Div Com Kashmir conducts site visit of Srinagar riverfront project

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Saturday conducted an extensive visit of Srinagar Riverfront project from Zero bridge Rajbagh during which he minutely inspected the existing position of the Jhelum river bank including parks, ghats, boundary walls, structures, electric poles etc and discussed the implementation of various developments proposals presented by Srinagar […]

Directorate of H&H signs MOU with SKAUST

SRINAGAR: Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir and SKUAST Saturday signed an MOU at SKUAST, Kashmir to test the Pashmina fibre at Shuhama, Ganderbal now onwards. The testing of the fibre was done by the PTQCC lab of the Handicrafts & Handloom Department. In view of the overwhelming response of getting the GI Mark at […]

Training on ‘personality development, leadership role’ held

SRINAGAR: Under the vision of Justice, Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh (Patron-in-Chief J&K Judicial Academy) and guidance of Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Chairman J&K Judicial Academy and other Judges of Academy’s Governing Committee, the Academy Saturday organized one day training programme on “Personality Development, a Pursuit of Justice, […]

Police solves murder case in Budgam, two held

Budgam: Police have solved a murder case by arresting two accused persons involved in the commission of crime, a police spokesman said Saturday. He said that on September 17, police received an information that some labourers have indulged into physical argument at Brick Kiln 71B located at Labartal Budgam in which one labourer identified as […]

Police arrests seven drug peddlers in Baramulla

Baramulla: Police on Saturday arrested seven drug peddlers in north Kashmir’s Baramulla and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that police established a checkpoint established at Nanak Bhawan Baramulla and intercepted four persons identified as Mohammad Safeer Jagwal resident of Bandi Sarai Uri, Abdul Rashid Bhat resident of Saripora […]

DGP condoles demise of Ex-SSP Davinder Singh

Srinagar: Director General of Police Dilbag Singh has condoled the sad demise of Davinder Pal Singh, a retired SSP who passed away yesterday in a private hospital in New Delhi after a brief illness. Born on 05-01-1961 in Kathua District of Jammu, Singh served Jammu and Kashmir Police in many capacities in Telecom wing during […]

KU holds skill development programme for tribal women

Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Centre for Women Studies and Research (CWSR) launched a skill development training programme for tribal women in Nargistan Aripal area of Tral. Prof Tabasum Firdous, Director CWSR inaugurated the programme, launched under the aegis of a project sanctioned under RUSA. She highlighted the growing need for skill development of Kashmiri tribal women […]

Bilk kiln owners violate rates announced by govt

Pulwama: In a total disregard to government fixed rates, bricks across south Kashmir are being sold at highly exorbitant prices. A cross-section of people from various parts of the south Kashmir complained of overcharging by the brick kiln owners. “The kiln owners have unilaterally hiked the brick prices much to the trouble of the common […]

SDH Sopore to have best facilities and quality medicines: Union Health Minister

Visits SDH Sopore inaugurated Jan Aushadhi medical store and (CT) Scan unit

Sopore: Union minister of health and family Welfare Mansukh Mandaviya while visiting SDH Sopore on Saturday said that people of this north Kashmir town Sopore will not suffer anymore as best facilities and quality medicines are now available at SDH Sopore. Talking to media on the sideline of a function at SDH Sopore, the union […]