Aiding kits distributed among specially abled children

Government committed towards implementation of Right to Education: Samoon

BUDGAM: Principal Secretary School Education and Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Wednesday distributed 6 wheel chairs, 7 CP Scans, 9 Hearing aids, 6 MSIED Units and a tricycle among specially abled children during a function organized by the department of Education Budgam. Deputy Commissioner, Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza and other senior officers and officials […]

Opening of Toll Plaza at Lakhanpur: NC workers stage protests, court arrest

JAMMU: National Conference Wednesday staged protests and courted arrests over the establishment and operationalisation of Toll Plaza at Lakhanpur, the gateway to the city of temples, describing it as anti-people, arbitrary and discriminatory. Carrying party flags and placards in support of their demand for rollback of the decision to burden the people with yet another […]

Work on Multipurpose Park resumes at Athwajan, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Tourism Department, Zubair Ahmed Wednesday took stock of the pace of work on the Multipurpose Park being developed at Athwajan, Srinagar for the benefit of the local people especially children and youth. Due to various issues, the development of the Multipurpose Park which was started in 2017 faced problems in its early […]

Court quashes detention of two elderly men lodged in Agra Jail

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention of two elderly persons who were booked and detained at Uttar Pradesh Jail on charges of stone pelting under the Public Safety Act (PSA) last year shortly after the annulment of special status of erstwhile state. These two detention orders were quashed by a […]

Official inspects development works on Hi-tech Park in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Floriculture, Parks and Garden, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmed, Wednesday visited the Hi-tech Park at Polo view Srinagar to take stock of newly created poly houses and other ongoing development works in the park. Commissioner Secretary had a detailed inspection of all the development works being executed in the park for its up gradation […]

Six officials transferred

Srinagar: The administration on Wednesday ordered transfer of six officers, an official spokesman said here. As per an order, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse (IAS)), Sub Divisional Magistrate, has been transferred and posted as additional deputy Commissioner in the office of divisional Commissioner, Kashmir. Syed Naseer Ahmad, KAS, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Pattan, holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Pattan, […]

Missing Baramulla youth found dead in Handwara village

Baramulla: An 18-year-old youth hailing from Baramulla was found dead in a pond in north Kashmir’s Handwara village on Wednesday. Reports said police recovered a dead body of a youth from a water-pond at Doribal area of Handwara on Wednesday. An official said that the deceased is an 18-year-old identified as Ashiq Hussain Bhat son […]

Militant hideout unearthed in Rajouri, Budgam

Jammu/Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday unearthed a militant hideout and recovered a Pika gun among other arms and ammunition in Rajouri district, a police officer said. He said that another hideout was busted in Budgam district of Kashmir valley. The hideout was unearthed during a major anti-militancy operation launched by police and the Army’s Thanamandi-based […]

Training programme on NGDRS, e-Stamping starts at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: A three days training programme on National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) and e-Stamping started at DC Office Srinagar Wednesday. The training programme is being conducted through video conferencing. The training programme was coordinated by Additional Inspector General Registration (AIGR), Kashmir, Gulzar Ahmad at Srinagar, while as Tehsildar Head Quarter in the office of […]