Srinagar: Seven more deaths of persons infected with Covid-19 were reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. According to officials, six deaths were reported from Kashmir and one from Jammu division. The deceased persons included two each from Srinagar and Bandipora and one each from Baramulla and Pulwama district and one from Jammu. Of […]
SRINAGAR: The administration at Kashmir University (KU) is on a “spree” of buying high-end luxurious SUVs for its top officials, at the expense of the varsity exchequer, which is “misappropriation of funds,” teachers and officials both say. The administration says that the top officials need the vehicles “to visit far-off campuses”. One high-end SUV worth […]
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association (J&KHCBA) on Tuesday decided to defer its elections after the administration asked them to clarify its stand whether it sees Kashmir as “a dispute or an integral part of the country.” “We have decided to defer the elections. New date is yet to be fixed,” said the […]
BARAMULLA: The unscheduled power cuts are causing hardship to the residents of Uri area of Baramulla district, with locals saying that the power department is carrying out undue cutts in the area with supply frequently snapped in evenings. The locals of the, Kamalkote, Sultandaki, Madya, Shahdara, Nambla, Garkote, Tarkanjan, Boniyar, Tilawari, Pringal, Noorkhah, Danisyeda,Uranbuha, Gingal, […]
Rooms hired by students to have standard rent; time redressal of complaints SRINAGAR: District Magistrate, Srinagar has constituted a committee for fixation of rent of rooms hired by students in city. The inter-departmental committee has been entrusted to finish the task within a period of 15 days. Meanwhile directions have been issued to concerned authorities […]
Srinagar:An extraordinary meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) was held on Tuesday at the historic Mirwaiz Manzil, Rajouri Kadal, presided over by renowned religious scholar and founding administrator of Darul Uloom Raheemiya Bandipora, Moulana Muhammad Rehmatullah Sahib in connection with the continued arbitrary house arrest of MMU president Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq since […]
SRINAGAR: The Traffic Police City today launched a special drive against traffic violators to curb traffic violations in Srinagar. It was given out that Traffic accidents take a huge toll on human life and India contributes 23 percent of the world fatalities (two lakh ninety nine thousand), which mostly are due to traffic rule violations […]
Baramulla: Eight people injured in a road accident in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s district Kupwara on Monday. Official sources said that two vehicles one bearing registration number JK-03D 1656 and other bearing registration number JK-09B 9881 collided with each other in Tutigund area of Kupwara on Sopore Kupwara road in which at least eight […]
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday held a public darbar to listen to the public grievances at Church Lane, Sonwar Srinagar. On the occasion, scores of delegations consisting of employees, common citizens and panchayat members from different areas and departments met Advisor Khan to apprise him of their grievances […]
GANDERBAL: Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad Tuesday visited Ganderbal to hold interaction sessions with flower growers at Qamria Park. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, Director Floriculture Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Rather and District Floriculture Officer Ganderbal besides other senior officers of the Department were present on the occasion. The Director […]