Yatra arrangements via Baltal route reviewed
GANDERBAL: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna Monday visited Baltal Sonamarg to have firsthand appraisal of arrangements being put in place from Baltal to Holy Cave. During the visit, the DC was accompanied by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Farooq Ahmad Baba, CMO, Executive Engineer Jal Shakti, and representatives of other line departments. The DC inspected various […]
NC distributes relief material among Baramulla fire victims
Srinagar: The National Conference (NC) on Monday distributed household items and essentials as relief to the fire-affected families in Baramulla district of north Kashmir and called upon the administration to immediately assess the losses so that a satisfactory compensation is paid to them at the earliest. A NC delegation led by the party’s provincial president, […]
CUK holds lecture on personality development, other skills
Ganderbal: Women’s Empowerment Committee (WEC), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised an interactive lecture on “Importance of Personality Development, Confidence Building, and Interview Skills”, by Trainer and Educationist, Dr. Kanchan Negi for the female faculty members, staff, research scholars and students of the university through both offline and online mode at Green Campus here on […]
CUK’s health center holds vaccination drive
Ganderbal: Health Centre of the Central university of Kashmir (CUK) in collaboration with District Health Service, Ganderbal Monday conducted a Covid-19 vaccination drive for all employees of the university at Green Campus here. Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir inaugurated the drive in the presence of Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar and Finance Officer, […]
Progress on Small Hydro Power Projects of JAKEDA reviewed
JAMMU: A team of Engineers headed by Principal Secretary, Science and Technology Department, Alok Kumar and Chief Executive Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Energy Development Agency (JAKEDA), Babila Rakwal, visited and inspected various Small Hydro Projects (SHPs) being developed by JAKEDA in Ganderbal and Anantnag districts. JAKEDA, has allotted 39 Hydro Sites with an aggregate capacity […]
Welfare assistance for registered construction workers released
SRINAGAR: Labour Commissioner, Abdul Rashid War, Monday released an amount of Rs.1,06,99600/ as welfare assistance for 1,514 registered construction workers of Srinagar district under J&K Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Act. On the occasion, Labour Commissioner said that the sole aim of this welfare assistance is to help these workers in providing education to […]
Vaccination of entire population will inhibit severity of third Covid-19 wave: Expert

SRINAGAR: “Everything about the emergence of third Covid-19 wave, its severity and impact on children has been talked about on Social Media but there is equal possibility of preventing or suppressing it, by ensuring cent percent vaccination of the entire population”, said Dr Rouf, Public Health consultant. “The strategy of vaccination of the entire population […]
IT Innovation Park to come up at KU, VC reviews blueprint
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad Monday chaired a meeting to review the blueprint of the state-of-the-art IT Innovation Park proposed to be set-up at the varsity’s Directorate of Information Technology and Support System. The four-storeyed park is aimed to create a technology platform for enabling innovative start-ups to develop software-based applications, products […]
Labourer killed while digging bore well, two others hospitalized
Srinagar: One labourer was killed while digging a bore well in Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday, officials said. Two other laborers were shifted to hospital in unconscious condition and “may survive”, they said. Station House Officer Srigufwara said that one labourer died while two others were shifted to hospital in “unconscious state […]
Decomposed body recovered in Sopore
Srinagar: An unidentified decomposed body of a man was found and later recovered by police in Bomai area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Monday. They said that local spotted the body in a field and accordingly informed the police. Later a police party reached the spot and recovered it. The […]