‘Super teacher’ keeps slum children engaged

Wants to empower them through education

Jammu: Kanchan Sharma, a retired government teacher, occasionally visits slum dwellers at Maratha Basti here to conduct a two-hour open class with the motive to keep the underprivileged children engaged and empower them through education. The 61-year-old is actively working with the community, originally hailing from Pipri village of Maharashtra’s Nagpur, since 2009 after motivating […]

Akshay Kumar meets soldiers in Tulail valley

Donates Rs 1 cr for school construction in Neeru village

Bandipora: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar on Thursday arrived in Neeru village of Tulail in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district to meet the soldiers of Border Security Force and army who are guarding the Line of Control (LoC) in the Gurez valley. Official sources said that the Bollywood actor also donated Rs 1 crore for the construction […]

Low intensity earthquake jolts parts of JK

Srinagar: A low intensity earthquake was felt across parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday evening. The tremors lasting for several seconds were reportedly felt around 7:50 PM. No loss to life or property has been reported from anywhere, official sources said. Citing an independent source GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences), Kashmir Weather reported […]

656 fresh covid-19 cases, 9 deaths reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 656 new covid-19 cases while nine people succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that among the fresh cases, 190 were reported from Jammu Division and 466 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total case tally to 310017. Regarding nine COVID-19 deaths, they […]

26 KAS officers transferred, two promoted

Srinagar: Government on Thursday ordered transfer of 26 JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued here, Rukhsana Gani (JKAS) Inspector General of Registration, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Chairperson, J&K Special Tribunal, relieving Sarita Chauhan (IAS) of the additional charge of relieving the post. Rehana […]

Trial run on Qazigund-Banihal tunnel conducted successfully

Srinagar: The trial run on Qazigund-Banihal tunnel along national highway was conducted successfully, official said Thursday. They said that a two-hour long trial run through two tube four lane tunnel was conducted successfully on Wednesday evening and no disruptions were faced during the run. He said that tunnel is now complete and will be thrown […]

Establish youth club in every panchayat: Lt Guv to Officers

SRINAGAR: In order to increase the presence of Youth engagement at the Panchayat level, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Thursday directed for establishing Youth Clubs in every Panchayat across Jammu and Kashmir for constructive activities and addressing all the concerns of young generation. In first phase 22,500 Youth from 4290 Panchayats to be engaged in the […]