Amid rain, SRTC employees staged protest

Srinagar: Amid rain, scores of employees of the Road Transport Corporation Monday staged a demonstration in Srinagar in support of their demands, which included release of salary, implementation of 7th pay commission and regularization of consolidated workers. Holding play cards in their hands, the employees raised slogans in support of their demands. One of the […]

Corporators locked Corporate Hall’ at SMC office

‘Commissioner SMC was scheduled to preside over a meeting’

Srinagar: Commissioners Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) was unable to preside over a meeting after some Corporators locked the ‘Corporate Hall’ claiming Ward Officers and Building Inspectors have no right to occupy the ‘Hall’ exclusively reserved for them. Sources said that the newly appointed Commissioner Athar Amir Khan had called a meeting at ‘Corporate Hall’. Almost […]

Farooq says no to campaigning in upcoming West Bengal polls

Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said he does not have time to campaign for the Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. He also asserted that India should abide by the United Nations charter on refugees in dealing with the Rohingya crisis. “I do not have time for campaigning,” Abdullah […]

Private school in Srinagar asks for transport charges

Srinagar: A leading private school in Srinagar has asked the parents of the students enrolled in the school to pay the transport charges for the lockdown period when schools were shut due to scare of the covid 19 pandemic. Parents of the students of Iqbal Memorial Institute Bemina (IMI) said that they have been asked […]

Sopore police seeks help to trace missing youth

Sopore: Police in north Kashmir’s Sopore has sought help from the general public to trace out a missing youth, a police spokesman said. The youth identified as Aadil Rehman (18) S/O Abdul Rehman of Ghulab Bagh Amarpora Sopore has been reported missing from 5th of March. A police official said that the family of missing […]

Drug peddler, two others arrested in Ramban

Banihal: A drug peddler, along with two persons, was arrested by police and heroin was seized from his possession in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. During a routine checking, a police party intercepted a pedestrian and seized 30 grams of heroin from his possession, they said. He was identified as Tanveer Ahmad alias Jimmy […]

20 shops damaged in mid-night blaze in Rafiabad

Baramulla: At least 20 shops were damaged in a massive blaze, which broke out during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday in Watergam area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. An official said that fire broke out in a two-storey shopping complex in Watergam area, in which goods worth lakhs were destroyed. He […]

Lt Guv pays obeisance at Gurudwara Baba Banda Singh Ji at Reasi

REASI: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Monday paid obeisance at the historic Gurudwara Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadur at Reasi and prayed for peace, progress, prosperity of Jammu & Kashmir, and well-being of its people. Addressing a gathering at Dera Baba Banda Singh Bahadur, the Lt Governor urged the people, especially the youth to follow the […]

KU celebrates International Women’s Day

Prof Talat unveils awareness campaign poster

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Monday organised several events, including a seminar and a webinar, to celebrate the International Women’s Day. At an impressive ceremony in VC Secretariat, Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad unveiled a poster of an awareness campaign on women’s health and hygiene. The day-long awareness campaign—organised by the Centre for Women’s Studies […]

Div Com flags-off DDC chairpersons for training programme

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Monday flagged off DDC Chairpersons, Vice- Chairpersons to Jammu for 2- day training programme from here. The training programme has been organised by Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj J&K and the training programme shall be held at Convention Center Jammu from March 9 […]