Governor reviews SKUAST-K achievements
Jammu: Prof. Nazeer Ahmed, Vice-Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, met Governor N.N. Vohra, Chancellor of the University, at the Raj Bhavan. Prof. Nazeer Ahmad informed Governor about various academic and research initiatives and achievements of the University which include: in Session 2018 the admission to Undergraduate/Post-Graduate and Ph.D. has increased […]
Maternal care services in peripheries show marked improvement
Srinagar: With 50 per cent of Public Health Centres (PHCs) functioning without the facility of labour rooms, the health department has done well as around 4075 deliveries were carried out in peripheries in the month of January, out of which 2680 were carried out normally. The monthly work done statement available with the Directorate of […]
Pulwama villagers accuse govt of ignoring their plight
Pulwama: Inhabitants of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district here have accused the successive regimes for failing to come up to their expectations, saying that the authorities have failed to redress their genuine grievances. The residents of Gulzarpora village in Awantipora Tehsil, which is merely eight kilometers away from Tehsil headquarter is without proper road connection, water, […]
Hanging of Guru, Butt was murder of justice, says JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) Friday said that hanging of Muhammad Maqbool Butt and Muhammad Afzal Guru is like a black page of international judicial history. “A human being was secretly put to gallows on petty pretext of satisfying collective conscience of people, without giving him a last chance to meet his family and handing […]
Withdrawing FIR has become an industry for many in Kashmir: Er Rasheed
Handwara: Awami Itehaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate, Engineer Abdul Rasheed Sheikh on Friday challenged Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to prove him wrong for the reason that even withdrawing FIR has become an industry for many in the entire Kashmir. According to the statement issued here, AIP spokesman said that the protests continued till […]
Fire damages two shops in Sopore
Sopore: Two shops were damaged at Botingoo area in North Kashmir’s Sopore on Thursday evening, police said. According to reports massive fire damaged the two shops at Botingoo area, however fire was brought under control after fire service team reached the spot. The shops gutted in fire mishap belonged to Aadil Ahmed Bhat resident of […]
Over 15K books of SPS central library damaged in 2014 floods, says govt
Jammu: The government on Friday said that more than 15,000 books, including some rare books, of the SPS Central Library in Srinagar were damaged in the 2014 floods. Replying to a question by BJP MLC Girdhar Lal Raina in the Legislative Council, Minister of State for Culture Priya Sethi said that 15,501 books of the […]
1,865 industrial units established in last 3 yrs in JK, says govt
Jammu: The government on Friday said that 1,865 industrial units with an investment of Rs 896.22 crore have been set up in the state during the last three years. In a written reply to a question of BJP MLA Gagan Bhagat in Lagislative Assembly, Minister for Industries, Chander Prakash Ganga said that 1,255 industrial units […]
Govt orders transfer and postings of 14 Munsiffs
Srinagar: The Registrar General of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered transfers and postings of 14 Munsifs, an order issued here said. Faizan Nazar has been posted as Munsiff, Shangus, Majid Farooq Mir as Munsiff/Additional Special Mobile Magistrate, Shopian, Mohammad Ishtiyaq Alam Baba as Munsiff/Additional Special Mobile Magistrate, Kralpora, Javid Ahmad Parray as Munsiff, […]
Police organizes sports events
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police continues organizing sports events Under Civic Action Programme to promote sports culture among the youth. These sports events were organized in Handwara, Awantipora and Srinagar. The sports event in Handwara was organized at Police Station Vilgam which was inaugurated by SSP Handwara Ghulam Jeelani Wani. SHO Vilgam Bashir Ahmad was […]