Four years on, regulation of coaching centres remains a distant dream
Even after the passage of more than four years, the regulation of the private coaching centres by competent authorities seems a distant dream in Kashmir. Since 2012, the school education department has failed to regulate the functioning of private coaching institutes which has given a free hand to the proprietors to fleece the parents, […]
MCI Visit: GMC to seek recognition for Pharmacology, Anatomy
Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar is mulling over to seek recognition for the courses like Pharmacology and Anatomy, as a team from Medical Council of India (MCI) is expected to visit the institution next week. These courses are, as of now, non-recognized by the MCI as the departments have been operationalised with the consent of […]
Minister reviews Kharif programmes for Jammu division
Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today chaired a meeting to review various development programmes and farmers’ welfare schemes along with availability of inputs for the current Kharif. Speaking at the meeting he said the government is making all out efforts for sustained growth of the agriculture sector by introducing several innovative measures to […]
‘Search operation’ conducted in Lalchowk
Troops on Thursday cordoned off the Court Road and Bund areas in City Centre Lalchowk following inputs about the presence of militants. Sources said that local police assisted by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) suddenly appeared at Court Road and cordoned off the entire area including Bund and started hunt for the militants suspected to […]
Militant killed, civilian injured in separate incidents
A militant was killed while a civilian was injured in separate militancy related incidents across Kashmir Valley on Saturday. According to police a civilian was injured after militants targeted government forces in Vesu area of Anantnag in South Kashmir. Police said that the civilian who was identified as Meenu Arif, who works with a […]
Minister reviews progress on key development projects in Rajouri
The Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Information, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali Saturday chaired a high level meeting to review the progress of key development projects in the border district of Rajouri. Reviewing progress on road projects, the Minister was informed that 10 KM road from Marasi to Hobbiyala via Bagyalkote would be […]
Kashmiri youth being misguided, says Army Chief
Indian Army Chief General Bipin Singh Rawat on Saturday said youth in Kashmir are being misled to take a wrong path. While attending the Passing Out Parade held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun, the Army Chief said, “Youth in Kashmir are being instigated by a misinformation and disinformation campaign being run on […]
Non-implementation of resettlement policy irks Dal dwellers
People from Dal Lake area have to face immense hardships due to the absence of a proper road and also due to government’s failure in implementing the resettlement policy. In 2012, the government began the construction of a 4 km road to connect the interior areas of Dal Lake and the cost of the project […]
Congress resents overlooking of Chenab Valley by incumbent Govt
Congress legislatures of the Chenab Valley Saturday blamed the present government of ignoring the Chenab Valley. The legislatures also boycotted the function for foundation stone laying ceremony of Medical College at Gath Doda to protest “intentional delay and revengeful attitude” of the BJP-PDP government. Pertinently, the function was held on Saturday which was attended by […]
NIA being used to defame pro-freedom leadership: Geelani
Hurriyat Conference (G), on Saturday, convened a meeting of its executive body (Majlis Shoora) at Hyderpora to assess the situation after recent raids by National Investigation Agency (NIA) at the residences of pro-freedom leadership and present scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. Syed Ali Geelani in his address said the authorities were using NIA as a […]