Rs 38,800 fine from erring traders in Kishtwar

KISHTWAR: A joint Market checking team today recovered Rs 38,800 fine from erring traders during a day long drive conducted in view of the upcoming Festival of Deepawali and Urs Shah Asrar-Ud- Din Sahib. The intensive market checking was conducted by the designated market enforcement team, under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) Akhtar Hussain […]

NIT Srinagar’s ‘Move Beyond’ holds event

Prof Sofi urges students to listen to inner call while choosing careers Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar’s social start-up Move Beyond-A Career Counselling School, held a live interview with a renowned Kashmiri Mathematician, Professor M.A. Sofi as part of its online educational series- Career Chat. Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal […]

Mian Altaf releases Gojri book ‘Kali’

Urges for strengthening Gojri language institutions SRINAGAR: Senior political and religious leader and Former Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad has demanded that the central government, especially ministry of information and broadcasting should come forward to strengthen the institutes responsible for propagating Gojri languages in Jammu and Kashmir especially All India Radio, Doordarshan and Cultural Academy. Addressing […]

Dr Irfan bags prestigious American College of Cardiology fellowship

Chandigarh: Dr. Hakim Irfan Showkat, Interventional Cardiologist and Researcher at the super speciality, Tagore Hospital and Heart Care Centre Jalandhar, has achieved a major feat by bagging a prestigious fellowship in the American College of Cardiology. Dr Hakim Irfan, son of the soil, did his MBBS from SKIMS Medical College Srinagar, MD Internal Medicine in […]

ANC to raise the concerns, aspirations of people of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh

SRINAGAR: J&K Awami National Conference (ANC) has expressed deep anguish & concerns over New Delhi’s policy of dividing and further disempowering the people of Jammu & Kashmir. According to a statement , the ANC core group met here with the general secretary in chair which took serious note of New Delhi resorting to what it […]

DG Horticulture Kashmir conducts extensive tour of Budgam

SRINAGAR: The Director General (DG) Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today conducted an extensive tour of district Budgam. During the tour, the DG visited various fruit belts of the district and also took stock of various developmental activities. He also held interaction with many prominent growers of the district and listened to their demands patiently. […]

Dir Agriculture Kashmir reviews implementation of CSSs in Srinagar, Ganderbal districts

SRINAGAR: To review the progress on implementation of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) in the agriculture sector, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today convened a high-level meeting of Srinagar/Ganderbal districts. During the meeting, the Director took a comprehensive and scheme wise review of progress on implementation of different schemes, projects. He stressed upon […]

Workshop on building entrepreneurial competencies held at SKUAST-K

Srinagar: SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir held a three-day online workshop on ‘Building Entrepreneurial Competencies’ for the varsity students. The workshop was organised by the School of Agricultural Economics and Horti-Business Management in collaboration with the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) for the institutional development of SKUAST-K. Director […]

HCS distributes Improved Toolkits among embroidery Artisans at Ganderbal

GANDERBAL: The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Handicrafts Service Centre (HSC), Srinagar today organised an Improved Toolkits distribution camp under Design and Technology Upgradation Scheme in Embroidery Craft at Ganderbal. The distribution camp was attended by Assistant Director, Central Handicrafts Office Srinagar, Raja Rahil, officials of HSC and various beneficiaries of the district. As […]

Setting up SIA assault on democratic, civil liberties of citizens: PAGD

Setting up SIA assault on democratic, civil liberties of citizens: PAGD

Srinagar: The Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Tuesday said that the latest decision of the administration to set up State Investigating Agency (SIA) by all counts is only aimed to strengthen the repressive apparatus in Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, PAGD spokesperson M Y Tarigami said that the formation of one more […]