Art paints miseries of Kashmiris affected by strife
Kochi: The misery of thousands of people from two communities, caught in the ethnic strife in Kashmir three decades ago, has found portrayal at the Kochi Muziris Biennale in this coastal city. A Srinagar Biennale pavilion is part of the ongoing Kochi-Muziris Biennale here, the subcontinent’s biggest art festival of its kind. It is one […]
23 colleges functioning from makeshift buildings in JK
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
Govt fails to provide permanent campuses for these institutions
Shutdown of SKIMS PET scan: Internal bickering, lack of professional work culture led to crisis
Srinagar: While SKIMS produced dozens of qualified professionals in Nuclear Medicine, it is, at present, struggling to have one in order to keep its PET scan that was installed there in January this year, functional. The sorry state of affairs is reflected on ground as not even one person is qualified enough as per the […]
DSEK fails to introduce vocational courses in high schools
Scheme though approved failed to equip students with technical skills
Srinagar: The government initiative to introduce vocational courses in the government high schools has fallen flat owing to the poor implementation of the scheme by the school education department over the past years. The courses were introduced under erstwhile centrally sponsored scheme-RashtriyaMadhyamikShikshaAbhiyan (RSMA) scheme in 2012. The component was revived by the then education minister […]
No respite for CUK as NBCC fails to complete construction works
Srinagar: The shifting of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) may hit another roadblock as the National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) has failed to complete the construction of the buildings at its new campus. The corporation was selected as executing agency for constriction of the pre-engineered buildings (PEB) for the CUK but has not handed […]
Speeding to fame: From Kashmir to IPL, Rasikh leaps up the cricketing ladder
Kulgam: Amid the volatile situation across South Kashmir, this youth from Kulgam district has made news for something different. The youth a speedster, is all set to feature in the 12th edition of thrilling T-20 Indian Premier league (IPL). 17-year-old teenage pacer, Rasikh Salam Dar, son of Abdul Salam Dar of Bhan Ashmuji area of […]
Under fire from various quarters, Deputy Mayor says ‘sorry’
Principal GMC writes to Advisor, seeks immediate action
Principal GMC writes to Advisor, seeks immediate action
DSEK gets a shot in the arm
MHRD approves funds for school up-gradation
MHRD approves funds for school up-gradation
Fresh bill introduced to make triple talaq penal offence
Bill seeks to replace the ordinance issued in September
New Delhi: A fresh Bill to make the practice of tripe talaq among Muslims a penal offence was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday to replace an ordinance issued in September. Under the proposed law, giving instant triple talaq will be illegal and void and will attract a jail term of three years for […]
Fear, uncertainty filled the air at SMHS hospital as injured were rushed in
Srinagar: Families waiting outside the operation theatre at SMHS on Saturday were not sure whether their loved ones would be declared dead, or they would be told that they are stable. The uncertainty loomed around amid sobs and cries post the mayhem in Pulwama that was described by many as ‘massacre.’ A woman named Fatima, […]
