SMC to upgrade infra at its 20 primary schools

SMC to upgrade infra at its 20 primary schools

Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation will be upgrading 20 primary schools with the latest infrastructure,including clean toilets, safe drinking water, better buildings with gymnasiums, swimming pools, beautified gardens etc. This was given out during a meeting by SMC Mayor Srinagar Junaid Mattu with Director School Education Kashmir over the status of transfer of 83 primary schools […]

Protest held by students of polytechnic colleges, demand online exams

Protest held by students of polytechnic colleges, demand online exams

SRINAGAR: The students from various polytechnic colleges on Monday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding the technical board of education to conduct their exams online mode. Scores of polytechnic students from various colleges include boys and girls assembled here in a press enclave and chanting the slogans ” we want online exams”, “we […]

DPS Srinagar student wins Top Performer India award

SRINAGAR: Areeb Imran of DPS Srinagar has received the award for Top Performer India 2021. As part of the new College Board India Global Alliance initiative, this award recognizes students in India who earned a total SAT score of more than 1300. Areeb has scored a 1540 out of 1600 in his first attempt. Based […]

Mental health awareness programme held at KU’s South Campus

Mental health awareness programme held at KU’s South Campus

Srinagar: A day-long mental health awareness programme was held at Kashmir University’s South Campus, Anantnag. The programme titled “Mental Health of Emerging Generations” was organised jointly by the varsity’s Dean Students Welfare (DSW) and South Campus in continuation with a series of such programmes initiated by the university in the backdrop of mental health challenges […]

Gardeners working with JK Bank protest, demand regularisation, wages

Gardeners working with JK Bank protest, demand regularisation, wages

SRINAGAR: The gardeners working in Jammu & Kashmir Bank on Saturday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding the higher authorities of the bank to release their pending salaries and issuance of the appointment orders in their favour. Scores of the gardeners working in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank assembled here in press enclave […]

Police arrests 3 drug peddlers in Srinagar, recovers psychotropic substance

SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to eradicate menace of drugs from the society, Police in Srinagar have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered psychotropic substances from their possession. Officers from Police Post Bemina at a checkpoint intercepted three persons identified as Ashiq Hussain Sofi resident of Chattabal Srinagar, Javid Ahmad resident of Brarepora Handwara and Ishfaq […]

Div Com reviews progress on AIIMS, Bakhshi Stadium, other major projects

Div Com reviews progress on AIIMS, Bakhshi Stadium, other major projects

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review progress on AIIMS Awantipora, Bakshi Stadium Srinagar and other major projects in Kashmir. The meeting among others was attended by , CE PHE, CE KPDCL, CCF, Director NIFT, Manager NHAI, SE SIDCO and others concerned. At the […]

Police arrests drug peddler at Bemina, recovers psychotropic substance

Srinagar: Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Srinagar have arrested a drug peddler and recovered psychotropic substance from his possession. A police party of Police Post Bemina at a checkpoint established near JVC signalled a person carrying a bag to stop but he tried to flee from the spot. However he was chased […]

High level delegation of JK Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) meets Advisor Basheer Khan

SRINAGAR: A high level delegation of JK Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) headed by its president and chairman JKTeachers Forum Mohd Rafique Rather met with Advisor Mr Baseer Ahmad Khan and presented a memorandum comprising of 11 points related to the issues of employees of different daparments for early redressal. The other members who were […]

KPC condemns FIR against two news portals, urges authorities to withdraw it

KPC condemns FIR against two news portals, urges authorities to withdraw it

Srinagar: The Kashmir Press Club condemns the registration of an FIR against two Kashmir based news portals for running a story on a school in Shopian in South Kashmir. In a statement, the KPC management committee and executive members expressed concern over harassment of journalists and news organisations by filing cases against them. The Club […]