Srinagar: The bail application of PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, a close aide of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, has been rejected for the second time in five months by a special court which said “prima facie” terror charges levelled against the accused seem to be “true at this stage”. The 24-page bail […]
New Delhi: Member of Parliament from Anantnag Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi on Tuesday sought resumption of construction of the AIIMS facility at Awantipura, bringing the issue to the notice of Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. While drawing the attention of the defence minister towards the stalemate that has hit the project, Masoodi In a statement […]
CS reviews functioning of PWD SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Public Works (R&B) Department and take stock of progress made under the flagship programme, ‘Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ (PMGSY). Principal Secretary, Public Works (R&B) Department along with concerned officers of the […]
Two wildlife employees injured in rescue operation PAMPORE: A black bear was captured alive by wildlife department in a residential area at Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. During capturing two wildlife employees of Range Khrew also received injuries, officials said. Officials in the department of wildlife told Kashmir Reader […]
SRINAGAR: Mission Youth, J&K has launched special scholarship scheme “Super-75 Boys” for meritorious graduate students. It has invited applications for award of Lieutenant Governor’s Scholarship for meritorious male students. The scholarship of Rs One Lakh shall be provided for post-graduate courses in universities and colleges. This is in addition to a similar scheme launched for […]
Chemical Engineering field is playing a vital role in nation’s development: Prof Sehgal Srinagar: The Chemical Engineering (CE) Department of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar on Tuesday began its six-day online workshop on “Career Opportunities in Core and Non-Core sectors -The Alumni perspective. The program is being organized under the aegis of student chapter […]
BARAMULLA: Baramulla police on Tuesday said that they apprehended two absconders involved in crime against women after 25 years. In a statement, police said that Baramulla police under the supervision of Syed Sajad Hussain DSP headquarters assisted by inspector Syed Showkat Ahmad, SHO Baramulla arrested two more absconders namely Khursheed Ahmad Ahanger son of Nazir […]
PAMPORE: Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama Abdul Hai Rafique visited various Seasonal Educational centers/ locally called BAHAK Centers of Lurgam and Tral zone. The TLE and TLM was distributed among the seasonal/ BAHAK centers of the zone to facilitate the effective teaching learning process. Further the officers took stock of the community teaching going on […]
AC approves transfer of 278 kanal land and construction of 2744 residential units SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here on 24th July, under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of 278 kanal land in five districts to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction for construction of […]
SRINAGAR: The J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD) today organized an interactive session on Right to Information Act (RTI) for the JKAS (Probationer) officers batch 2019, First Appellate Authorities, PIOs and APIOs here. Central Information Commissioner, Neeraj Kumar Gupta was the chief guest on the occasion. DG IMPARD, Saurabh Bhagat and […]