the US” in collaboration with United States – India Educational Foundation (USIEF). Registrar, Prof. M. Afzal Zargar, who was the chief guest, emphasized on the importance of holding such sessions that […]

Youth ends life in north Kashmir’s Tangmarg

Baramulla: A 22-year-old youth on Thursday allegedly ended his life in Warpora Village of Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that the youth hanged himself inside his room in the wee hours today. They said that his family members immediately rushed him to a nearby healthcare facility, however, he was declared dead […]

Create plenteous, gainful employment opportunities for women: Advisor Farooq Khan

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Thursday chaired the 26th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Women’s Development Corporation (JKWDC) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Secretary Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda; Managing Director, JKWDC, Dr. Naheed Soz; representatives of Finance, Planning and other allied departments besides representatives […]

Awantipora residents decry drinking water shortage

Pulwama: Residents of Gulzarpora area in Awantipora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday said that they are facing shortage of clean drinking water in the area. Locals said that they are facing shortage of water despite being connected to a water supply scheme. “We get water supply just once or twice a week,” […]

District Volleyball Championship concludes

Sopore: The District Volleyball championship concluded on Thursday here in north Kashmir’s Sopore area. The championship was organised by District Volleyball Association Baramulla in association with Nowpora Kalan Sopore volleyball association. The championship started on 26th of July and concluded Thursday at mini Sports Stadium Nowpora Kalan Sopore. The concluding function/Prize distribution was attended by […]

Youth Engagement, Livelihood initiatives

Mission Youth to partner with Wipro Foundation

SRINAGAR: Secretary Tribal Affairs Department and CEO Mission Youth, J&K, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Thursday chaired an interactive meeting with senior representatives of Wipro Foundation to deliberate upon the way-forward for Youth engagement and outreach programmes in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Director Tribal Affairs, OSD Mission Youth, Deputy Director, Mission Youth […]