NSS organises lecture at KU on ‘Wellbeing Amidst Pandemic’

Srinagar: The office of National Service Scheme (NSS), University of Kashmir, organised a lecture on ‘Wellbeing Amidst the Pandemic’. Dr Farzana Shora, General Practitioner, NHS, UK and Dr Ishaq Pala, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kent And Medway, NHS Trust, UK, were chief resource persons for the online lecture. In his message, Dr Musavir Ahmed, Programme Coordinator, NSS, […]

300 participants to attend conference on Nanotechnology

Srinagar: Around 300 participants are expected to attend 7th edition of the biennial International Conference on Nanotechnology for Better Living (NBL-21) at National Institute of Technology, Srinagar. The conference is being held under the aegis of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI) in association with Anna University, SKUAST-K, NIT Mizoram, SSM College of Engineering, IIT […]

Elderly man slips to death in Kupwara

Kupwara: An elderly man died after slipping from a hillock in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. Police sources said that a 65-year old man from Amrohi Karna area of Kupwara slipped down from a hillock and fell into a deep gorge. The man died on the spot. He has been identified as Abdul Qayoom […]

Hail-storm damages crops in Charar-e-Sharif

Budgam: The hailstorm, which occurred in many areas of Central Kashmir’s Budgam during the intervening night, has caused damages to the agriculture and horticulture, reports said. The hailstorm has damaged crops in different villages of Charar-e-Sharief creating panic among the farming community, locals said. “Initially the hailstorm occurred in many villages of Charar-e-Sharief Tehsil particularly […]

Schools to re-open from Wednesday in Kargil

Kargil: Kargil District Magistrate has ordered the re-opening of schools for class 6 to 8 from September 1, reports said. District Magistrate Santosh Sukhadeve ordered the reopening of schools for classes 6th to 8th with effect from September 1 nearly a month after they were reopened in Ladakh for higher classes including standard 9th and […]

Three persons injured in lightning strike in Karnah

Srinagar: At least three persons received injuries after a lightning struck a human habitation in Kona Gabra area in Karnah of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday evening, an official said. Identifying the injured as; 20-year-old Shakeel Ahmad Jatla son of Mohammad Shafi Jatla, 21-year-old Sajad Ahmad Paswal son Mohammad Shafi Paswal and 18-year-old Mohammad Aamir […]

Augmentation of Mir Bazar Grid Station, Anantnag reviewed

Advisor Baseer Khan directs for completion of civil works within a month

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday directed the officers of the Power Department to accelerate the pace of work on the augmentation of Mir Bazar Grid Station. He passed on these directions during his visit to the Grid Station where upon he had a detailed review of the progress of civil, electrical […]

Availability of Covid vaccines across JK reviewed

SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Vivek Bhardwaj Saturday chaired a meeting to review the availability of COVID vaccines across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking during the meeting, the ACS passed strict instructions to make both Covshield and Covaxin vaccines available at all vaccination centers across the UT. He directed the department […]

Police solves theft case in Awantipora, five held

Srinagar: Police on Saturday claimed to have solved a theft case by arresting five accused persons involved in stealing cement from parked trucks at Awantipora in south Kashmir, a police spokesman said here. He said that on Tuesday police received a complaint from Arshid Ahmad Mir resident of Khrew stating there in that during the […]