PSAJK holds working council meeting
Zaffar Shah calls on schools to brace up for future challenges
Srinagar: A meeting of Working Council of Private Schools Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) was held Wednesday, which was addressed by Senior Counsel Zaffar Shah and the members deliberated on various issues facing the education sector. Zaffar Shah while addressing the meeting said that Schools should introspect whether they are preparing the students for […]
Youth’s body found in Handwara
Handwara: Police on Wednesday recovered a dead body of a 24-year-old youth near bus stand Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police official said that the locals spotted the body and informed nearby police station immediately. A police team reached the spot and retrieved it, the officer said. He identified the decease as Aamir […]
People entering Kashmir from Ladakh ignoring Rapid-Antigen-tests
Ganderbal: Though Rapid-Antigen-tests are mandatory for all people entering Kashmir Valley either by air, rail or road, but no such tests are being conducted for the people entering Kashmir by road from Ladakh region. Sources said that only thermal screening of people entering Kashmir from Ladakh region is done while no Covid-19 Rapid-Antigen-tests are being […]
Labourer dies of heart attack in Kangan
Kangan: A young labourer on Wednesday died due to cardiac arrest at Chinner area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said that Adil Ahmad Rather (25) son Of Manzoor Ahmed Rather resident of Chinner Kangan fell unconscious during unloading of a Truck. Though he was immediately rushed to SDH Kangan, but doctors declared […]
PDD employee dies of electrocution
Srinagar: A Power Development Department (PDD) employee died on Wednesday after he received an electric shock at Brain area of Nishat in Srinagar. Officials said that a PDD employee received an electric shock and later fell down from an electric poll. The employee identified as Ghulam Nabi Dar of Brain Nishat was shifted to SKIMS […]
Four held with grenades, bullets in Shopian
Srinagar: Government forces recovered four grenades and 100 rounds of AK-47 from four persons arrested in Shopian district of South Kashmir, officials said. A police officer said that police and security forces arrested four persons including Imitiyaz Ahmad Dar of Ratnipora, Parvaiz Ahmad Kumar, Sajad Ahmad Dhobi, both residents of Pinjora and Shahid Manzoor of […]
Webinar on ‘women empowerment and gender sensitization’ held at KU
Srinagar: The Centre for Women’s Studies and Research, University of Kashmir in collaboration with University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi, conducted a Webinar ‘Women Empowerment and Gender Sensitization’ on Wednesday. The webinar was conducted by the Centre in continuation of the recently commenced series of lectures and deliberations on varied gender related themes. The webinar […]
COVID-19 lockdown: Over 3 lakh stranded JK residents brought back
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has so far evacuated over three lakh residents of the union territory stranded in other parts of the country due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown, according to official data. A total of 119 special trains arrived at Jammu and Udhampur railway stations from different parts of India with about 1,01,244 […]
Progress of works of sports facilities at Srinagar reviewed
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan took stock of progress of sports infrastructure development works at Multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall Polo Ground and Water Sports Center Nehru Park here Wednesday. During his visit to Multipurpose Indoor Sports Hall Polo Ground, Advisor Khan inspected various sections of the sports facility and had a firsthand stock […]
J&KERA Starts work on ‘Rigid Concrete Pavement’ of Civil secretariat –Rambagh road
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Economic Reconstruction Agency Wednesday started work on Rs 9.16 crore “Rigid Concrete Pavement “of Civil –Secretariat to Rambagh Chowk road. The work on the sub-project being executed under World Bank funded JTFRP (Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project) was kick started in presence of Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Chief Executive Officer, […]
