JMC, SMC get control of 108 primary schools
Srinagar: In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir government has transferred 108 standalone primary schools in Srinagar and Jammu Municipal limits respectively to Srinagar Municipal Corporation and Jammu Municipal Corporation According to an order issued by School Education department, these schools have been transferred to municipal bodies along with their assets, posts/staff and funds […]
Man arrested for masquerading as ACB official
Awantipora: Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday claimed to have arrested a person for posing himself as Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) official. In a statement issued here, a police spokesman said that acting swiftly on a complaint received from a person belonging to village Dadsara Awantipora that one person stopped him while he was driving […]
15 years on, Industrial Estate Qazigund yet to become functional
Anantnag: Even as the government claims to help educated youth to setup industrial units for seeking employment, the new industrial Estate in Qazigund located in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is yet to become functional. The Estate was sanctioned by then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed in 2004 and accordingly land was demarcated for around 133 […]
DDCs in Jammu asked to fast track annulment of land transferred under Roshni Act
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma Thursday asked the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu division to cancel all the mutations of the state land transferred under Roshni Act in the districts. He passed these directions during a video conference meeting with the Deputy Commissioners convened in this regard. The Divisional Commissioner directed the DCs to start the […]
KEG concerned over continued denial of advertisements to ‘Kashmir Reader’
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) Thursday expressed concern over the continued denial of the advertisements to a major Srinagar newspaper, Kashmir Reader, by the Jammu and Kashmir Government. The newspaper has never been informed either verbally or in black and white about the reasons for a halt to the advertisements by the government, a statement […]
Justice Magrey presides over ‘Special Drive on Traffic’
SRINAGAR: Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Judge Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Thursday, presided over a special drive organized jointly by civil administration, police, traffic police and judiciary here at Pantha Chowk aimed to sensitize general public, especially drivers, about the traffic laws and the consequences of its violation. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mobile Magistrates, SSP Traffic […]
Class 12th final exams start in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Higher Secondary Part-II (Class 12th) Annual/Regular, 2020 Examination commenced Thursday across the valley as well as in the Winter Zone areas of Jammu Division. The Secretary, JKBOSE, Manisha Sareen alongwith Joint Secretary, Examinations visited the various examination centres at Srinagar and its peripheries. The examination was conducted smoothly with almost full attendance and […]
CUK observes National Educational Day
Ganderbal: School of Education (SoE), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) celebrated National Education Day at varsity’s Green campus here. Addressing the participants, Vice Chancellor Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir highlighted the contributions of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad towards education in general and higher education in particular. He said the foundation of the present education system […]
Stray dogs, bear devour cattle in Sopore village
SOPORE: Over a dozen cattle including sheep, goats and a cow were devoured by a wild bear and stray dogs in a mountainous area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the past two days, reports said. Reports said one dozen sheep, goats and a cow belonging to Ghulam Nabi Ganai and Abdul Malik […]
Water scarcity triggers protest in Sopore
Sopore: Scores of inhabitants including women from Bagh-e-Rehmat bypass of Sopore area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday staged a protest against Jal Shakti department for ‘failing’ to provide them regular water supply. The protesters assembled and blocked the bypass road Sopore, affecting the traffic movement for several hours. The protesters said that the […]