CUK site office at Ganderbal inaugurated

Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abdul Wahid on Monday inaugurated the site office building of the varsity here. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Sarmad Hafeez, Superintendent of Police, Shahid Meraj, CUK Registrar, Prof Muhammad Afzal Zargar, Finance Officer, Controller of Examination, senior faculty members and other administrative staff was present on the […]

JKP’s skill upgradation programme begins

SRINAGAR: A skill upgradation programme for thousands of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel organized by the department in collaboration with Delhi University commenced Monday. In Srinagar two interactive sessions were held in College of Education and District Police Lines, in which about 600 policemen were imparted training in soft skills for better police-public interface by […]

1000 additional Aganwadi Centres approved

Jammu: The Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, approved setting up of 1000 additional Aganwadi Centres under the scheme “Aganwadi-on-Demand on adhoc basis”, in the State under Integrated Child Development Scheme and engagement of 1000 honorary Aganwadi workers and 1000 honorary Aganwadi Helpers to man these centres. The Cabinet […]

Case against land mafia

By SUHAIL PUNJABI RAJOURI: The revenue officials at Sunderbani   conducted   a drive against a land mafia group that was allegedly trying to grab a  huge chunk of land belonging to a graveyard. Officials said that they have registered a case against  Ashwani Kumar and  his accomplices and even seized a backhoe that  the mafia was […]

Cabinet shifts 6 officers: Sushma is VC JDA, B A Khan Director CAPD Kashmir

Jammu: The Cabinet which met here Sunday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ordered transfers and postings of six officers in the State administration. Sanjeev Verma, IAS, Secretary to the Government, Bureau of Public Enterprises and Floriculture Departments, shall also be the Administrative Secretary of the Horticulture Department. Sushma Chauhan, IAS, Additional […]

Karatey condoles demise of Khan’s mother

SRINAGAR: JKLF-R chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey has expressed his deep sorrow and grief on the demise of the mother of the businessman Kousar Ahmad Khan. According to a Front spokesman, a high level delegation led by Karatey which included Wajahat Qureshi, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and Rafiq Ahmad Bhat visited the residence of  […]

Rs 5.5 lakh distributed among HESP beneficiaries

SRINAGAR: Over 200 including 94 female HESP General and HESP Professional candidates appeared in the J&K Yateem Foundation’s  5th Annual Moral Science Test held at Kashmir Government Polytechnic College Gogji Bagh here on Saturday.  In addition, five lakh and fifty thousand rupees were distributed among HESP students as part of second installment of scholarship. The […]

BERCY launches maiden ‘Nawnihaal Chathaal’

SRINAGAR: Block Employment Resource Centre for Youth (BERCY), a Gram Panchayat based community driven learning pilot funded under UMEED programme of Govt. of J&K and implemented by J&K EDI, Fridayinaugurated ‘Nawnihaal Chathaal’, the first community based pre-school for disadvantaged families at Ratnipora, Pulwama. According to BERCY, the aim of the community school was to provide […]

Petrol pump sealed over adulteration

Srinagar: Authorities on Friday sealed a petrol pump for selling adulterated fuel in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Acting on public complaints, a joint team of police and CAPD department led by Assistant Director Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) Pulwama, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani, sealed Malik Filing Station near Gangoo in Pulwama after finding out that […]

Youth found dead

Srinagar: Body of a 25-year-old youth was recovered under suspicious circumstances in apple township of Sopore in north Kashmir’s  Baramulla  district, police said Friday. Locals informed the police after they found a  body in Bomia village, a police spokesman said, adding the deceased was later identified as Irshad Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Ishtengoo, Bandipora. […]