Gulmarg receives fresh snowfall, rains in plains
Srinagar: With the upper reaches in Kashmir Valley including Gulmarg and other higher reaches receiving snowfall while plains including the summer capital of the state receiving an overnight rainfall, the minimum temperatures across Kashmir showed a remarkable increase, a MeT official said on Wednesday. Srinagar had a rainfall of 0.8mm till 0830 hours on Wednesday […]
DSEK orders posting of 50 Lecturers in Ladakh, Zone 3rd of Kashmir Division
Srinagar: In a significant development, the education department on Tuesday posted 50 lectures in Ladakh and Zone 3rd of Kashmir division. Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G. N. Itoo issued orders for the posting of lecturers in Ladakh and Zone 3rd of the valley which includes places like Leh, Kargil, Machil, Tangdar, Gurez, Sultan […]
Frame scheme for relief to Army porters’ kin on par with soldiers: SHRC tells govt
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has recommended that the state government frame a scheme for providing compensation to family members of porters who work with Army and die in the line of duty, on par with the soldiers, a spokesperson of the rights panel said. “It is unfortunate that […]
Traders Federation Sopore organizes seminar over drug menace
Sopore: Traders Federation Sopore Tuesday organised a seminar on drug menace and its adverse effects on the society here at their office in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. People from Sopore town including Imams of Masjids and some prominent citizens attended the seminar. The main objective of the seminar was to take collective […]
Anganwadi Workers stage protest in Srinagar, Baramulla
Srinagar: Members of the Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association (AWHA) on Tuesday staged protest in Srinagar and Baramulla, demanding an increase in honorarium, regularization and promotions besides the implementation of pension schemes. Scores of Anganwadi workers and helpers assembled in Press Colony here and staged a against the authorities for not fulfilling the promise made […]
Purposeful dialogue will end insanity followed on borders: Prof Bhat
Srinagar: Muslim Conference (MC) Chief Professor Abdul Gani Bhat Tuesday said that a purposeful dialogue will end all insanity that is reflected on the borders. According to the statement issue here, Prof Bhat asked people of Kashmir to speak in one voice and let the entire world know that Kashmiris’ want purposeful peace to […]
Youngsters from JK meet President
New Delhi: Youth and children, who were hit by militancy in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. The youths and children have been taken on a country-wide tour — ‘Watan Ko Jano’ — from February 11 to 20, sponsored by the home ministry. Kovind […]
Protest by Kashmir pellet victims exposes our collective failure, says lawmaker
Srinagar: MLA Langate Er. Rasheed has appealed masses to introspect and understand the message and the lesson from the protest staged by the pellet victims. In a statement issued here, Rasheed said that the protest by those blinded for a cause and victimized by state’s brutality is a slap on all of us as we […]
IGP Kashmir visits North Kashmir areas
Sopore: Swayam Prakash Pani who was recently appointed as Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone Tuesday visited North Kashmir’s Baramulla and Sopore areas. He also held darbars with Police personnel and officers in these areas. During the darbar, the IGP underlined the need for application of due procedure of law and ensure that […]
Reliever for employees, Govt relaxes GPF settlement norms
Jammu: In a major relief its employees, the State Government Tuesday relaxed norms for settlement of final GP Fund refund cases by the District Fund Offices and other Fund Offices. The announcement in this regard was earlier made by the Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his budget speech in […]