DC Budgam visits remote areas of the district amid snow clearance operations

DC Budgam visits remote areas of the district amid snow clearance operations

Listened to grievances of people BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza today visited remote villages of Budgam district to take stock of the post snowfall situation in these areas. The DC was accompanied by Chief Engineer PHE, XEN PDD, XEN R&B & XEN PHE Chadoora Division and other senior officers of the district. DC […]

40th Annual Conference organized by AMK at Baramulla

BARAMULLA: Adbi Markaz Kamraz(AMK), Jammu and Kashmir, Sunday organized it’s 40th annual conference at Dak Bunglow Baramulla under the chairmanship of noted writer and scholar, Prof. Mohammad Zaman Azurda. On the occasion, Vice Chancellor, Islamic University of Science and Technology prof. Mushtaq Ahmed Siddique was the chief guest while as eminent writer and critic Wahshi […]

Industrial Development Scheme meaningless in absence of peace initiative: Masoodi

Industrial Development Scheme meaningless in absence of peace initiative: Masoodi

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi on Sunday said the new industrial policy would not fetch any result without taking into cognizance political aspirations of people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. In a statement he emphasised that the recently announced Rs 28,400 crore Industrial Scheme would not […]

GDC Bandipora holds webinar on career prospects while studying abroad

Srinagar: Hassan Khoihami Memorial Government Degree College Bandipora Sunday conducted an international online lecture/webinar entitled “Career Prospectus and Opportunities While Studying Abroad’’. The webinar-cum-online lecture, which ran from 10am-12pm noon, was delivered live from Harvard University, USA by Dr Shabir Hassan. Dr Shabir Hassan is presently working as Research Scientist and Faculty at Harvard University. […]

MoU for Up-skilling of IUST Engineering students with Directorate of Skill Development J&K

Awantipora: Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST) through its School of Engineering & Technology (SoE&T) entered into a MoU with Centre for Invention, Innovation, Incubation & Training (CIIIT), Govt. Polytechnic College Baramulla under Directorate of Skill Development, UT of J&K here on Friday. CIIIT has been established by Tata Technologies Ltd, Pune for conducting […]

Rajinikaanth, Kamal Haasan popular film stars, but ‘marginal players’ in politics: Mani Shankar Aiyar

NEW DELHI: Describing Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan as “marginal political players”, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said they remain very popular film stars but are unable to attract public opinion to their point of view in political terms. Aiyar, who has been named in three key panels set up by the Congress for […]

FRA Implementation Training programme on FRA held at Anantnag

ANANTNAG: With a view to provide necessary information to the concerned stakeholders for effective implementation of Forest Rights Act, a daylong Training Programme was today organized by District Administration, Anantnag, at Dak Banglow Khannabal. The training programme was presided over by Additional District Development Commissioner, (ADC) Anantnag. The programme was aimed to provide detailed training […]

Doda Administration starts 3-day training cum interactive program for FRC members

DODA: District Administration Doda, under the supervision of DDC, Dr Sagar D Doifode, today kick started 3-day training cum interactive program to brief the members of the newly constituted Forest Rights Committees about the Forest Rights Act 2006. The Divisional Forest Officers of Doda and Bhaderwah imparted training to the participants besides, FRC members, along […]

India should strictly adhere to agreements; China calls for immediate return of PLA soldier

BEIJING: China on Saturday called for the immediate return of one of its soldiers who “went astray” in the China-India border areas and was apprehended by the Indian Army. A Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday after he transgressed across the […]

Day after plane with 62 on board crashed, Indonesian divers find wreckage in Java Sea

Day after plane with 62 on board crashed, Indonesian divers find wreckage in Java Sea

JAKARTA: Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. “We received reports from the diver team that the visibility in the water is […]