LAWDA in collaboration with SDRF launches cleanliness drive in Dal Lake

SRINAGAR: On the instructions of the Chief Secretary of J&K UT and Principal Secretary H&UDD, the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) in collaboration with the SDRF today launched a cleanliness drive in Dal Lake. The SDRF team consisted of the volunteers along with motor boats who worked side by side with labourers engaged by […]

NIT Srinagar’s social start-up Move Beyond hosts webinar for NEET aspirants

Prof. Sehgal appreciates organizers, pitches for more such initiatives Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar’s social start-up Move Beyond -A Career Counselling School, of Innovation, Incubation & Entrepreneurship Development Centre (IIED) hosted a special webinar for NEET aspirants, which was attended by 1300 aspirants across Jammu and Kashmir. In his message, Director NIT […]

College of Temperate Sericulture SKUAST-K holds interactive session with fertilizer dealers

Srinagar: Dealers/farmers from different districts of Kashmir Valley including Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam and Shopian visited College of Temperate Sericulture, Mirgund today for a field visit. The beneficiaries are undergoing 15 days short term certificate course on integrated nutrient management and fertilizer input and pesticide use being conducted by Directorate of Extension under SAMETI. While interacting […]

Development demands of Srinagar city forsaken by Govt: Sagar

Development demands of Srinagar city forsaken by Govt: Sagar

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday expressed dismay over the sorry state of affairs in Srinagar, saying that the city has been rescinded from the development agenda of the incumbent government. In a statement, party General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said, “Over the past six years, Shahr-e-Khas bore the brunt of successive […]

Commissoner SMC hold weekly review meeting

Srinagar: A weekly review meeting was on Tuesday chaired by Commissioner SMC Athar Aamir on Enforcement, Sanitation and Revenue. He reviewed status of Anti polythene drives ward wise and passed on directions to all the Ward Officers to conduct regular Anti Polythene Drives and polythene checking . Emphasis was laid on curbing the use of […]

Islamia College opens for campus teaching

SRINAGAR: Back to College campaign launched by Islamia College of Science & Commerce, Srinagar culminated on 20th September, 2021 when students visited the campus for academics and attended classes and labs after a very prolonged recess in college life. Students of batch 2021 in various Honors , IPG , Professional and Humanities programs who had […]

KU teacher gets Sahitya Akademi award for translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s poems into Kashmiri

Srinagar: Sahitya Akademi New Delhi has awarded Dr Shafqat Altaf, noted writer and faculty member at the Department of Kashmiri, University of Kashmir, with its annual award in the translation category. The Sahitya Akademi or National Academy of Letters announced its annual awards on September 18 for the year 2020. Dr Altaf won the award […]

Take all the precautions to prevent the anticipated 3rd wave of COVID: KTMF to Traders general public

Ensure increased compliance to Covid appropriate behaviour as Covid cases reemerge from Srinagar Srinagar: Alarmed by the rising number of Covid cases in Srinagar, Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation(KTMF) have appealed traders, shopkeepers, other business establishments and general public to take all the precautions to prevent the anticipated 3rd wave of COVID. In a statement […]

Traders can’t afford another lockdown: KTA

Advises traders and transporters to follow Covid SOPs Srinagar: Amid fears of a third wave of Covid 19, Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) president Ajaz Shahdhar has expressed concern over the increase of Covid 19 cases in Srinagar. Ajaz Shahdhar said that businessmen, shopkeepers and industrialists have already suffered losses of over Rs 50,000 crore during […]

DAK seeks to set up medical university in Kashmir

Srinagar: KNT: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday has sought setting up of a medical university in Kashmir. “The medical university would strengthen and expand the health sector and transform the health care scenario in the region,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “With expanding medical, nursing and other allied health sciences, medical university […]