Woman injured in bear attack at Sopore

Sopore: A 28 years old woman was injured after a wild bear attacked her outside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Friday morning. Reports said a woman name withheld a resident of Hardushiva area of Sopore was attacked and injured by a wild bear when she was heading for home from a madrasa […]

Advisor Bhatnagar reviews progress of JKPCC projects

Directs for adherence to costs, completion dates

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Friday reviewed the physical and financial progress of various development projects of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) in a meeting at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PWD, Shailendra Kumar; Managing Director JKPCC, Development Commissioner Works, J&K, Chief Engineer R&B, Jammu/Kashmir, […]

Status of JKPSC, JKSSB recruitment process reviewed

JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department (GAD), Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Friday here chaired a meeting to review the progress of different recruitments being done by J&K Public Service Commission (PSC) and J&K Services Selection Board (SSB). The meeting was attended by Chairman SSB, Khalid Jahangir; Secretary JKPSC, Raj Kumar Katoch and Additional Secretary GAD, Dr. […]

NAS 2021: Director SCERT lauds stakeholders on successful conduct

SRINAGAR: Tens of thousands of students across all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir Friday participated in the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 for the classes 3, 5, 8 and 10, an official said. The survey, which was initiated by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, was conducted in all the 733 districts […]

Revival of Khushalsar: Admin continues demolition drive

SRINAGAR: Continuing anti-encroachment drive in and along the banks of Historical Water Circuit of Khushal Sar, the District Administration Srinagar Thursday conducted a massive demolition drive for rejuvenation and restoration of historical Lake of Khushaal Sar. The anti-encroachment drive was launched on the directions of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad during which a special […]

Police cracks burglary case within 36 hours, goods recovered

Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have cracked burglary case within 36 hours in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. In a statement police said that On 9th November, police post Soibugh received an application from one Showkat Ahmad Zargar son of Ghulam Nabi Zargar resident of Dambipora stating therein that some unknown burglars entered in his […]

Four detained youths released in Doda

Bhaderwah/Jammu, Nov 11 (PTI) Four youths detained during a counter-insurgency operation were released on a surety bond in Doda district, officials said. The youths, including two brothers, were picked up by the troops of Rashtriya Rifles from forested Dhara top, located four kilometres away from Bhaderwah town, on Sunday and handed over to police for […]

DECC B’la organises two day training programme for DRPs

Baramulla: District Employment and Counselling Centre Baramulla in collaboration with District Administration Thursday organised two days training cum awareness session for Master Trainers at Dak Bunglow here. The training for the officials nominated by BDO will provide first hand information with regard to various government run employment generation schemes to general public at gross root […]

KU to hold diabetes screening, awareness camp on Nov 17

Srinagar: Department of Students Welfare University of Kashmir in collaboration with Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Srinagar is organising a one-day awareness programme on diabetes and its prevention, a KU spokesman said Thursday. Dean Students Welfare Prof Raies A Qadri said that on the sidelines of the programme, the university will organise a free medical […]