Two specially-abled students from DPS Srinagar qualify Class XII merit

SRINAGAR: Two specially abled students of Learning Resource Centre of Delhi Public School Srinagar namely Shafin Abdullah and Iflah Niyaz of Class XII have secured First division in the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) Board Exams (2019-2020). Overcoming their special needs, they managed to score good merit with their positive approach and hard work. […]

KU holds online workshop on ‘Empathetic Leadership’

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Saturday organised an online workshop on ‘Empathetic Leadership in the 21st Century’. The day-long workshop titled ‘Empathetic Leadership in 21st Century: Contextualised for Indian Women’ was organised by the varsity’s Centre for Women’s Studies and Research (CWSR) in collaboration with the ‘Led By Foundation’. Coordinator CWSR and workshop facilitator […]

Kashmir journalist fraternity concerned over vilification of journos

SRINAGAR: Slamming continuous vilification of the individuals representing the institution of media, eight Kashmiri journalist organisations on Friday said that the media in Kashmir has paid a heavy price to stay neutral to the politics and objective to the facts. A joint statement issued by Kashmir Editors Guild, Jammu and Kashmir Editors Forum, Kashmir Press […]

Power shutdown schedule

Power shutdown schedule

SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to carry out branch cutting in the corridor of Transmission Line 132 KV Sumbal-Kangan, the sad line shall observe shutdown on October 15 from 9am to 5pm. Similarly, in order to carry out branch cutting and to carry out necessary stabilization works, the 33KV […]

JK eyes travellers from Bengal to revive its tourism industry

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sent senior officials to Kolkata to interact with tourism industry stakeholders, including tour operators, and pitch opportunities for them in the union territory as COVID-19 restrictions ease across the country. They discussed activities in Dal Lake and mountain biking as tourism attractions. The tour operators were informed about […]

Refurbishment of STPs around Dal Lake going on in full swing: Officials

SRINAGAR: The refurbishment of Sewage Treatment Plants of Laam, Habak and Hazratbal is going on in full swing with 85 percent of the work completed so far, while rest of the work is expected to be completed by the last week of October 2020. These STPs are undergoing refurbishment after a number of Electromechanical Equipments […]

Govt forcing people to visit private hospitals: NC

Govt forcing people to visit private hospitals: NC

Lone concerned over closure of OPD services in north Kashmir hospitals Srinagar: National Conference on Thursday expressed concern over the lack of facilities, staff indifference and mismanagement in the government hospitals of north Kashmir districts, saying patients visiting the hospitals have to undergo unease in wake of government apathy and inaction. While decrying the sudden […]

AMIE exams to be held at IEI Church Lane, Srinagar

Srinagar:The AMIE Summer-2020 examinations are scheduled to be held from 10th to 16th of October, 2020, throughout the Country, including Srinagar, as one of the Centres. The schedule is available on website www.ieindia.org. The candidates who have already registered themselves for AMIE Examination for Srinagar Centre, Code No.190 are informed that the Venue for their […]

Hurriyat (M) demands release of political prisoners

SRINAGAR: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by incarcerated chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq reiterated its call to release all political prisoners in jails in J&K and elsewhere in India APHC said that thousands of Kashmiris are languishing in jails including Hurriyat leaders and activists , young boys , journalists lawyers and traders and ordinary Kashmiris […]

Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake inaugurated by Div Com Kashmir

Srinagar: In connection with the 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005, a webinar on Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation was jointly organized by National Institute of Disaster Management & The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu & Kashmir State Centre, Srinagar, in collaboration with the Divisional Administration, Kashmir & Indian Red Cross Society, J&K Branch, Srinagar. The webinar […]