Alarm: Brick kilns wreaking havoc with environs in Budgam
People complain of increased pollution, health hazards
Wajahat Shabir Srinagar: Ishfaq Ahmed walks along the road early morning only to find a thick layer of black soot deposited on leaves that surround the area. The phenomenon has become a routine as the greens in most parts of the Budgam district are continuously getting affected due to smoke and soot that comes from […]
Budgam admin assures action
Budgam: The District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar on Friday urged the concerned officials to ensure that the ban on illegal brick kilns, stone crushers and mining of earth, sand and boulders across district Budgam is made operational. The DDC stressed on taking strict action against the offenders found involved in illegal […]
Money sanctioned under SSA going down the drain
DSEK’s faulty planning raises questions on utilization of funds
DSEK’s faulty planning raises questions on utilization of funds
Ahead of polls on May 6, police arrests youth in Pulwama, Shopian
Shopian/Pulwama: Ahead of the scheduled parliamentary elections for Anantnag Parliamentary seat, government forces have arrested over 50 youth during the last few days in South Kashmir’s Pulwama and Shopian districts. The south Kashmir seat went to polls in three phases and the last leg of the scheduled polls is to be held on May 6. […]
Amid public outcry DSEK ‘eats’ its words
Revises school timing for city schools
Revises school timing for city schools
Change in school timing: DSEK succumbs to bureaucratic pressure, puts students lives at risk
Srinagar: The government decision to revise the school timing from May 01 has evoked widespread criticism from the parents and other stakeholders. The government is accused of playing with the lives of the students to ensure hassle free movement of the bureaucrats. On Monday, the government changed the timings of Government and private schools which […]
Sordid saga: Languishing in custody since 2006, Verinag youth booked for stone pelting
So far HC has quashed 13 PSA’s against him, but he continues to be in jail
Anantnag: A youth hailing from Verinag belt of Anantnag district is languishing in jail from the last 12 years as he is accused of hurling a grenade at Kapran during a government function. The youth according to the family is being booked under the dreaded Public Safety Act (PSA) even though his family says that […]
Letdown: Out of 4983 only 2863 kitchen sheds come up in schools under MDM scheme
Srinagar: The school education department continues to be lagging in completion of kitchen sheds in government schools. The department has missed several deadlines in completing the target. The department under centrally sponsored scheme- Mid-Day Meals (MDM) was supposed to construct the kitchen sheds in schools however, the lethargic approach of the concerned authorities has hit […]
Aiming higher: KU all set to start two admission sessions
Srinagar: After years of mismanagement in securing the academics back on track, authorities in the Kashmir University (KU) have decided to have two admissions in the varsity to accommodate more students in the institution of higher learning. The move will also streamline the admission session in the varsity which was derailed during the past few […]
Earth Day celebrations: North Kashmir athlete runs 50km from Sopore to Srinagar
Sopore: To mark the ongoing Earth Day celebrations in his own unique way, an athlete from North Kashmir ran an incredible distance of 50km from the region’s Sopore town to Srinagar on Friday. Manan Hassan Wani- better known as the ‘solo cyclist and one of Kashmir’s emerging athletes-started the run at 7 in the morning […]