JK reports five new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district and two from Srinagar, taking the overall tally to 454131—166386 in Jammu and 287745 in […]

District Wushu Championship commences in South Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A three day District Anantnag Wushu Championship being organised by J&K Sports Council in collaboration with J&K Wushu Association commenced Friday in Nelandrusu Indoor Hall, Anantnag. The mega sports event was declared open by Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council in which more than 850 players including boys as well as girls are participating. […]

Hajan-Satoora road in shambles, locals demand macadamisation

Pulwama: The vital road connecting several villages with Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is in shambles for past several years with authorities falling to repair it, locals said. They said that the road is in a dilapidated condition and the concerned authorities have been turning a blind eye towards it and have not taken […]

‘AMRIT KAAL’: CS enumerates Science & Technology as key booster

Hopes to see India the global economic leader by 2047

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta has enumerated Science and Technology as a key aspect to realize its goal of global leadership by 2047. Dr Mehta was speaking during a high-level meeting held, under the auspices of NITI Aayog that was chaired by Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba, to deliberate upon the implementation of ‘India’s […]

Admin employing e-measures for transparent, responsive governance: Officials

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government, led by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, is taking comprehensive electronic measures for ensuring a transparent, accountable, and responsive governance system. The UT administration has given Information Technology Department the mandate of completing end to end digitization of all services, integrating all public services on a single platform besides developing a […]

Principal Secretary SDD visits Shopian, inspects functioning of ITI, Polytechnic

SHOPIAN: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, Friday inspected Government Polytechnic Block A and C Maligund, Shopian coming up at an estimated cost of Rs.13 crore besides assessing functioning of ITI and Polytechnic in the district. District Development Commissioner, Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar and other senior officers […]

FCOK releases poetic collection of Noor Muhammad Roshan

SRINAGAR: Funkar Cultural Organization Kashmir (FCOK) released the book on poetic collection of Noor Muhammad Roshan “Sontech Sheche”, compiled and edited by G.R Hasrat Gadda in Kashmiri at Tagore Hall here. Noted writers and poets like Moulana Shaukat Hussain Keng, Javed Roshan, Shabnam Qayum, Zareef Ahmad Zareef, Bashir Ahmad Bashir and Muhammad Amin Bhat were […]

Iqbal Wani condemns KP employees killing

Srinagar: Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Council, Iqbal Wani Friday condemned the brutal killing of a Kashmiri pandit employee at Chadoora Budgam. In a statement issued here, Wani said that spilling the blood of innocent Kashmiris is a violent act which should be condemned in all forms. He said that Kashmir has always stood out […]

Div Com Jammu takes firsthand appraisal of NH-44 works

Reviews preparations for Amarnath Yatra

RAMBAN: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar, Thursday visited Ramban to take firsthand appraisal of the ongoing works on four-laning of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) and the preparations for the ensuing Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) 2022. The Divisional Commissioner was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, SSP Ramban, Mohita Sharma, SSP Traffic, NHW, Shabir […]