Srinagar youth completes 950 KMs Srinagar-Delhi marathon run in 7 days
SRINAGAR: Setting a new record, a 25- year- old, Uzair Fayaz Khan of Nowhatta Srinagar completed 940 kilometres long distance between Srinagar to Delhi on foot in a recorded 7 days time. Khan, a student, pursuing B.A in Psychology at Amar Singh College had always been interested in running and taking part in marathons, since […]
Army man ends life at Srinagar Air force Station
Srinagar: An army trooper allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at Air force station in Srinagar on Saturday. Official sources said that the trooper from Kotli Kalan area of Haryana committed suicide by hanging himself in his room at Air force station Srinagar. They said that the reason behind his taking the extreme step could […]
Girl commits suicide by jumping into Tawi river
Jammu: A 20-year-old girl on Saturday allegedly committed suicide by jumping into the Tawi river near Gujjar Nagar Bridge area of Jammu. Eyewitnesses said that the girl jumped into the river from the Gujjar Nagar Bridge. They said that locals tried to rescue her and shifted her to a nearby hospital. “However, the critically injured […]
Attendants scramble over distribution of oxygen cylinders at SMHS
Srinagar: Scuffle broke out between the attendants at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital on Saturday when they were distributing the oxygen cylinders themselves in the absence of proper arrangements by the authorities. Sources informed that no security arrangements have been put in place for the distribution of oxygen cylinders among the attendants for their […]
KU’s NSS hosts one-day online workshop on psychosocial counselling
Srinagar: An online workshop on psychosocial counselling was held at the University of Kashmir, an official spokesman said. The day-long workshop titled “Guidance for psychosocial couselling and Covid Helper Skills’ was jointly organised by Mahatma Gandhi National Council of Rural Education (MGNCRE) and KU’s office of National Service Scheme for NSS program officers of Kashmir […]
Div Com reviews formation of District Capex, Panchayat, BDC, DDC plan
Urges employees to work in tandem with PRIs
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Saturday chaired a meeting to review the formation of District Capex, Panchayat, BDC and DDC plan. The meeting was attended by all District Development Commissioners (DDC), Chief Planning Officers and other concerned through video conferencing. At the outset, the Div Com stressed on the timely […]
Recovery Rate continuously increasing, Positive Rate diminishing: DC Baramulla
BARAMULLA: Briefing about the latest position of Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken by the District Administration, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar Saturday informed that recovery rate of patients is continuously increasing whereas the positivity rate is drastically reduced from the past few days. The DC said that this became possible by the […]
Farooq, Omar condole demise of NC office bearer
JAMMU: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed grief over the passing away of the Provincial Joint Secretary Jammu Mohammed Alam and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family. Mohammed Alam, 44 breathed his last due to COVID here Saturday morning. In their separate condolence messages, Dr Farooq Abdullah […]
Special issues on 100 years of media education in India
Jammu: Media journal ‘Communication Today’ has brought out two special issues on the 100 years of media education in India. In its silver jubilee year, the media journal published from Jaipur has published research-based article charting the development of media education in a centenary. Journal’s editor Prof Sanjeev Bhanawat said the January-March and April-June issues […]
Sale Centres, Fair Price Shops to remain open today
SRINAGAR: According to the Director, Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Kashmir, in the interest of public and timely distribution of food grains, all the Sale centres/ Fair Price Shops shall remain functional/ open on 23rd May 2021 (Sunday). The Assistant Directors have been directed to ensure compliance of above directions in letter and spirit. […]