President PCI delivers lecture at International Webinar Series organised by KU
Srinagar: Second online lecture of the International Webinar Series initiated by the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in collaboration with UGC-Human Resource Development Centre of the University of Kashmir (KU) was delivered by Prof. B. Suresh, President of the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) and Pro-Chancellor of the JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru. […]
Srinagar elderly stranded in Saudi dies
Srinagar: A Srinagar man who got stranded in Saudi Arabia due to Covid-19 pandemic died in a hospital there. Family sources said that 87-year-old Haji Abdul Ahad Malik, a resident of Housing Colony Sanat Nagar, Srinagar had gone to Saudi Arabia for Umrah pilgrimage in February and stayed there with his daughter and his son-in-law […]
TRC cafeteria building goes up in flames at Srigufwara, Anantnag
Srinagar: A Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) portion at Chiniwoder village of Srigufwara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district went up in flames mysteriously on Tuesday. Meanwhile, police registered a case and started investigations. A police official said that a TRC at village Chiniwoder in Srigufwara went up in flames after which fire tenders rushed to the […]
Day picnickers not allowed visiting Patnitop
Jammu: Authorities in Udhampur district have decided against allowing day picnics to the famous hill resort of Patnitop from Friday, a step taken to regulate the flow of visitors amid spike in COVID-19 cases in the union territory. District Magistrate, Udhampur, Piyush Singla said only those having confirmed hotel bookings would be allowed to visit […]
Meeting reviews preparedness for NAAC accreditation of Degree Colleges
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Talat Parvez Rohella, Tuesday chaired a meeting to review progress on accreditation of government degree colleges of Kashmir division by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC). The meeting was attended by Director Finance, Director Planning, Director Colleges, Nodal Principal Kashmir besides Principals of the colleges which are due for […]
Need to bring educational reforms in JK: Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Lt Guv Girish Chandra Murmu has called for doubling of efforts for bringing educational reforms in Jammu and Kashmir to achieve a comprehensive development in the sector. “School education is central to the overall development of youth and we must realise the fact that when we are nurturing a child in school, we are […]
Three LeT militants killed in Sopore were planning major attack: Police
Says 35-40 foreign, 17 local militants active in northern districts
Sopora: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) north Kashmir Range, Muhammad Suleman Choudhary said that the killing of three LeT militants in north Kashmir’s Sopore area was a big success. He said that the militants killed in the operation were planning a major attack on security establishments. “We can’t rule out the possibility of the attack. The […]
Man killed in clash between two groups in Kathua
Jammu: A 30-year-old man was killed in a scuffle between two groups over a petty issue in Kathua district, police said on Monday. Deepak Kumar, a resident of Badala village of Nagri, and his friends were involved in a scuffle with some youths of Chack Drab Khan village around 10.30 pm on Sunday, a police […]
ACB files chargesheet against former JKPCC official
Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau Kashmir on Monday presented charge sheet against Parvaiz Ahmad Naqash of Peerbagh here, the then Executive Engineer JKPCC in the court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Srinagar. The case (FIR No. 45/2007 U/S 5(1) (e) r/w 5(2) PC Act. Svt. 2006 P/S ACB) was registered against the accused with regard to accumulation of […]
Div Com reviews status of subjudice sanctioned building permissions in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday chaired a meeting of officials to review the status of cases pertaining to violations of sanctioned commercial building permissions in Srinagar city and the court directions thereof. The meeting discussed various matters that are under consideration in court including sanctioned commercial building permissions in Srinagar, besides […]
