Anganwadi workers fight pepper gas to make their case heard
Srinagar: Police on Thursday used pepper gas canister to disperse the Angnawadi workers who are on strike from past several days, demanding enhancement of their monthly honorarium. The Anganwadi workers earlier assembled here at Pratap Park and later marched towards the civil Secretariat here to press the government over their demands. The protesting women amid […]
KEA demands an end to ‘braid chopping’ incidents, says Govt is shielding braid choppers
Srinagar: Trade body, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), headed by Farooq Ahmad Dar Thursday protested against the growing incidents of mysterious braid chopping, saying that it is a ploy to divert the attention of Kashmiris. The KEA members assembled here at Press Enclave and chanted slogans against the administration. They were demanding authorities to put an […]
Traffic Advisory issued for Adnan Sami concert
Srinagar: Tourism Department is organizing the Musical concert by Adnan Sami on October 07, 2017 at SKICC, Srinagar, wherein the participation of a large number of people including senior Government functionaries is expected. In view of above, Traffic Police City Srinagar has made elaborate traffic police arrangements enroute from Ram Munshibagh, Badyari Chowk up to […]
PSAK organizes World Teachers Day
Srinagar: Private Schools Association of Kashmir (PSAK) Thursday for the first time organised World Teachers Day on a grand scale with delegates coming from European countries to South Africa to eminent educationists from across India. The Association took the opportunity to lay out its roadmap adopted for the betterment of education sector in the […]
Interview: What has crept deep in our healthcare system is no fear of accountability, says DAK president
‘What has crept deep in our healthcare system is no fear of accountability. Death can happen, but we have to fix the responsibility, just to see what went wrong; we learn, and in future try not to let the same thing happen again.’ In an exclusive conversation with Kashmir Vision’s Health correspondent Irfan Tramboo, […]
Thousands attend last rites of Atiqa Bano at Jalalabad Sopore
Sopore: Thousands of people today attended the last rites of Atiqa Bano at her ancestral place in north Kashmirs, Jalalabad Sopore. Atiqa Bano, a well-known educationist, heritage lover and vice president of Adbee Markaz Kamraz Jammu and Kashmir, passed away on Wednesday evening at Sopore after a prolonged illness. She was 76.Popularly known as Behenji, […]
International Teachers Day: No better service to nation than imparting education, says Altaf Bukhari
Srinagar: Minister for Education Syed Altaf Ahmad Bukhari, Thursday, said that the teachers are playing most important role in nation building by providing quality education to the students and on their shoulders lies the onus of raising a strong and developed society. The Minister was speaking at a function organized by Private School Association, Kashmir, […]
In a first, Govt sets up State Disaster Mitigation Fund: Veeri
Srinagar: Describing J&K as one of the Disaster vulnerable places in South Asia, Minister for Revenue Relief, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Disaster Management Abdul Rehman Veeri Thursday said that for the first time in the history of J&K, State Disaster Mitigation Fund worth Rs 25 crore has been created for mitigation of Disaster. The Minister said […]
Prof Mattoo for creating suitable environment for youth to become globally competitive
Srinagar: Continuing the discussions with working group, stakeholders of Knowledge Initiative, the Advisor to Chief Minister, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo Thursday interacted with Secretary, Art & Cultural Academy, Director Handicrafts, Srinagar, Director Technical Education, Srinagar and Principal of Degree Colleges from Kashmir and Jammu Division. The meeting was also attended by Financial Commissioner (Coordination) Resident Commission, […]
Grievance Cell initiates action on Ladakh grievances
Srinagar: Chief Ministers Grievance Cell Thursday started acting on the grievances collected during the redressal camps in Ladakh. It is pertinent to mention that grievance camps were conducted by the Chief Ministers Grievance Cell on the instructions of its Coordinator Tassaduq Hussain Mufti in Ladakh Region. Student representations raised the issue of delay in examinations […]