Four employees suspended in Poonch
Poonch: Authorities in Poonch district have placed four officials under suspension in connection with alleged misappropriation and embezzlement in at least five constructions in Halqa Panchayat Gursai Moori in Block Mendhar. According to an order passed by Assistant Commissioner Development Poonch, an enquiry committee has also been constituted to inquire into the allegations. “As reported […]
Teenager succumbs day after falling from rooftop
Shopian: An 18-year-old boy succumbed to his injuries on Monday, a day after he fell off a roof top in Pudsoo area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. An official said that the boy identified as Ubaid Ayoub Thokar son of Mohammad Ayoub Thokar of Pudoo was critically injured after he slipped and fell off a […]
Mother, daughter killed as vehicle falls into gorge
Jammu: A woman and her daughter were killed on Monday when their car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Doda district, officials said. One more family member was seriously injured in the accident which took place near Khellani at around 5.30 pm, they said. They said Shakeel Ahmad along with […]
JKBOPEE conducts entrance examination for B.Sc Courses
12,716 candidates appeared at 27 centers established at Jammu, Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (JKBOPEE) today conducted the entrance examination of B.Sc. Nursing/B.Sc. Technology/B. Sc. Para-Medical Courses-2021 in the UT of J&K and UT of Ladakh in a smooth manner. Chairman, JKBOPEE, Shafiq Ahmad Raina who was personally monitoring the conduct of Examination, congratulated the staff for smooth and […]
Div Com invokes Imams, Khateebs for CAB enforcement in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner (Div Com), Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Saturday held a meeting with prominent religious personalities of district Srinagar including Imams and Khateebs of shrines and mosques regarding the strict enforcement of Covid Appropriate Behaviour among the people in view of possible third wave of Covid-19. Chief Executive Officers, Waqf Board, Mufti Farid ud […]
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 […]