Bear attacks Social Forestry team in Shangus Forest, one employee critically injured
A Wild bear attacked a forest team in Compartment Number 64 in Shangus area of Anantnag district today evening. The team of Social Forestry had gone to Compartment 64 for some official work when a Bear attacked them. One employee identified as Abdul Rehman Bhat got critically injured and was shifted to district hospital Anantnag […]
DDC reviews development works in Reasi
District Development Commissioner, Ravinder Kumar, today chaired a meeting to review the pace of developmental works and implementation of welfare schemes in the district. Threadbare discussion was held on status of development projects, their stage-wise progress, issues involved thereto and system of supervision and monitoring by the field officers. The DDC directed the officers to […]
CUK’s DSW holds Na’at, Qirat competition
The Directorate of Students Welfare (DSW), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) today organised a Na’at and Qira’at competition at Nowgam-I academic block of the varsity here. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Dean School of Languages, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Malik, Head Department of Religious Studies, Prof. Hamidullah Marazi, Dean Students […]
D&FCO intensifies market inspection, suspends 54 licenses of chemists
Intensifying its special drive to conduct checking of chemist outlets to ensure quality and safe drugs for the consumers in the market, the Drugs & Food Control Organization have carried out systematic inspections across the Jammu division. During the week-long special drive, the Organization conducted 278 inspections, lifted 104 samples of different medicines, issued show […]
Doctors lack training in medical ethics: DAK
Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) today said that doctors in Kashmir lack training in medical ethics. Describing it as an essential component of patient care, President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that doctors are not taught medical ethics during their training. “Medical ethics are moral principles in the practice of medicine to […]
Law and order in Kashmir has deteriorated, no one feels safe: Hakim Yasin
Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) president and MLA Khansahib, Hakim Mohammad Yasin, on Tuesday, said that due to the bad policies of the incumbent government, the situation in Kashmir has reached to a point where nobody feels safe. Hakim Yasin said that while killings have become the order of the day in the Valley, development […]
Mattoo chairs maiden meeting of Working Group on Knowledge Initiative
Advisor to Chief Minister, Prof Amitabh Mattoo, today chaired the first meeting of Working Group constituted to workout modalities for operationalization of Knowledge Initiative in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was co-chaired by Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari. The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner (Coordination)/ Resident Commission, J&K Government, New Delhi K […]
CS reviews Amarnath Yatra-2017 arrangements
Chief Secretary, B.B. Vyas Tuesday chaired a high level meeting at the Civil Secretariat here to review the arrangements for smooth conduct of Shri Amarnathji Yatra, scheduled to commence on 29 June 2017, from the Baltal and Chandanwari routes. The meeting was attended by senior Civil, Police officers and those from the CAPF. Underscoring the […]
Payam-e-Ramadhan: Islamic Calligraphy competition held at KU
Islamic calligraphy competition was held on the fourth day of the ongoing Ramdhan festival, “Payam-e-Ramadhan” in Gandhi Bhawan, Kashmir University here on Monday. The six day long festival was organized by the Division of Youth Affairs, Department of Students Welfare Kashmir University from 15th to 20th June. The main objective of the competition, as per […]
Editorial: Engaging the youth
Engaging the youth in more constructive and developmental themes should have been order of the day. For this the government should have provided all the necessary support and help to those departments which could have paved way for the engagement of youth in various activities. However, the government it seems is thinking on a different […]
