Garbage dumping at Jhelum banks goes unabated, authorities in slumber

Srinagar: The river Jhelum has been turned into a waste dump with people frequently throwing the garbage into it at various places. As per sources, the shopkeepers and vendors at different places are openly dumping their garbage into the banks of Jhelum, exposing government’s tall claims of stringent policy to keep valley clean. “The authorities […]

Govt attaches properties of financial firm

Firm turned defaulter in 2015

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday attached properties of a financial firm which turned defaulter in 2015. The government today ordered attachment of six properties of the defaulters M/S Vikrant Finance Corporation, Rajouri. “In exercise of powers under Section 3 of J&K Protection of Interests of Depositors (in Financial Establishments) Act, and without […]

Masrat Alam produced before TADA Court

Jammu: Senior separatist leader and President Jammu Kashmir Muslim League, Masarat Alam was presented before the TADA court here in Jammu in a case filed against him by Jammu Kashmir Police in 2012. Alam who is in jail since 2010 was released for a short period of time in April 2015 was produced before the […]

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 […]