‘Efforts underway to make: NIT Srinagar library among best libraries in India’, says Director

Srinagar: Director National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal on Friday said that their efforts are underway to make the campus library among the best libraries in the entire country. To mark the World Book Day at NIT Campus, Prof. Sehgal along with Registrar NIT Prof. Kaiser Bukhari visited Library and Information […]

Masoodi seeks transfer of non-local 10+2 lecturers from Ladakh to JK

Masoodi seeks transfer of non-local 10+2 lecturers from Ladakh to JK

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference MP Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought transfer of 10+2 non local lecturers from Ladakh to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the delayed transfer is taking a heavy toll on them. Masoodi said this after meeting scores of delegations, who had called on him at his residence. He […]

NC dismayed at allotment of mining contracts to non-locals

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on has called the policy adopted by Geology and mining department with regard to allotment of mining and extraction contracts unfair and urged the incumbent government to roll back the discriminatory policy. This was said by Party youth leader Ahsan Pardesi, while expressing dismay over the wanton discrimination […]

SKUAST-K commemorates World Earth Day

Srinagar: SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir Thursday held an online event to celebrate World Earth Day. The event was organised by the Agromet Field Unit-Srinagar in collaboration with the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project for the institutional development of SKUAST-K. World Earth Day is commemorated every year on April […]

LMD collects penal sum of 7 lakh from erring Traders

SRINAGAR: The field executives of Legal Metrology Department (LMD) intensified the market inspections across the valley and recovered a penal sum of over Rs 7 lakh from the erring traders. The department conducted 1814 market inspections to detect the violations and booked 272 erring traders for violating Legal Metrology Laws. The violators were mainly vegetable […]

Don’t let the seasons hold you back! with the latest cataract surgery, restore your vision in any season

Srinagar: When one has Cataract, the natural lens of the eye becomes white or speckled, affecting its transparency. This causes blurriness, seeing a halo around lights and many other vision problems. In cataract, the patient does experience much pain, hence they usually do not pay much attention to this condition. Even with the power of […]

Prof Shafi is new Head of KU’s Commerce Department

Prof Shafi is new Head of KU’s Commerce Department

Srinagar: Prof Mohammad Shafi has taken over as Head of Kashmir University’s Department of Commerce. An expert in International Business and Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Prof Shafi has around three decades of teaching, research and administrative experience. Author of three books, 40 research papers published in international and national journals, Prof Shafi has supervised […]

Dr Tasaduq assumes charge as DSEK

Dr Tasaduq assumes charge as DSEK

Public grievances to be addressed on priority SRINAGAR: Dr. Tasaduq Hussain Mir today assumed the charge as Director School Education Kashmir. He on the occasion said that the good and quality education is the guarantee of a great and well mannered nation, education is the main edifice on which the super structure of the nation […]

DC Srinagar chairs Governing Body meeting of ‘Rogi Kalyan Samiti’

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired the Governing Body meeting of ‘Rogi Kalyan Samiti’ (RKS) at DC office Complex here. The meeting was convened to review the functioning of Unani Hospital Shalteng and discuss measures required with respect to future planning for upgradation of the hospital. He also took stock […]

Designate SKIMS, SMHS separately for treatment of COVID, non- COVID patients JKCSF

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum(JKCSF) has urged authorities to bifurcate the two vital Srinagar hospitals SKIMS and SMHS each for treatment of Non-COVID and COVID patients and to spare hotels as COVID centres. In a statement issued here Chairman JKCSF Abdul Qayoom Wani said that JKCSF is concerned over the alarming grim situation […]