Rent Assessment Committee meet held
ANANTNAG: The Rent Assessment Committee meeting was held Thursday at DC Office Anantnag under the chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla. A total of 14 cases were placed before the committee out of which five cases pertained to Health Department and remaining cases pertained to Agriculture, Police, Handloom, Handicraft, Education and […]
Cultural Unit Srinagar of DIPR organises ‘Colourful musical event’
SRINAGAR: On the basis of appreciation and positive feedback received from various platforms and cultural forums for conducting colourful musical events, the Cultural Unit of the Department of Information and public Relations (DIPR) Thursday organised another musical event at the Cultural Activity Hall, of Joint Director Information, Rambagh. On the occasion, the Sufiyana Mousiqui and […]
Transforming JK: Agriculture proving driving force of J&Ks economy: Govt
JAMMU: Agriculture is a key and essential part of human civilization and forms the core societal development of any region. In Jammu and Kashmir economy is predominately agriculture dependent and nearly 70% of population is directly or indirectly engaged in agricultural and allied activities. The J&K government works on a vision on daily basis to […]
Reopening of schools: Authorities to start preparations from Feb-24
Srinagar : The authorities on Thursday asked the concerned officials of both private and government schools of Srinagar district to start preparations of for reopening of educational establishments from February-24. An official communiqué issued by the CEO Srinagar, reads, “The government has Start the preparation for opening of schools from February—24.” “All the staff members […]
KU to re-open on March 1, says spokesman
Srinagar: Vice Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Thursday chaired a meeting of deans of faculties, heads of departments, directors of campuses and officers ahead of re-opening of the varsity for offline teaching from March 1, 2022. In his opening remarks, Prof Talat underlined the guidelines of the UT administration with regard to […]
Police recovers dead body outside SMHS hospital
Srinagar: A male body was found outside SMHS hospital here on Thursday afternoon, officials said. Official sources said that a 52-year-old male body identified as Ghulam Mohammad Dar resident of Sonwar was lying outside SMHS Hospital Srinagar. They said that the body was spotted by locals, who subsequently informed local police. The local police recovered […]
Covid: One more death, 47 new cases in Ladakh
Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh climbed to 228 with one more fatality, while 47 new cases pushed the infection tally to 27,641, officials said on Thursday. The only fatality was reported from Kargil district, they said. While 168 Covid deaths have been recorded in Leh, 60 were reported from Kargil. The number of […]
Soldier allegedly commits suicide
Jammu: An army soldier allegedly ended his life by shooting himself using his service rifle in Nagrota area of the Jammu region on Thursday. Official sources said that an army soldier of 60 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) allegedly shot himself to death at Romeo Force Rear Headquarter at Nagrota. He has been identified as Biswajit Gogai, […]
JK anti-drug force seizes 29 kg hashish, two held
Jammu: The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday arrested two alleged smugglers with 29 kg hashish from their possession worth crores in the market, officials here said. The ANTF foiled the smuggling bid acting on the information it received about a truck going outside Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information, the truck was […]
DC holds Public Grievance Redressal Camp at Panzinara
SRINAGAR: In connection with the Public Outreach Programme, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday conducted an extensive tour of Panzinara in the outskirts of Srinagar district and presided over a Public Grievance Redressal cum Awareness Camp under Weekly Block Diwas initiative. The Weekly Block Diwas programme was held within the premises of […]