Requests LG to revoke order on humanitarian ground Pulwama: Residents of Oukhoo village of Kakapora hamlet in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district staged a protest against the transfer of land to CRPF and demanded revocation of the order on humanitarian ground. Locals on Saturday assembled on the same land which has been allotted to CRPF recently […]
Leh: Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), the two prominent bodies of the Ladakh region, have called for a complete shutdown in the Union Territory on December 6 against the Government of India for not granting the constitutional safeguards. The two groups were formed in the twin districts of Kargil and Leh including Apex […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference has termed the prevailing political situation in Jammu and Kashmir as “extremely worrying and disturbing”, saying that the large-scale additional deployment of armed forces in cities and towns has created “an atmosphere of panic and insecurity among the people”. “Besides continued policy of arrests, raids, killings and severe human rights violations continues […]
Calls for synergic efforts among departments SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for winter preparedness of different departments of the administration at Divisional Commissioner Kashmir office here. Advisor Khan took stock of department-wise action plan and preparedness related to different works undertaken by the J&K administration […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today visited Shafaqat Rehabilitation Centre of Voluntary Medicare Society (VMS) at Bemina here. On the occasion, Advisor Khan inspected various sections of the rehabilitation facility and interacted with patients and staff. He enquired about the equipments, machines and line of treatment for various specially abled patients. He visited […]
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed the progress in implementation of The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers ( Recognition of Rights) Act and related measures for expeditious disposal of cases. A number of measures for tribal welfare were also discussed. He called for concerted efforts of district and […]
JAMMU: Jammu & Kashmir Biodiversity Council, in collaboration with J&K Forest Department, today organised a one day Training program on Biodiversity Conservation here for Rehbar-e-Janglat officials of Forest Departments, here at Forest Information Centre, Bikram Chowk. Besides Biodiversity Conservation, the focus of training program was on updation of Biodiversity of Jammu & Kashmir which has […]
Srinagar: A week-long training programme on ‘Multi-Hazard Risk Management under Changing Climate: Sustaining Economic Development and Livelihood in Western Himalaya’ concluded at the University of Kashmir. The programme was jointly organised by Department of Geography & Disaster Management, University of Kashmir and National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. […]
Srinagar: The Delhi Public School Srinagar bagged 2nd position for the film ‘Aash’ in a recently held National level film competition held by ‘The Global Education and Leadership Foundation ( tGLEF)’. The competition was especially tough as 175 schools from different states competed with a diverse range of films that showcased the best talent of […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum has expressed serious concern over the availability of substandard edible oil in market which can be hazardous for the consumers of Jammu and Kashmir. Chairman JKCSF Abdul Qayoom Wani referring to the news reports of oil samples of P Mark brand lifted from Kaimoh Police station which have […]