Delegations come and go: Mehbooba

Handwara: Former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said that delegations will come and go but the fact remains that the situation isn’t good in J&K. Mehbooba was speaking to a gathering in Handwara area of Kupwara. She is on a two day-visit to the border district. Talking to […]

NC MPs refuse to associate with Delimitation Commission

NC MPs refuse to associate with Delimitation Commission

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) Members of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, Muhammad Akbar Lone and Hasnain Masoodi on Wednesday wrote to Chairperson of the Delimitation Commission, Justice (Retd.) Ranjana Prakash Desai, to express their inability to associate with the commission, and urged him not to go ahead with the process as the J&K reorganization act 2019 […]

Bandipora, Gurez road likely to be opened in Ist week of March

Bandipora, Gurez road likely to be opened in Ist week of March

BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Tuesday inspected the Snow Clearance Operations on 85-Kilometers Bandipora- Gurez road Dr Owais visited Razdan top- the highest point between Gurez and Bandipora road situated at an altitude of 3300 mtr and inspected the snow clearance operations. He was accompanied by the officers of Border Roads Organization […]

Police arrests 4 drug peddlers in Srinagar with heroin

Police arrests 4 drug peddlers in Srinagar with heroin

Srinagar: Police have arrested 04 drug peddlers in Srinagar and recovered contraband substances from their possession. Officers from Police Station Shergarhi on a checkpoint established at Dogerpatti Haft-Chinar intercepted a vehicle (Alto) bearing registration No. JK02W-0560 with two persons on board. They have been identified as Adil Rashid Bhat resident of Usman Abad Bemina and […]

Reopening of schools Director Education visits Kulgam, chairs meeting of officers

Reopening of schools Director Education visits Kulgam, chairs meeting of officers

Stresses for adherence of Covid-19 protocols KULGAM: In the wake of opening of schools after closure due to Covid-19 pandemic followed by winter vacations, the Director School Education, Mohammad Younis Malik today visited Kulgam district to oversee preparations. The Director School Education along with the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat chaired a meeting […]

Director SKIMS condoles demise of HoD Pathology

SRINAGAR: Prof. A.G. Ahangar, Director, SKIMS & Ex-Officio Secretary to Government and Staff of the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences in a condolence meeting held on Wednesday in SKIMS Board Room expressed their deep sorrow on the sad demise of Dr. Abdul Rasheed, HOD Pathology, SKIMS Medical College/Hospital, Bemina. While offering heartfelt sympathies and condolences, […]

Samoon reviews JKEIP-2020

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr.Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting of senior officers of various departments to discuss and review the JK Education Investment Policy, 2020(JKEIP) at Civil Secretariat here. Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, Talat Parvez Rohella; Special Secretary, lndustries & Commerce, Tariq Ahmad Zargar; MD SIDCO, Mohammad Harun; MD SICOP, […]

DC Gbl, Director Tourism visit Sonamarg

Review status of restoration of essential services GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal and Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. G.N Itoo today visited Sonamarg to review and assess on spot restoration of disrupted essential services due to snowfall. During the visit the duo chaired a meeting that was attended by SDM Kangan, CEO, Sonamarg […]

CUK’s DCJ holds condolence meet

Ganderbal: A condolence meeting was held in the Department of Convergent Journalism, School of Media Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), at Tulmulla Campus to mourn the demise of the mother of Sr. Assistant Professor at the department, Dr. Asif Khan. The meeting conducted both offline as well as online, was attended by Dean School […]

New Zealand ends Covid-19 lockdown after deciding outbreak contained

WELLINGTON: A lockdown in the New Zealand city of Auckland will end at midnight, the government announced Wednesday after concluding a coronavirus outbreak had been contained. “This is good news,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said. The nation’s largest city was put into lockdown on Sunday after three unexplained cases were found in the community. It […]