Students’ awareness rally marks ‘World No Tobacco Day’ in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The State Tobacco Control Cell in collaboration with Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) Thursday organised an awareness rally in which a large number of students from different schools of the district participated to mark the ‘World No Tobacco Day’. The rally started from Jogers Park, Rajbagh to Partap Park Lal Chowk here with […]
Commissioner Food Safety inspects food establishments in Srinagar
Erring bakery unit fined Rs 20,000, Milk plant sealed at Lassipora
SRINAGAR: Commissioner, Food Safety, J&K Vinod Sharma Thursday inspected food establishments in Srinagar City. He was accompanied by Dy. Commissioner, Food Safety, Kashmir, Irfana Ahmad, Assistant Commissioner Food Safety, District Srinagar, Hilal Ahmad Mir and other concerned officers. The team inspected various Bakery & Confectionary Units within Srinagar City to check the quality of bakery […]
CUK’s Urdu deptt holds Husn-e-Na’at competition
Ganderbal: The department of Urdu, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), organised Husn Na’at competition at Nunar campus of the varsity here on Thursday. Senior National Conference leader Mian Altaf, Vice-Chancellor, Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir, Registrar, Prof Fayaz Ahmad Nikka, Dean School of Life Sciences Prof M Afzal Zargar, faculty members and students were also […]
DCJ holds ‘Photo Walk on Ramadhan-2019’
Srinagar: The Department of Convergent Journalism, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organized two-day workshop on ‘Photo walk on Ramadhan-2019’ at the varsity’s Nowgam Campus-I on 29th and 30th of May, 2019. Coordinator, DCJ, Dr John Babu Koyye, noted photographer, Mukhtar Ahmad, Senior Assistant Professor, Shahnaz Bashir, Assistant Professors Dr Nookaraju Bendukurthi, Heeba Din, students, scholars […]
Farooq for collective efforts against rise of communalism
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that the secular visage of the country was “reeling under the threat from the surge of communalism in the country”. Farooq said that need of the hour calls for making collective efforts for the protection of religious freedom and rule of law […]
All party delegation from JK should meet PM Modi on Article 35A, 370: Shah Faesal
‘Need to build consensus on way forward in J&K’
Srinagar: President J&K Peoples Movement Shah Faesal Wednesday suggested that a delegation of all political parties from J&K State should immediately call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to share with him the concerns regarding abrogation of Article 35A and Article 370. In a statement issued here, JKPM chief underscored the need to build a “political […]
Hakeem Yaseen seeks end to bloodshed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Chairman PDF Hakeem Yaseen has expressed serious concern over the “fast deteriorating law and order situation” in the Kashmir valley adding that hardly a day passes when there are no reports about torture and killing of youth. Referring to the anti militancy operation in Kulgam on Wednesday, Yaseen said “though not a single gunman […]
PDP urges admin for necessary arrangements on Jumat-ul-vida, Shab-e-Qadar
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Vice President Abdul Rahman Veeri on Wednesday urged the governor administration to make all adequate arrangements for Jumat-ul-vida, Shab-e-Qadar and Eid-ul-Fitr. Veeri said that the government must ensure availability of essential commodities including rice, K-oil, LPG, besides uninterrupted power and water supply, transport arrangements, cleanliness in and around mosques, streets […]
Observe Juma-tul-Vida as Youm-e-Qudus: Hurriyat (M)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) has announced that Juma-tul-Vida (last Friday of Ramadan) will be observed as Youm-e-Qudus and Youm-e-Kashmir urging clerics to raise their voice for the peaceful settlement of the world’s two oldest and lingering disputes—Palestine and Kashmir on this day. A statement by the Hurriyat faction also asked the clerics to press on […]
Shopian tragedy a blot on civilized world: JKDFP
Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) has termed the Shopian rape and murder case a “blot on the civilized world”. The party has paid rich and glowing tributes to Aasyia and Neelofar of Shopian who, it said, were “brutally killed after raped by the government forces in 2009 and later CBI was brought in […]
