KU VC delivers lecture at UGC-HRDC
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir Prof. Talat Ahmad delivered a lecture on “Rise of the Himalayan mountains and Climate Proxies” at UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of the University of Kashmir during the ongoing 84th General Orientation Course that is being attended by 40 Assistant Professors of various colleges and universities of J&K. Prof. Talat […]
‘Capacity building workshop begins at EMMRC, KU
Srinagar: A five- day workshop on Capacity building of Urdu journalists and students of journalism in the Kashmir Valley started here at University of Kashmir on Tuesday. The workshop has been organized by Educational Multi Media Research Centre (EMMRC), University of Kashmir in collaboration with National Council for Promotion of Urdu language (NCPUL), New Delhi. […]
LPG cylinder catches fire in Anantnag school, three injured
Srinagar: Two women and a sweeper were injured in a fire mishap in a school at Batpora, Larnoo area of Kokernag in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday. Reports said that the two women who are working as Contingent Paid Workers (CPW) and a sweeper at government Primary School received minor burn injuries after the […]
JK bank job aspirants face police ‘ire’
Srinagar: Police Monday flexed muscles on bank job aspirants who staged a peaceful sit-in protest outside Bank Corporate Headquarters in Srinagar against the government decision to scrap list of 2018 batch JK Bank Probationary Officers and Banking Associates. Pertinently, Jammu Kashmir Bank conducted the tests in April 2019 for the posts of Bank Associate and […]
Eight injured as Sumo turns turtle in Anantnag
Anantnag: At least eight passengers were injured on Saturday after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Larnoo area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. According to wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), officials said that a speedy vehicle (Sumo) bearing registration number JK03C-3021 turned turned turtle in Larnoo when it’s […]
Centre sets up delimitation commission for JK
Srinagar: The Centre on Friday appointed former Supreme Court judge, Justice (Retd) Ranjana Prakash Desai as head of Delimitation Commission for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. In an interesting development, the central government on Friday constituted the Delimitation Commission for the purpose of delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the Union territory […]
Gulmarg winter games to begin despite advisory to avoid mass gatherings
Srinagar: At a time when Coronavirus is creating fear among general masses and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has issued advisory banning mass gatherings, the stage is set for the Khelo India Winter Games here in ski-resort Gulmarg. Gulmarg will see large gatherings from March 7 to 11. These games have come under sharp […]
Police solves blind murder case of trucker in 48 hours
Kulgam: Police has solved the blind murder case of a driver in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district and arrested the accused from Jammu. Both the deceased and the accused are from Jammu. Pertinently, police found the dead body of an oil-tanker driver in Khudwani area of Kulgam in mysterious circumstances on Wednesday inside the vehicle. The […]
