KV columnists awarded
Srinagar: Two ‘Kashmir Vision’ columnists Abid Hussain Rather and Raashid Ul Nabi Khan have been awarded for their writings. Abid Hussain Rather has been awarded with prestigious ‘Young Columnist Award’ by ‘Jammu and Kashmir Innovative Foundation for Transforming Society’ (JKIFTS) in recognition for his excellence as a writer and columnist. Hailing from Sopat village of […]
KU organises webinar on ‘Stress and Coping Strategies among Faculty of HEIs’
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s UGC HRDC on Friday organised a webinar on “Stress and Coping Strategies among Faculty of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) during COVID-19 Pandemic.” In his inaugural address, Professor Shabir Ahmad Bhat, Dean Academic Affairs, University of Kashmir, congratulated the HRDC for organizing the webinar on an important theme. Speaking about the perseverance that […]
Promoting tourism : JK to introduce helicopter, Air rides and Safari services
SRINAGAR: The tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir is set to undergo a sea change with various tourist destinations in both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir getting helicopter services in very near future. In a move meant to cater to high end tourism in the UT, the government has also decided to launch Air […]
FCS&CA appeals left out beneficiaries for seeding Aadhaar with ration cards
SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has appealed left out National Food Safety Act (NFSA) beneficiaries to get their Aadhaar details seeded with ration cards. The Department said the seeding would strengthen consumers’ claim for rightful ration and help it weed out bogus beneficiaries. FCS&CA has appealed to the consumers if they […]
Union Additional Secretary reviews good governance practices in JK
SRINAGAR: Union Additional Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Ministry of Personnel, V. Srinivas Friday chaired a meeting through video conferencing to review the progress made on the decisions under the ‘Behtar Nizam-e-Hukumat-Kashmir Aelmia’ resolution recently adopted in the backdrop of two day Regional Conference on Replication of Good Governance Practices in […]
Mission Youth conducts Projects Review Conference
SRINAGAR: Mission Youth, J&K conducted a conference of Nodal Officers from all J&K Universities for finalising youth-centric projects under the Universities Collaboration Initiative- a flagship programme approved by the Governing Body headed by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, last month, which endeavours to provide support to youth for education ,research, innovation, sports, employment and other sectors. […]
Forest Deptt, FCIK discuss promotion of wood based business in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Forest Department on Friday met the members of Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir to discuss various issues pertaining to promotion of wood based industries in Kashmir at Forest Headquarters, Sheikh Bagh here. At the outset, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & HoFF, J&K, Dr. Mohit Gera, explained the need of reducing the rotation […]
Six militants, two soldiers killed in separate gunbattles
Srinagar/Jammu: Six militants, including three from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and two soldiers were killed in various gunbattles across Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, defence and police sources said. Four militants were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Kulgam districts as some parts of the valley observed a shutdown to […]
