Admission process in Polytechnics in JK revamped

JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved the proposal of the Technical Education Department bringing in key reforms in the department. The AC accorded sanction to the change in nomenclature, structural and procedural reforms and revamping of admission process to the polytechnics. The decision […]

Police recovers minor girl, kidnapper arrested

Srinagar: Police today claimed to have recovered a minor girl and also arrested her kidnapper within 4hrs in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Thursday. A police spokesman said that a complaint was filed that a minor girl (name with held) has been kidnapped by one Mohammad Amin Ganie son of Ali Mohammad Ganie resident of […]

JK gets permanent bench of CAT

Srinagar: The Government of India on Thursday notified constitution of a permanent bench of Central Administratrative Tribunal for J&K and Ladakh Union Territories. According to notification issued by Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension, the Jammu bench will look into service matters of both J&K and Ladakh UTs. In another notification, the ministry said […]

COVID-19 casts shadow on ‘Kashmir World Film Festival’

Organisers say the festival has been postponed

Srinagar: Due to the prevailing pandemic of COVID-19 across the World the ‘Management Committee’ of ‘Kashmir World Film Festival’ has taken a decision of postponing the 7 days “5th” Edition of the festival, which was scheduled to start from 10th June 2020. The decision was taken after the consultation with the members of ‘Advisory Board’ […]

Govt readies officials to contain possible Locust attack in JK

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Navin K. Choudhary, today asked Agriculture and allied departments to maintain high alert and take pre-emptive measures to foil any possible Locust attack in the UT. Chairing a meeting here, he took detailed stock of the preparedness being made for containing any possible locust attack. He ordered constitution of […]

Minor boy slips into Sindh rivulet in Kangan

Ganderbal: In a tragic incident, a four-year-old boy slipped into a Nallah at Naranag village of Kangan area in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, prompting the police and locals to start a major rescue operation. Officials said that a 4-year-old boy identified as Irfan Ahmed Khatana son of Showkat Ahmed Khatana, a resident Pehlinar-Wangath […]