No plan of winter vacation in Kashmir as of now: DSEK

Srinagar: Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) Tasaduq Hussain Mir on Sunday said that there is no plan of winter vacations in Kashmir region as of now. Mir said the department will continue with the academics till weather situation allows. He said that the winter vacation call will be taken only after the weather turns […]

Pakistan’s batting lets them down, England lift World Cup

Melbourne: England beat Pakistan by five wickets to win the T20 World Cup title here on Sunday. Opting to field, England dished out a clinical bowling performance to restrict Pakistan to a below-par 137 for 8 before chasing down the target with six balls to spare at the MCG. Pakistan never had any momentum in […]

MoS Cooperation concludes two day visit to Anantnag; e-inaugurates ANM School

MoS Cooperation concludes two day visit to Anantnag; e-inaugurates ANM School

Reviews Development scenario, functioning of Cooperative Department ANANTNAG: Minister of State for Cooperation and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), B L Verma, Sunday concluded his two day tour of Anantnag. The visit was part of Centre government’s ambitious public outreach program which is aimed at to assess the ground situation and take the feedback […]

Two SKUAST-K scientists invited as visiting Professors at University of Padova, Italy

Two SKUAST-K scientists invited as visiting Professors at University of Padova, Italy

Srinagar: Two SKUAST-K scientists Dr. Sajad Majeed Zargar(Assistant Professor, Division of Plant Biotechnology) and Dr. N. R. Sofi (Professor, GPB, MRCFC Khudwani) have been selected for Erasmus+ Fellowship funded by European Commission. They will proceed to University of Padova, Italy in January, 2023 for two weeks as visiting professors. SKUAST-Kashmir and University of Padova, Italy […]

GoI Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to visit Srinagar

GoI Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to visit Srinagar

Srinagar: Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri will be on a two-day visit to Srinagar starting Monday. Sh Puri will review the working of various development projects with district officials. The schemes likely to come under review include CapEx projects, Smart City projects and working of Lake […]

SKUAST-K scientist bags ISSGPU Award for 2022

Srinagar: SK University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology of Kashmir scientist Dr Asif Hassan Sofi has bagged the prestigious ISSGPU Mid-Career Scientist Award for 2022. The award was conferred to Dr Asif, Associate Professor Division of Livestock Products Technology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry by the Indian Society of Sheep and Goat Production […]

HAS organises Annual day in memory of poet Ghulam Ahmad Amma

Hajan: Halqa Adab Sonawari, a prominet literary forum on Sunday observed Annual Day at Town Hall Hajan. This program was attributed to the late Ghulam Ahmed Amma. In the event, Ghulam Ahmad Amma’s “as Wun Giftar ” and Tabasum Mohiuddin’s poetry collection “Shils Manz Basath Chham ” were released. The first session of the event […]

Police arrests 2 drug smugglers in Ganderbal

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police in Ganderbal have arrested 02 drug peddlers and also recovered contraband substances. A Police party of PS Kheerbawani during patrolling on Tulmulla road arrested a drug peddler identified as Wahid Bashir Dar son of Bashir Ahmad Dar resident of Masherpora. During […]

Pensioners shouldn’t pay heed to false propaganda to visit offices for getting Pension: Social Welfare

SRINAGAR: To clear the air regarding false propaganda being spread with respect to department asking for physical presence of beneficiaries to get pension, the Directorate of Social Welfare (DSW) Kashmir today informed that in lieu with Jammu and Kashmir Integrated Social Security Rules 2022 application for grant of pension under Integrated Social Security Scheme shall […]

Two days Consultation on POCSO Act Concludes at Jammu

JAMMU: Two days consultation on Implementation of POCSO Act, 2012 organized by Juvenile Justice Committee, High Court of J&K and Ladakh in collaboration with the department of Social Welfare U.Ts of J&K and Ladakh and supported by UNICEF India concluded today at Police Auditorium Jammu. The brain storming deliberations of day one had already set […]