Srinagar: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Sunday warned of an alarming rise in drug and alcohol abuse among youth in Kashmir. The association appealed to parents, social organisations, teachers and religious leaders to rise against the menace. DAK President Dr Suhail Naik said that over the years Kashmir has witnessed a considerable rise in […]
Srinagar: No Covid-19 related death was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir during the past 24 hours up to Sunday evening, officials said. They said the number of fresh cases reported in the last 24 hours was 73, of which 42 were from Kashmir division and 31 from Jammu division. Srinagar reported 13 new cases while […]
Srinagar: The recently anointed “International Day of Education” means little to students in Kashmir who face numerous hurdles in their education and an increasingly uncertain future. Though the Covid-19 pandemic shut down educational institutions all over the world, here in Kashmir the institutions were closed much before, in August 2019 when the government of India […]
Issues directions to undertake preparations for 6 lakh yatris this year JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Sunday chaired the 10th meeting of the High-Level Committee (HLC) of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) to review the preparations being made for a safe and hassle-free Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2021. The Chief Secretary reviewed in […]
Sopore: Police on Saturday arrest three people including a women in the murder case of a middle aged person who was allegedly killed during a scuffle between the two families in Tarzoo area. Police said that on Friday morning a scuffle broke out between the two relative families in Tarzoo village of Sopore in which […]
PAMPORE: The anti-drug drive of Jammu and Kashmir Police in Police District Awantipora continues against drug peddlers, more than 100 peddlers arrested in one year, one more drug peddler arrested with heroin in Saffron town Pampore on Sunday. Pampore Police arrested one drug peddler and recovered six grams of substance suspected to be heroin from […]
SRINAGAR: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Srinagar and Handwara have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession. In Srinagar, officers at a check point established at Baba dem near fountain intercepted a person identified as Ashiq Hussain kumar resident of Kralpora Nunwani Anantnag. During search, officers were […]
Shopian: School of Education (SoE), Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has established 14 free winter coaching camps across the Jammu and Kashmir wherein free coaching and mentoring is being provided to the students of SEDGs. These camps are being run by the interns of the varsity’s teacher education Department. One of such camps established by […]
Young students must draw inspiration from contributions of eminent personalities: Prof Talat Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Sunday presided over Professor Majid Husain Memorial Lecture. The online lecture was organised by the varsity’s Department of Geography and Disaster Management (DGDM) in memory of late Professor Husain, who headed the Department […]
SRINAGAR: The full dress rehearsal for the 72nd Republic Day parade, on Sunday, concluded successfully across all the districts of Kashmir, giving a glimpse of the grand spectacle to unfold on Tuesday. The rehearsal is a precursor to the actual Republic Day parade scheduled to be held on January 26. In Srinagar, the full dress […]