Capacity building, technical advice
PDD signs MoU with IIT Jammu
JAMMU: The Power DISCOMS JPDCL and KPDCL will aim at reducing the transformer failure rate by at least 15% in the current year. This target was set by Principal Secretary Power, Rohit Kansal at a meeting held at IIT Jammu Monday. He was presiding over the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between […]
Winter power curtailment schedule being prepared: KPDCL
Srinagar: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is working to finalize the curtailment schedule for the winter period in the Valley with officials saying that the plan will be out by Wednesday. Sources within the KPDCL said that the corporation is set to finalize its power curtailment schedule for the winter period in Kashmir. […]
Create enabling environment for Centre in JK: Sajad Lone to Pol parties
Srinagar: Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone on Monday asked parties in Jammu and Kashmir to create an “enabling environment” for the Centre to deliver and denounced those keen to “start a new round of confrontation” at the cost of Kashmir’s people. Lone said his party will not indulge in such predatory politics and will not […]
CBSE, SCERT to collaborate on NAS
Survey to be held in all 733 districts across India
SRINAGAR: The Central Board of School Education (CBSE) and State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Jammu and Kashmir, are all set to collaborate on conducting a sample based National Achievement Survey (NAS) for classes 3, 5, 8 and 10 in the Union Territory on November 12. The CBSE will conduct the survey on […]
Hajj 2022 online application process starts

Union Minister announces enhanced facilities
Mumbai: The online application process for Haj 2022 began on Monday with Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announcing significant reforms and enhanced facilities for the pilgrimage. While announcing Haj 2022 at Haj House in south Mumbai, Naqvi said the entire Haj process will be 100 per cent digital/online. The last date of […]
Transport cargo from Srinagar to Sharjah
‘Go First’ signs pact with UAE-based Lulu Group
Srinagar: Private airline Go First here on Monday signed a pact with the UAE-based Lulu Group to transport cargo from Srinagar to Sharjah. Go First was the first airline to start direct international connection from the Kashmir Valley and has now also become the first airline to start the international cargo services from the sector. […]
Education in India not inclusive: SC Judge
Says we are lacking in terms of education
Bhuj( Gujrat): As per the standards of sustainable development India is still lacking in terms of education as it has not achieved the goal of “inclusive education”, Supreme Court judge Justice UU Lalit said here on Monday and underlined the need to undertake more efforts on this front and to provide good and quality education […]
CS reviews implementation of Samagra Shiksha
Emphasises on building capacities of teachers for better results
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of the centrally sponsored scheme, Samagra Shikshain Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretary of School Education department, Directors School Education of Jammu and Kashmir divisions, Project Director, SamagraShiksha and other senior officers of the School Education Department participated in the meeting. It […]
Search in JK forest belt enters 21st day, highway reopens for traffic after 2 weeks

Jammu: The authorities reopened a stretch of the Jammu-Rajouri national highway for traffic on Sunday morning, more than two weeks after it was shut in view of an ongoing counter-insurgency operation in an adjoining dense forest belt, officials said. The operation to track down a group of hiding militants, who are responsible for the killing […]
Jammu and Kashmir logs 95 fresh Covid cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 95 fresh Covid cases, taking the infection tally to 3,32,249 while no new death due to the virus was reported from the Union Territory in the 24 hours ending at 5 pm on Sunday, officials said. Out of the 95 fresh cases, six were from the Jammu division and 89 […]