Water scarcity triggers protest in Warpora Sopore
Sopore: Inhabitants of Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday staged a protest against the Jal Shakti Department (Public Health Engineering PHE) for failing to provide adequate water supply to them. The protesting residents accused the department of ignoring their plights, saying that the womenfolk from the area are being forced […]
Restore rule of law, demands CPI (M)
Alleges that laws are being flouted by the administration
Srinagar: CPI (M) on Tuesday said that the house restrictions on the movement of political leaders and activists in Kashmir were arbitrary and unlawful. “Even those who have been released from detention centers in the recent months are being denied permission to meet visitors and are being prevented from any movement outside their houses. This […]
President PCI delivers lecture at International Webinar Series organised by KU
Srinagar: Second online lecture of the International Webinar Series initiated by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in collaboration with UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of the University of Kashmir (KU) was delivered by Prof. B. Suresh, President of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and Pro-Chancellor of the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru. […]
Srinagar elderly stranded in Saudi dies
Srinagar: A Srinagar man who got stranded in Saudi Arabia due to Covid-19 pandemic died in a hospital there. Family sources said that 87-year-old Haji Abdul Ahad Malik, a resident of Housing Colony Sanat Nagar, Srinagar had gone to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage in February and stayed there with his daughter and his son-in-law […]
TRC cafeteria building goes up in flames at Srigufwara, Anantnag
Srinagar: A Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) portion at Chiniwoder village of Srigufwara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district went up in flames mysteriously on Tuesday. Meanwhile, police registered a case and started investigations. A police official said that a TRC at village Chiniwoder in Srigufwara went up in flames after which fire tenders rushed to the […]
Meeting reviews preparedness for NAAC accreditation of Degree Colleges
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Talat Parvez Rohella, Tuesday chaired a meeting to review progress on accreditation of government degree colleges of Kashmir division by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The meeting was attended by Director Finance, Director Planning, Director Colleges, Nodal Principal Kashmir besides Principals of the colleges which are due for […]
Covid-19 claims seven more lives in JK, toll reaches 188
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven more deaths due to covid-19 including a 65-year-old who died while his sample for the virus was being taken and a paramilitary CRPF Sub Inspector posted with 18th battalion at Uranhal Kulgam. The fresh deaths have taken the fatality count due to the deadly virus in J&K to 188—17 […]
Need to bring educational reforms in JK: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lt Guv Girish Chandra Murmu has called for doubling of efforts for bringing educational reforms in Jammu and Kashmir to achieve a comprehensive development in the sector. “School education is central to the overall development of youth and we must realise the fact that when we are nurturing a child in school, we are […]
