KU needs to achieve ‘University with Potential for Excellence’: Prof Talat
Srinagar: University of Kashmir must strive hard and take appropriate steps to secure the status of ‘University with Potential for Excellence’ as it would ultimately pave way for more collaborative research, better funding and better opportunity for students and researchers. This was stated by Vice- Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad while chairing a […]
Capital City Grievance Redressal Cell will have 80 executives: Govt
SRINAGAR: District Administration, Srinagar in collaboration with Srinagar Smart City Ltd organised first session of capacity building training for departmental executives deputed to the upcoming state-of-the-art Public Grievance Redressal Cell. Deputy Commissioner (Chief Executive Officer, SSCL), Srinagar Shahid Iqbal Choudhary delivered the introductory address and chaired the proceedings of the training cum capacity building workshop. […]
Hizb militant associate held in Kupwara: Police
Kupwara: Police on Wednesday claimed to have arrested a militant associate in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. “Police received a reliable information that a youth identified as Altaf Ahmed Bhat s/o Ali Mohammad Bhat r/o Kanthpora, Sogam has come in contact with Hizbul Mujahideen militants and is being lured to join their ranks,” a police […]
Monitoring cell to be setup for timely redressal of public grievances
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration will set up a monitoring cell to compile and forward all public grievances to deputy commissioners concerned in districts to ensure their timely redressal, officials said Tuesday. The cell is being launched on the direction of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to address public grievances related to different sectors. The […]
J&K SLSA observes International Literacy Day
District Legal Services Authorities organize events in all districts
SRINAGAR: J&K State Legal Services Authority observed “International Literacy Day” here Tuesday under the supervision of Chief Justice of High Court of J&K and Patron-in-Chief J&K SLSA, Gita Mittal and Executive Chairman, J&K SLSA, Justice Rajesh Bindal. Meanwhile, the event with theme “Literacy Teaching and Learning in the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond” was observed by […]
Lt Governor meets Civil Services Qualifiers
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, Thursday met this year’s Civil Services Qualifiers here at the Raj Bhavan and congratulated them for their entry into the prestigious services. Majid Iqbal Khan from Nowgam, Anantnag, while Abhishek Augustsya; Devahuti; Sunny Gupta and Shubham Kundal hailing from Jammu met the Lt Governor. The Lt Governor observed that the […]
Measures underway for catalyzing industrial scenario in JK: Advisor Sharma

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma, Tuesday said that the Government has undertaken several measures for catalyzing the industrial scenario in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir which would ensure rapid growth and development of industrial sector in the region. Advisor was speaking at a review meeting held to deliberate upon measures […]