Srinagar: Panic spread Wednesday night as a loud sound of explosion rocked Saraf Kadal area of the city and was mistaken as a grenade blast, but was actually caused by a tyre burst in a security vehicle, a police official said. The incident took place near a CRPF camp in the old city area around […]
SRINAGAR: In connection with observance of upcoming Meraj-un-Nabi(SAW), the Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Wednesday undertook a visit to Hazratbal Dargah in order to take onsite review of the arrangements being made by all line Departments for smooth conduct of the auspicious religious occasion. The Deputy Commissioner was accompanied by Chief Planning Officer, […]
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Wednesday visited Shankaracharya Temple to review the arrangements being made for the forthcoming festival of Maha Shivratri-celebrated annually by the followers of Lord Shiva. The festival having great religious and cultural significance is scheduled to be celebrated on February 18 and is celebrated by the faith […]
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar on Wednesday emphasized on the rationalisation of teaching staff specially in middle and senior secondary schools besides conducting regular capacity building of teachers in order to acquaint them with modern tools of education. The Advisor made these remarks while chairing a marathon meeting to review the academic […]
SRINAGAR: Under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Program, J&K Bank presented an amount of Rs 14.40 lakh to the premier healthcare institution of Jammu and Kashmir for procurement of Platelet/Therapeutic Plasma Apheresis kits for treatment of poor patients suffering from cancer and severe blood dysfunctional diseases. In a function organized at SKIMS Soura, the Bank’s […]
SRINAGAR: A three-day-long capacity building programme for the staff of hotels and guest houses got off on Wednesday at the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir. The programme is being organized by the Department of Tourism in collaboration with Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The programme is part of the initiative of the Directorate of […]
To promote incubation activities, startup ecosystem Srinagar: The Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IIEDC), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Wednesday signed an MoU with Foundation for Innovation & Research in Science & Technology (FIRST) to promote incubation activities and startup ecosystem in the region. The MoU was signed between Director, NIT Srinagar Prof. […]
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Wednesday visited Vegetable Seed Multiplication Farm Gangbugh and kick-started the distribution of Vegetable seedlings among the farmers of the area. Addressing farmers, the Director Agriculture expressed satisfaction and said that the department has to a large extent succeeded in providing early season seedling of different vegetable crops […]
Srinagar: A weeklong skill development training programme of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir on the ‘Total Quality Management Practices for SMEs’ commenced on Wednesday at Shri Pratap College, Srinagar. Sponsored by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, the skill development training is organised by the School of Agricultural Economics […]
Srinagar: A six-week development course on Python concluded at the University of Kashmir. The course was organised by Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at KU’s Institute of Technology, Zakura Campus, to acquaint the students with in-demand skills, including Python. On successful completion of the programme, the CIIE (Institution’s Innovation Council) felicitated the 24 […]