NC wins 3 DDC seats in Budgam

Counting on remaining 11 going on

NC wins 3 DDC seats in Budgam

Srinagar: In a boost to the National Conference, three of its candidates have won their respective constituencies in the maiden J&K DDC election in central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. The party has so far won three of the fourteen DDC constituencies in the central Kashmir district, while counting on the rest eleven is still […]

Free medical care for organised labour at first ESIC Hospital in Kashmir

Free medical care for organised labour at first ESIC Hospital in Kashmir

LG Manoj Sinha to lay foundation stone today in Budgam Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is setting up the first of its kind Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) tertiary hospital in Kashmir which will provide free medical care to labourers in the organised sector, as well as to their families, for specialised treatments including […]

J&K Funds Organisation pays GP Fund to cancer-stricken employee

J&K Funds Organisation pays GP Fund to cancer-stricken employee

Srinagar: The J&K Funds Organisation has paid Rs 15 lakh general provident (GP) fund to an employee of the J&K Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) who was suffering from a terminal illness but was denied the provident fund, a day after Kashmir Reader reported the story. The employee, Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Pampore, was […]

J&K Funds Organisation delays GP Fund to cancer-stricken government employee

J&K Funds Organisation delays GP Fund to cancer-stricken government employee

His family says cheque handed to them was turned down at bank for lack of money Srinagar: Bashir Ahmad Dar, a resident of Pampore, was diagnosed with terminal disease early this year and his family wanted to shift him outside the Valley for specialised treatment. An employee in Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC), […]

PDP leader’s PSO shot dead in Srinagar

Srinagar: Suspected militants on Monday shot dead a Personal Security Officer (PSO) guarding People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Haji Parvez at his residence in Astanpora, in Srinagar’s Natipora area. The PSO, identified by police as Sg Ct Manzoor Ahmad of 11th Battalion, was one of two PSOs guarding Parvez at his residence. Manzoor hailed from […]

KU postpones BEd language papers after alleged leak

KU postpones BEd language papers after alleged leak

SRINAGAR: The University of Kashmir has postponed Monday’s language question papers of the ongoing B Ed examination in view of allegations of a purported paper leak. A statement issued by Controller of Examinations at KU this afternoon said that the papers titled ‘Teaching of English/Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi/Kashmiri/Arabic’- the last papers of the ongoing examination- have been postponed […]

‘Guess paper’ or paper leak? KU postpones B Ed exam

‘Guess paper’ or paper leak? KU postpones B Ed exam

Srinagar Dec 14: The University of Kashmir has postponed Monday’s language question papers of the ongoing B Ed examination in view of allegations of a purported paper leak. A statement issued by Controller of Examinations at KU this afternoon said that the papers titled ‘Teaching of English/Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi/Kashmiri/Arabic’- the last papers of the ongoing examination- have […]

Winter vacation for schools from December 21

Winter vacation for schools from December 21

Srinagar: The government on Friday announced winter vacation in government and private schools in Kashmir and winter zones of Jammu up to higher secondary level. As per an order issued by Administrative Secretary School Education Department, B K Singh, the winter vacation will be observed with effect from December 21 till February 28. A separate […]

Presentation Convent denies admission to girl in LKG, court asks to reconsider

Presentation Convent denies admission to girl in LKG, court asks to reconsider

Srinagar: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar on Friday directed the management of Presentation Convent Higher Secondary School Srinagar to consider admission to a Srinagar girl who has been allegedly denied the same by the school despite fulfilling the requisite criteria. The girl, Zainab Riyaz, daughter of Dr Riyaz Ahmad Daga, resident of Srinagar’s Qamarwari […]