AMIE exams conclude as more than 100 students participate
Srinagar: The AMIE Summer-2020 examinations, which commenced from 10th October throughout the country, concluded Friday. The exams were also held in Srinagar Centre Code No. 190, at the Institution of Engineers, India (IEI), J&K State Centre, Church Lane, Sonawarbagh, Srinagar. More than 100 students from different engineering branches participated in the examinations. Friday’s last session […]
‘World Food Day’: Commissioner F&D organises awareness programme
SRINAGAR: On World Food Day an awareness programme was organised by Commissioner of Food and Drugs Administration J&K. On the occasion, the participants were sensitised regarding the theme of this years ‘World Food Day’ which is ‘Grow, Nourish and Sustain by practicing healthy food habits together’. Speaking at the event, the Commissioner Food and Drugs […]
Cyber police busts ‘fake job scam’
Srinagar: Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone, Srinagar received a written complaint from a woman (name withheld) hailing from Baramulla District of North Kashmir alleging therein that she has been cheated by unknown Facebook user operating multiple fake Facebook accounts and impersonating as Project Officer in ICDS on the pretext of providing a job to her. […]
Police use tear smoke shells after group clashes in Pattan
Pattan: Police fired tear smoke shells after alleged group clashes in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. Sources said that four persons including a policeman were injured after some people pelted stones on police at Gund Khawaja Qasim Pattan near Imambara. “There was a religious function. One group tried to lead it […]
Grievance redressal mechanism strengthened: Advisor Bhatnagar
Meets 70 deputations, individuals at weekly public darbar in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Friday said that the grievance redressal mechanism has been strengthened under the LG Administration with specific objective of timely disposal of public grievances and effective public service delivery. The Advisor made these comments while interacting with public deputations and individuals at the weekly public outreach programme held […]
Kashmiri woman accuses landlady of calling her ‘terrorist’
New Delhi: A woman in southeast Delhi has alleged that she was targeted by her landlady for being a ‘Kashmiri’, was called a ‘terrorist’, and in her absence had her furniture removed, police said on Thursday after registering a case following her complaint. In her complaint, the woman, who hails from Srinagar, has alleged that […]
Tral residents demand compensation before construction of road
Pulwama: Residents of Aripal belt in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday staged a peaceful protest and demanded compensation before the government executes of work on a proposed road in Aripal. Locals from Gizbal, Lam, Soinad and its adjacent areas in Aripal tehsil said that the government recently marked land for the […]
Lt Guv launches ‘Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Mobile App’
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, who is also Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, launched a Mobile App for the devotees of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji at the Civil Secretariat here Thursday. This new initiative has been taken by the Shrine Board with a view to maximise the use of available technology […]
Power shutdown in valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Bemina Srinagar, in order to carry out branch cutting and other preventive maintenance works the Zainakote-Pattan Ckt II, Pattan-Magam Ckt II lines shall observe shutdown on October 17 from 9am to 5pm. The Delina Amargarh Ckt I and Delina Sheeri Ckt II lines shall observe shutdown on […]
Man held with 1 kg heroin
Jammu: A man was arrested with one kilogram of heroin recovered from him in Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. A police party intercepted a pedestrian at a checkpoint in the border belt of Mankote and was subjected to physical checking, they said. During the search, police recovered 1 kg of heroin from his possession, […]