Missing since April 16, man found dead in Kokernag
Kokarnag: A 36-year-old man, who went missing almost a week ago, was found dead inside a trench on Wednesday in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantanag district. An official said that the body of Gulzar Ahmad Naik son of Ghulam Nabi Naik was found inside a sewage trench of Mohammad Yaqoob Bhat in his native […]
Adherence to SOP’s: Traffic Police intensifies vehicle checking in Sgr
Srinagar: Traffic police in summer-capital Srinagar has intensified its vehicle checking drive – especially of passenger vehicles – in a bid to ensure strict implementation of Covid SOPs. DySP Traffic Ghulam Hassan while talking to media persons said that although it is a routine practice to check the vehicles however this time around the inspections […]
Body of ‘mentally unsound’ woman found in Poonch
Poonch: Body of 42-year-old mentally unsound woman was found along the banks of Mendhar River in Sagra village in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. They said one person identified as Mir Ahmed son of Lal Din of Sagra Chowki reported at Police Post Mankote that his cousin sister Makdoom Begum daughter of Mohammad Amin […]
Re-Registration of outside vehicles
What ‘Necessitated’ March 27 circular, HC asks RTO Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday asked Regional Transport Officer Kashmir to file affidavit before it by tomorrow, indicating therein as to what necessitated the issuance of March 27 circular, mandating the vehicle owners who have purchased their vehicles bearing outside registration number to apply for a new registration within a fortnight. A […]
Strategise Covid mitigation measures at local level: DC Ang to officers
Calls for strict legal action against Covid-19 SOP violators
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla directed the concerned officers to ensure smooth implementation of the government restrictions to contain the 2nd Covid Wave. He passed these directions while taking a meeting of elected public representatives and concerned officers here at Dak Bangalow Khanabal. The President MCA Hilal Ah Shah, presidents of all municipalities, […]
DC B’la inspects COVID-19 Wellness Centers
BARAMULLA: Deputy Commissioner Baramulla Bhupinder Kumar accompanied by concerned officers Wednesday inspected COVID-19 Wellness centres established at Indoor Sports Stadium Baramulla and Sub-district Hospital Sopore where he took stock of necessary COVID-19 mitigation measures undertaken by the authorities in this regard. On the occasion, DC took a detailed appraisal of various related aspects during which […]
Prof Shafi is new Head of KU’s Commerce Department
Srinagar: Prof Mohammad Shafi has taken over as Head of Kashmir University’s Department of Commerce. An expert in International Business and Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Prof Shafi has around three decades of teaching, research and administrative experience. Author of three books, 40 research papers published in international and national journals, Prof Shafi has supervised […]
Ashmuqam residents demand widening of Ashmuqam-Ainoo road
Anantnag: The residents of Ashmuqam and its adjacent areas in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district have demanded widening of narrow Ashmuqam-Ainoo road. Locals said that the narrow road is often leading to traffic jam and mishaps as the administration has over the years failed to address the issue. They said that the road is hardly 10 […]
KU signs MoU with SGSU to boost sports education, activities
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Swarnim Gujarat Sports University (SGSU) to promote sports education and research alongside giving a fillip to sports activities in a big way. The MoU was signed by Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad and Vice-Chancellor SGSU Dr Arjunsinh Rana at a […]
Elderly labourer dies during mishap at stone quarry
Srinagar: A 58-year-old labourer died after he sustained critical injuries after he had a fall at a stone-quarry in Sader Koot Bala area in north-Kashmir’s Bandipora district. Reports said that the labourer identified as Abdul Rashid Rather, aged 58 years, son of Ghulam Ahmad Rather, a resident of SK Bala fell while working at the […]