In JK, 110 forest staffers killed while protecting greens, wildlife

In JK, 110 forest staffers killed while protecting greens, wildlife

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir forest department has lost about 110 staffers on duty while protecting forest assets This was disclosed by Conservator of Forests, Central Circle, Irfan Ali Shah, said J&K during observed National Forest Martyrs Day adding that JK has been one of the toughest places in the country for the staffers. .The department […]

Delhi gang involved in Rs 26 lakh mobile thefts in Srinagar nabbed

Delhi gang involved in Rs 26 lakh mobile thefts in Srinagar nabbed

Srinagar:Three people from Delhi have been arrested in connection with the burglary of mobile phones from Srinagar with items worth Rs 26 lakh recovered from them, police said. Addressing a press conference here, Srinagar Senior Superintendent of Police Haseeb Mughal said the investigation of the case went on for the last two months. Giving details, […]

Pampore villages waiting for 15 years to get potable water

Pampore villages waiting for 15 years to get potable water

Officials say new scheme to be completed by this year Pampore: Inhabitants of Andrusoo village of Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are up in arms against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for failing to ensure uninterrupted supply of water supply. The residents claimed that a water scheme established years ago still awaits […]

2 killed, 2 injured in separate road accidents in Baramulla, Kupwara

BARAMULLA: A motorcyclist was killed while a minor girl among two people injured in a road mishap in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. According to sources a motorcycle bearing registration number JK05B- 3109 was hit by a tipper at Kanispora area of Baramulla on Srinagar Baramulla highway. The three people injured were shifted to […]

Women electrocuted in Uri

BARAMULLA: A woman was electrocuted in border town Uri here in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday morning. Sources said that Khalida Begam wife of Mohammad Ashraf Sheikh a resident of main town Uri touched a live wire at her under construction house on Friday morning and received serious electric shock, she was shifted to […]

Police in Bandipora solves theft case, arrest accused

Bandipora: Police in Bandipora solved a theft case by arresting two accused persons involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property from his possession. Police Station Aloosa received a complaint from Mushtaq Ahmad Khan son of Habibullah Khan resident of Binlipora Aloosa that one person namely Ghulam Ahmad Shah son of Qadoos Shah […]

KU inspection team visits GDC, Tulail

SRINAGAR: A High level inspection team from University of Kashmir visited GDC, Tulail in connection with affiliation of the college with University of Kashmir. The team headed by Dean, College Development Council Prof. Mohiud Din Sangmie, accompanied by Dean Social Sciences, Prof. B .A Khan, and other officials from Kashmir University were welcomed by Principal […]

Reaching out to people at grassroots level fundamental objective of B2V: Advisor Bhatnagar

SRINAGAR: The fundamental objective of Back to Village (B2V) is to reach out to the people at grassroots level and to involve them in the mission of equitable development. This was stated by Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar in a media statement here. “Encouraged by the success of the first and second editions […]

RTI is fully functional in J K: Jitendra

SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that RTI is fully functional in Jammu and Kashmir and there is a pressing need to create public awareness about the functioning of the RTI Act. After a […]

NEP aims to remove marksheet pressure: PM

NEP aims to remove marksheet pressure: PM

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that school students should have a new curriculum, which is in sync with the new National Education Policy, by 2022 when the nation celebrates its 75th year of Independence. Noting that marksheet has become “pressure sheet” for students and “prestige sheet” for families, the prime minister […]