Minister for revamping Culture Department
Minister of State for Education, Tourism and Culture, Priya Sethi today instructed the cultural department to gear up and work towards introducing various Centrally Sponsored Schemes in the state for exhibition, preservation and depiction of rich culture of all regions. The Minister said this while chairing a meeting convened to review the functioning of Culture […]
Minister for innovative reforms to improve services in Tertiary Healthcare Centres
Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today reviewed the functioning of Government Medical Colleges, Dental Colleges and all associated hospitals at a high-level meeting held here today and called for initiating innovative reforms to further enlarge the healthcare services in these Tertiary Healthcare Centres. Besides Commissioner/Secretary Health & Medical Education, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, […]
EHSAS holds daylong consultative meeting on property rights, legal status of Half-widows
A day long consultative meeting was organized wherein Ulemas and civil society members held deliberations on legal status and property rights of Half Widow. The event was organized by EHSAS at a local hotel here. In the meeting the Ulemas from different school of thoughts participated and spoke about the ways and means to find […]
‘Sting Op’ on Hurriyat Leaders reveals dark underbellies
A national news channel on Tuesday aired a sting operation showing senior Hurriyat leaders acknowledging that they have been receiving money across the border to “keep the unrest going” in Kashmir. The sting operation showed Nayeem Khan, President, Jammu and Kashmir National President and senior leader of Hurriyat Conference, Farooq Ahmad Dar (Bitta Karatey), […]
Minister reviews implementation of Roshni Act
Minister for Revenue, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, Abdul Rehman Veeri today chaired a high level meeting to review the implementation of the Roshni Act 2001. Financial Commissioner Revenue Lokesh Jha, Commissioner Secretary Revenue Muhammad Ashraf Mir, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan, Additional Secretary Law Chandel Sethi, DC Srinagar Farooq Ahmed Lone, Joint Director Planning […]
GST Council Meet: Media Centre set up by DIPR at Hotel Centaur
A Media Centre has been established by the Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) at Centaur Lake View Hotel, Cheshmashahi to facilitate the visiting and local media-persons for the smooth coverage of the 14th GST Council meeting being held at SKICC Srinagar from today. The Media Centre has been equipped with computers, internet facility […]
Disallowing Geelani to visit doctor: Rights body seeks report from police
The State Human Rights Commission, while taking the suo motto cognizance of the media reports about barring Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani for medical consultation, has directed police to file report explaining circumstances in which the Hurriyat leader was restrained from going to a hospital. “Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam, is directed to file […]
BCA students resent KUs decision to set up exam centre at SP College
The BCA 3rd semester students are up in the arms against the Kashmir University (KU) authorities for its decision to set up their examination centre at SP College Srinagar. The aggrieved students said the decision was anti-students as the venue sans the student friendly atmosphere given the prolonged student protest in the premises of the […]
Kashmir Film on ‘Community Radio’ ranked 5th in CRVC 2017
A short film titled ‘Gaash: A Ray of Hope,’ has succeeded in securing fifth position in ‘Community Radio Video Challenge 2017’. The students from Govt. College for Women, M A road and Media Education Research Centre (MERC), Kashmir University have joined hands in the making of the short film. The challenge was called by Commonwealth […]