Mayoral polls getting murkier

Election notification issued, stage set for high drama

Srinagar: The Mayoral elections in the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) will be held on July 14, a notification issued on Wednesday said. The announcement comes 23 days after the erstwhile Mayor Junaid Azim Mattoo lost the floor test and was removed from the post. The corporators had filed no confidence motion against the former Mayor […]

MoS Home, Lt Guv review administrative, developmental works

SRINAGAR: Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy, along with Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Wednesday reviewed the progress of various administrative and developmental works in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing. Minister of State, PMO, Dr Jitendra Singh; Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Sh. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar; Sh. […]

DSEK to start state of art Model School in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Department of School Education is all set to start a state of the art model school, equipped with all the facilities as per latest global needs in Kashmir division. As per an official handout, Director School Education Kashmir, Mohammad Younis Malik said that the Government has taken up the erstwhile National School Karan Nagar […]

Use of government Bungalows by former Ministers

Court seeks status report in four weeks

Srinagar: In a significant order of wide public importance, a Division Bench of J&K High Court comprising Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Sanjay Dhar directed AAG Aseem Sawhney appearing for the J&K Govt (Estates Department) to file a status report within a period of four weeks in the petition highlighting illegal occupation of Ministerial […]

Covid-19: KU extends suspension of class work till July 31

Srinagar: Kashmir University has notified that class work in the varsity shall continue to remain suspended till July 31. “All faculty members shall work from home and utilize the time for online educational activities as per the approved academic calendar,” reads a circular issued by the varsity’s Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir. “However, all offices […]

SDRF, police teams rescue woman from drowning in Jammu

Jammu: A 45-year-old woman was rescued from drowning in a three-hour-long joint operation by the teams of the State Disaster Management Force (SDRF) and the police here on Wednesday, police said. Bagu Begum was caught in the middle of Tawi river in the Billicharana area due to a sudden increase in the water level following […]

HC Srinagar wing closed for 2 days after security men test positive for Covid-19

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Srinagar Wing, shall remain closed for two days after some paramilitary CRPF personnel deployed there tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to an order by the Registrar General. “As informed by the in charge CRPF High Court of J&K at Srinagar, some CRPF personnel deployed at Srinagar wing […]

Covid-19 cases surged due to ignoring precautions: DAK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said people in Kashmir valley are ignoring recommended precautions which is responsible for surge in cases and deaths due to the novel coronavirus “People are showing complete disregard to health guidelines,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “They are mingling freely and are not […]

Admin decides to reopen parks, gardens in JK

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced that all the parks and gardens in the union territory will be thrown open to the public from Wednesday. Advisor to the J-K Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan made the announcement on Tuesday, an official spokesperson said. Khan, however, stressed that all the people should strictly observe […]