SMC starts with Swach Survekshan workshop

SRINAGAR: A four day capacity building program on Swach Bharat Mission / Survekshan 2021 began at central office SMC. The first workshop was conducted for the Zonal Sanitation Officer, Ward officers and Tax inspectors of East Zone who were provided training imparted by Chief Sanitation Officer Mr Mudasir Hussain Banday ,Solid Waste Management Officer Nazir […]

KU forms working group to ‘identify gaps’ in Dal Lake restoration

KU forms working group to ‘identify gaps’ in Dal Lake restoration

15-member panel, headed by Prof Talat includes top academics, government officials, civil society members Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has constituted a high-level Working Group to promote ecological restoration of the famed Dal Lake in Srinagar. Apart from top varsity academics and researchers, the 15-member Working Group—to be headed by Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad—comprises heads […]

Div Com, IGP Kashmir reviews poll preparedness

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang Kondbarao Pole & Inspector General of Police Shri Vijay Kumar-IPS, today visited North Kashmir’s Bandipora and Kupwara districts to review preparedness for forthcoming elections. The meeting at District headquarters Bandipora and Kupwara was attended by respective senior Civil/Police officers. The meeting focused on security and other related arrangements pertaining to […]

Justice Magrey visits Juvenile Home Harwan

Justice Magrey visits Juvenile Home Harwan

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge and Chairman, Juvenile Justice Committee J&K High Court, Justice Ali Mohammad Magray Thursday visited Juvenile Home Harwan and Children Home Boys and Children Home Girls at Shalimar. During the visit, he was accompanied by Principal Secretary Social Welfare, Bipul Pathak, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Mission […]

Legal literacy can transform people’s lives: Prof Talat

2-day orientation programme begins at Kashmir University Srinagar: Enhancing legal literacy at grassroots can go a long way in transforming the lives of people, Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said on Wednesday. Inaugurating a two-day legal literacy orientation programme, organised by the varsity’s State Resource Centre as part of its Legal Literacy […]

Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid grieved over demise of Mufti Qutb-i-Alam Naqshbandi

Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid on behalf of its incarcerated president Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of renowned Islamic scholar and Sufi and spiritual leader Mufti Qutb-i-Alam Naqshbandi of Gotli Bagh, Ganderbal who passed away yesterday. On hearing the news of demise of Mufti Qutb-i-Alam Naqshbandi, Anjuman Auqaf […]

KU VC inaugurates national-level webinar on diabetes

Top doctors urge regular screening, awareness to contain high prevalence

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad Wednesday inaugurated a national-level webinar organised in connection with the World Diabetes Week. The day-long webinar was hosted by the varsity’s Department of Students Welfare (DSW) in collaboration with Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences and Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicines Srinagar. Prof Talat said diabetes […]

SMC to act tough against illegal constructions around water bodies

SMC to act tough against illegal constructions around water bodies

SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation is going to act more sternly against the illegal constructional activity taking place in Srinagar city especially around to Narkara wetland, Ancharsar ,Gilsar, Khushalsar, Hokarsar To preserve and protect the water bodies from further encroachment and illegal occupation, the inhabitants residing around these places are advised not to henceforth indulge in […]

LAWDA demolishes illegally raised wooden hut inside Dal Lake

SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today carried out a demolition drive in Shalimar area and within Dal Lake. During the drive, the illegally raised structure in Shalimar and Wooden Hut in the area of Bakhari Mohalla in Dal Lake was demolished. The demolition squad faced stiff resistance in the […]

180 government schools being modernised as Smart Schools

120 schools in urban areas, 60 schools in rural areas of Srinagar being equipped with modern facilities SRINAGAR: The Srinagar administration has embarked on an ambitious project to transform all government schools with owned buildings in the district on modern lines equipping them with smart facilities and modern infrastructure. Under the project a total of […]