Go Gurez: Celebrities likely to participate in Gurez festival this year

Bandipora: As the summer sets in Gurez valley, the locals are all set to welcome the tourists this year as they have opened their homes for the tourist stay and arranging tented accommodations for them while the government is making efforts to attract more tourists to this virgin valley by organizing promotional events- Gurez festival […]

Forest Department holds Biodiversity awareness programme

Anantnag: The Forest Department Anantnag on Thursday organised a Biodiversity awareness programme at Forest Campus Bijbehara. Around 40 Range Officer Trainees from Himachal Pradesh Forest Academy participated in the programme. Conservator of Forests, South Circle, Irfan Ali Shah was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Addressing the gathering, Conservator of Forests highlighted various Greening and […]

ROC J&K to participate in ‘Iconic Week’

Programme organised by Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Srinagar: The twin offices of Registrar of Companies located in Jammu and Srinagar division are scheduled to participate in the ‘iconic week’ of ‘Azadi ka Amrut Mohatsav’ organised by the Ministry of Finance and Corporate affairs between June 6 to 12 thriugh virtual mode. On the second day of the event, an Investor Oath in […]

Tourism Department condole demise of Bhajan Sopori

Srinagar: The Department of Tourism on Thursday condoled the demise of acclaimed Santoor maestro, Padma Shri Pt. Bhajan Sopori who breathed his last at a Gurugram hospital. A condolence meeting was held this evening at the Directorate of Tourism in which speakers recalled and hailed the contribution of Sporori in promoting tourism of J&K through […]

DC reviews arrangements for Mela Kheer Bhawani

Ganderbal: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal Shyambir on Thursday visited Kheer Bhawani temple Tulmulla to take stock of arrangements for annual Mela Kheer Bhawani. During the meeting, threadbare discussion was held regarding lodging and bedding facilities besides repairing works of lavatory blocks, lighting, sanitation, barricading and establishment of a joint control room. The arrangement of health […]

DGP sanctions scholarship for meritorious police wards

Srinagar: The Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh has sanctioned an amount of Rs 25 lakhs as scholarship in favour of 479 wards of in-service police personnel. The scholarship amount has been sanctioned out of the Central Police Welfare Fund (CPWF) with an aim to encourage and appreciate the hard work of the wards […]

Four years on, Watnard-Zamalgam road in Anantnag awaits completion

Locals urge DC to intervene, seek completion of road

Anantnag: Resentment is brewing among the locals against the district administration Anantnag for its failure to complete the execution of work on Watnard- Zamalgam road in the last four years. The locals said the Watnard-Zamalgam road was approved in 2018 and its work was allotted to Khanday infrastructure company with a project cost of Rs […]

Sopore police holds 2-day Training programme on IRAD

Sopore: J&K Police Sopore on Thursday kick started a two days training programme on the Integrated Road Accident Database (IRAD) Project-an initiative of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH), Government of India. The event was held at conference Hall DPO Sopore and was attended by SDPO Sopore, DYSP DAR Sopore, all Station House […]

KU’s Iqbal Institute organises extension lecture on Moulana Rumi, Allama Iqbal

Srinagar: The Iqbal Institute of Culture and Philosophy (IICP) of Kashmir University on Thursday organised an extension lecture on ‘Moulana Rumi and Allama Iqbal’. Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan presided over the inaugural session of the lecture titled ‘Maulana Rumi and Allama Iqbal: Similarity in Educational Thoughts and Ideas.’ In her presidential address, Prof Nilofer said […]