KU postpones offline UG, professional exams in July

KU postpones offline UG, professional exams in July

Srinagar: In view of fresh restrictions to contain COVID-19 in Srinagar, Kashmir University on Sunday postponed all undergraduate and professional offline examinations scheduled in July. Controller Examinations KU, Prof Farooq Ahmad Mir told Kashmir Reader that the examinations had been postponed after lockdown was re-imposed in Srinagar till further notification. The announcement came shortly after […]

SDH Chrar-i-Sharif maternity shut after woman operated on without Covid-19 report, which now comes positive

SDH Chrar-i-Sharif maternity shut after woman operated on without Covid-19 report, which now comes positive

Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir is witnessing a steep spike in novel coronavirus infections, a gynecologist at sub-district Hospital (SDH) Chrar-i-Sharif in Budgam district operated upon a pregnant woman without waiting for the mandatory Covid-19 test report, which has now come positive. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the hospital authorities have closed down the […]

Businesses have nothing to do with spike in infections: KCCI

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) on Saturday said that re-imposing a lockdown will not serve any purpose and the government should instead enforce restrictions already in place to contain Covid-19 in Kashmir. The trade body’s statement comes on the heels of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, PK Pole telling a local news agency […]

Businesses have nothing to do with spike in Coronavirus infections: KCCI

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) on Saturday said that re-imposing a lockdown will not serve any purpose and the government should instead enforce restrictions already in place to contain Covid-19 in Kashmir. The trade body’s statement comes on the heels of Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, PK Pole telling a local news agency that […]

SDH Chrar-i-Sharif maternity shut after woman operated on without Covid-19 report, which now comes positive

SDH Chrar-i-Sharif maternity shut after woman operated on without Covid-19 report, which now comes positive

Srinagar: At a time when Kashmir is witnessing a steep spike in novel coronavirus infections, a gynaecologist at sub-district Hospital (SDH) Chrar-i-Sharif in Budgam district operated upon a pregnant woman without waiting for the mandatory Covid-19 test report, which has now come positive. Kashmir Reader has learnt that the hospital authorities have closed down the […]

Dr Ashfaq Zarri resigns as Registrar BGSBU

SRINAGAR: Joint Registrar Kashmir University, Dr Ashfaq Zarri, who had been appointed Registrar Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri two years ago on deputation, has resigned from the post citing “personal reasons” even as varsity insiders said that Zarri’s “differences” with the incumbent Vice Chancellor at the BGSBU can be a reason. As per […]

Dr Ashfaq Zarri resigns as Registrar BGSBU

Srinagar : Joint Registrar Kashmir University, Dr Ashfaq Zarri, who had been appointed Registrar Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) Rajouri two years ago on deputation, has resigned from the later post for “personal reasons” even as varsity insiders cited Zarri’s “differences” with the incumbent Vice Chancellor at the BGSBU. As per an order issued […]

KU extends suspension of class work till July 31

KU extends suspension of class work till July 31

Srinagar : Administration at the University of Kashmir Tuesday extended the suspension of class work at the institution till July 31 even as officials pointed out an “inconsistency” in the particular order issued in this regard with government directives. The order issued by Registrar KU that ordered suspension of class work till end of July, […]

Deceased Shopian elderly woman tests COVID-19 positive, J&K tally soars to 145

  Srinagar: The swab sample of a 70-year-old woman from south Kashmir’s Shopian district who died at SMHS Hospital Srinagar last evening, has tested COVID-19 positive taking the overall J&K tally to 145. The septuagenarian, who had an underlying ailment of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) died Tuesday evening even as she was sampled for COVID-19, […]

Sahreen Shameem is first Kashmiri woman to be offered a Master’s in Public Policy at Oxford

Education in Kashmir has to be insulated from lockdowns and curfews, says the maverick who gave up midway degree in Engineering Srinagar: A 29-year-old woman from Natipora in Srinagar has become only the second Kashmiri to be selected for an academic programme that is otherwise dominated by bureaucrats, politicians and consultants working closely with the […]

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