Handicrafts depttt condoles demise

Srinagar: Director Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir and employees of the department on Tuesday expressed deep shock over the untimely death of Javid Ahmad Kawa, Assistant Handicraft’s Training officer, who died in harness on Monday. A condolence meeting of Handicrafts and Handloom department was held under the chairmanship of Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad […]

Drug Peddler held, 2 Kgs of Heroin recovered

Kupwara: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kupwara said to have arrested a drug peddler on whose possession it claimed to have recovered two kilograms of Heroin here in Yariban Hajitra in Taad area of Karnah. Police said that during checking, the Naka party intercepted a person in a suspicious condition, following which he was apprehended […]

Army jawan found dead in Jammu’s Akhnoor

Jammu: An army jawan posted in an army camp near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sub-division area of Jammu district was found dead with mysterious bullet injuries on Tuesday. An official said that the army jawan of Havaldar rank was posted in the army camp at Jogwan in Akhnoor, where he received bullet injury […]

Quality education across government schools to see improvement: CS

Directs updation of school curriculum by 31st August

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting of Steering-Cum-Monitoring Committee for Mid Day Meal (MDM) scheme and reviewed the facilities being provided in the government schools across Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Health & Medical Education, Rural Development, School Education, Jal Shakti, Higher Education, Food, Civil Supplies […]

PWD to build 4,800 km PMGSY roads this fiscal: Official

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the status of rural roads being built under the ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojana’ (PMGSY) and asked the Public Works Department to complete 4,800 km of road during this fiscal year. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Public Works (R&B), Forest, Ecology & […]

Rehabilitation of Covid Orphans: DC Srinagar chairs meeting of DLTF for SASCM

SRINAGAR: In order to ensure immediate compilation of the details of all deaths caused due to Covid-19 and children affected thereof to identify children in need of care and protection, a meeting of the District Level Task Force(DLTF) for providing care and protection to children affected and infected by COVID-19 was held under the chairmanship […]