Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs holds meeting senior officials
Discusses UT’s developmental scenario, people’s welfare measures
SRINAGAR: On the second day of its four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs Thursday held a meeting with top civil administration to discuss developmental scenario and people’s welfare measures in the Union Territory. At the outset, Chief Secretary of J&K, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta gave a detailed presentation highlighting […]
BJP leaders killing: Slain leader had approached police for security, says BJP
Srinagar: The BJP on Wednesday contested the police claim that the law enforcing agency was not approached for the security of Javaid Ahmad Dar, its worker shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Shortly after Dar’s killing on Tuesday, police had said they were not approached for his security. “The JKP statement is […]
Week-long research methodology workshop begins at KU
Srinagar: A week-long workshop on research methodology started at the University of Kashmir on Wednesday. Dean Academic Affairs Prof Farooq A Masoodi inaugurated the online workshop, organised by the varsity’s UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), for research scholars from the disciplines of commerce, economics and management studies. Addressing the participants, Prof Masoodi, the chief guest […]
Cultural Unit Srinagar of DIPR organises Covid-19 Awareness Programme
SRINAGAR: In continuation to the ongoing Covid-19 Awareness, the Artists of Cultural Unit Srinagar Wednesday performed at Cultural Unit Hall, Joint Directorate of Information Kashmir Division. The Cultural programme consisted of Sufiana saazina, Folk song and skit on Covid-19 awareness. Mushtaq Ahmad Saznawaz mesmerized the audience by his santoor saazina while as Ather Hussain Balpuri […]
Drug peddler held in Bandipora
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Bandipora in north Kashmir and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession, a police spokesman said here. He said that a police team established a checking point at Aloosa Ghat and intercepted a person identified as Irshad Ayoub Khan son of Mohammad Ayoub Khan resident of Bonihar Aloosa, Bandipora. […]
Pulwama residents complain dilapidated roads
Pulwama: The residents of several villages of Pulwama district in south Kashmir said that they are facing lot of problems due to the dilapidated condition of the roads in the area. The residents of Hardpora, Shangarpora, Deeri and its adjacent areas said that the roads connecting these villages with district headquarter Pulwama are full of […]
Advisor Bhatnagar reviews functioning of Cluster Universities
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Wednesday chaired a high level meeting to discuss the plan for smooth functioning of Cluster Universities of Jammu and Srinagar at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellor, Cluster University, Jammu, Prof. Bechan Lal; Vice Chancellor, Cluster University, Srinagar, Prof. Qayyum Husain; Director Colleges, […]
CS calls for rejuvenation of degraded forests, bio fencing of wetlands
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, Wednesday chaired ‘stakeholders meet on Development of City Biodiversity Index and Local Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan for Jammu city’ here at Udyog Bhawan. The event was organised by the Jammu & Kashmir Biodiversity Council in collaboration with ICLEI- Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia. Pertinently, ICLEI – Local […]
QCC holds first meet, to conduct aggressive market inspection across JK
SRINAGAR: The first meeting of Handicrafts Quality Control Council (QCC), was held here under the Chairmanship of Director Handicrafts & Handloom (H&H), Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah. The meeting was attended by Director Handicrafts & Handloom Jammu, Director Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), representative of Craft Development Institute (CDI), Deputy Director Quality Control as official […]
SBI Chairman visits J&K Bank, interacts with the CMD
SRINAGAR: During a visit to UT of Jammu and Kashmir, Chairman, State Bank of India (SBI) Dinesh Kumar Khara paid a courtesy visit to J&K Bank Corporate Headquarters and interacted with the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) R K Chhibber. He was accompanied by the CGM Anukool Bhatnagar, GM Vinod Kumar Mishra, DGM Ajitoo Parashar […]