Govt employees to get June salary before Eid
Keeping the needs of employees of the State Government in mind, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today directed release of salary for the month of June before Eid ul Fitr which falls next week. The directions were issued to the Finance Department by the Chief Minister today. The Chief Minister has also directed that monthly dues […]
Massive traffic gridlock pester commuters in City
Failure of authorities to put in place measures for effective traffic regulation on Tuesday took a heavy toll on the commuters who were stranded in traffic jams in the city for hours altogether. Reports said that massive traffic jam was witnessed this afternoon in the city spread along M A Road from Dal Gate stretch […]
Shopian residents allege high-handedness of forces
The residents of Saidpora Payeen village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, on Tuesday, blocked the main road protesting the alleged high-handedness of army and paramilitary forces. They alleged that the forces had vandalized property and beaten locals in the village on Monday evening. They said, “As people were heading towards masjids for Iftari, forces […]
Now, Kashmiri, Dogri, Bodhi languages to be taught in Class 9 and 10
To encourage and promote regional and lingual languages of the state, the state government has sanctioned teaching of Kashmiri, Dogri and Bodhi languages in Classes 9 and 10 in all government and private (recognized) schools of the state as compulsory subject. An order issued by the Education Department said, “In continuation of the earlier orders, […]
PM Modi’s Swachh Bharat Mission goes down the drain, courtesy SMC
The much a talked about Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), launched by Prime Minister Narider Modi has failed to even take off in Srinagar City as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), has miserably failed to implement the scheme. Importantly, the failure of the SBM has brought the City on the sanitation radar as the sanitation in […]
Dhaba owners spreading drug menace in Bijbehara
The dhabas, around about 15 of them, that dot the Hamzapora Sangam to Bijbehara area in Anantnag district have become a hub of drug menace. The dhabas owners are locals but the workers are from Punjab and other parts of India. Locals have appealed to Jammu Kashmir Police to initiate action against drug peddlers, […]
SASMM: SGKCC beat KBK in ongoing cricket tournament
In the ongoing Shaheed Aga Syed Mehdi Memorial (SASMM) cricket tournament 2017, one more scheduled match was played between the team Srinagar Gym Khana Cricket Club (SGKCC) and Kashmir Belly’s Kralpora (KBK) at the sports stadium here. Earlier, KBK won the toss and decided to bat first. In allotted overs, they scored 114 runs for […]
Alleged medical negligence case: Police fails to make headway
Even if police has registered an FIR in an incident that occurred on Wednesday last week in SMHS hospital’s ward number 18, the investigation is still going on in snail’s pace and the investigation has not revealed anything yet. A woman, identified as Maimuna (60), allegedly died because of the negligence of doctors on […]
Ramadhan fest at Kashmir Haat draws huge response
The Ramadhan festival being held at Kashmir Haat, Srinagar has been drawing huge response from the people. Organized by J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages under the supervision of Department of Culture, the aim of holding the festival was to relive the spirit of festivity during and after Iftaars. As part of the festival, […]
Police to assist organizing T-20 tourney for specially abled cricketers
Director General of Police Dr. S.P Vaid on Tuesday, said that Jammu and Kashmir has been contributing in the promotion of sports in the State, and various sports activities are carried out to inspire the youth towards sports. Dr. Vaid was interacting with the office bearers of J&K Association of Deaf at Police Headquarters on […]
