Advisor Baseer Khan inspects development works at Lethpora
PULWAMA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Tuesday conducted an extensive tour of Lethpora, Pulwama to take stock of various ongoing development works being executed in the area. Advisor also assessed disaster mitigation efforts, winter preparedness of PDD and arrangements being put in place for upcoming 75th Independence Day besides listening to issues and […]
Three District Hospitals in JK ranked as top performers by NITI Aayog
SRINAGAR: National Institution for Transforming India, NITI Aayog, New Delhi has ranked 3 District Hospitals of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as top performers for the year 2018-19 on the basis of already identified indicators. The best practices of top performing District Hospitals on said indicators were evaluated for healthcare institutions of the […]
DDC Srinagar reviews development, up-gradation of Sports infrastructure in Schools
SRINAGAR: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Tuesday chaired a meeting convened here to review the measures being taken for up-gradation and development of sports infrastructure in Government Educational Institutions of the district. On the occasion, the DDC held interaction with Principals of all the Higher Secondary Schools of the district and received […]
Functioning of private ITIs across JK reviewed
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of private Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Additional Secretary Skill Development Department, Kuldip Kumar Sepolia, Joint Director SDD Jammu/Kashmir, heads of private run ITIs and […]
‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’: KU’s NSS, DSW organise major events
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s National Service Scheme (NSS) and Department of Students Welfare (DSW) on Tuesday organised two separate events in connection with ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad inaugurated a day-long cleanliness drive, organised by the NSS in the lawns of Naseem Bagh campus. Addressing NSS volunteers and university employees on the […]
JKNPF delegation calls on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: A delegation of Jammu & Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front Tuesday called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here. The delegation of JKNPF led by its President Sh. Sheikh Muzaffar discussed with the Lt Governor various developmental issues and issues pertaining to the progress of youth. The members of the delegation also […]
Man found dead under mysterious circumstances
Qazigund: A 35-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday in Akhran Nowpora area of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an official said. He said that some locals spotted the body of Veeru Singh, son of Karnail Singh of Mattan lying near the service station Akhran Nowpora under mysterious conditions and accordingly […]
Two killed, one injured in Nashri tunnel accident
Srinagar: Two persons were killed and one person sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision between a car and truck-trailer inside Chenani-Nashri tunnel on Jammu Srinagar National Highway on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that a young man identified as Ghulam Mohammad Ganie (Pup Jan) a Govt employee, resident of Handwara along with other […]
Lt Guv hails PM Modi for making Kashmir saffron available at NAFED outlets
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making the UT’s saffron available at all outlets of NAFED nationwide, and said it will enhance profitability of the spice producers and directly connect the local farmers to the market. “I express my deepest gratitude to […]
DGP visits family of cop killed in militant attack
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh on Monday visited the family of Constable Nissar Ahmad Wagay who was killed in a militant attack. The DGP was accompanied by ADGP Sunil Kumar, IGP Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar and other senior police officers, a police spokesman said. The DGP expressed solidarity with […]