Administrative Council decisions: JK to have SCERT on NCERT pattern

Administrative Council decisions: JK to have SCERT on NCERT pattern

District Institute of Education & Trainings to be under its administrative control SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, gave approval to establishment of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) by merging State Institutes of Education Jammu and Kashmir. SCERT, being the apex academic authority […]

Online Management, Monitoring & Accounting System to be introduced in PW(R&B)

Online Management, Monitoring & Accounting System to be introduced in PW(R&B)

Real -time project monitoring portal to go live from April next year SRINAGAR: It also approved development and implementation of Online Management, Monitoring & Accounting System for Public Works (R&B) Department through Centre for Development of Advance Computing (C-DAC) under the oversight of J&K e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), Information Technology Department. The online web based portal […]

First ever SAT Exam held in J&K at DPS Srinagar

Srinagar: In a first, Delhi Public School, Srinagar successfully conducted the first SAT Examination scheduled Saturday under the guidelines provided by ETS, USA. SAT or Scholastic Aptitude Test is an entrance exam used by almost every college and university in the west especially US to make admission decisions. It is a multiple-choice, pencil- and – […]

Youth call for dewatering of Iqbal Stadium in Pampore

Youth call for dewatering of Iqbal Stadium in Pampore

PAMPORE: Youth from various areas of saffron town Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district have appealed authorities for dewatering the only play field in their area. The youth informed Kashmir Reader that a vital play ground, Iqbal stadium, in Tanchibagh Pampore has been inundated due to downpour during past couple of days. ” The ground […]

Tehsildar Hajin launches anti- encroachment drive at Hajin

HAJIN: In connection with the drive against encroachers, the enforcement team headed by Tehsildar Hajin Ghulam Mohamamd Bhat launched an an anti-encroachment drive in Gandbal area of Hajin Bandipora and reterieved ten Kanals of Kahchraie land from encroachment in the area. During the drive, hundreds of trees were cut on spot and enforcement team comprising […]

Devika river project in J-K to be ready by 2021-end: Jitendra Singh

New Delhi: The Devika river rejuvenation project, under which bathing places, natural water bodies and catchment areas will be developed in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, will be ready by the end of 2021, GoI Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. This was conveyed at a review meeting of the ambitious project held over […]

Javed Mustafa is JKPM prez

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples movement (JKPM) unanimously elected the former cabinet minister Javed Mustafa Mir the new president in astate executive meeting Saturday in Srinagar. Dr. Shah Faesal and Javed Mustafa Mir earlier resigned from the party Presidency and chairmanship respectively. Shah Faesal, the 37 year-old bureaucrat-turned politician on August 9 removed the party […]

LG message on Ashoora

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on the occasion of Ashoora, prayed for peace and prosperity in J&K and well being of its people. In a message on the eve of Ashoora Muharram, the Lt Governor said that Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and his companions sacrificed their lives for upholding the values of truth, justice, and […]

India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM

India controlled spread of locusts using modern technologies: PM

NEW DELHI: India controlled spread of locust led the spread of crop-threatening migratory pest desert locusts by using advanced technologies, including drones, and ensured there was not much crop damage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In his address after the virtual inauguration of college and administration buildings of Jhansi-based Rani Lakshmi Bai Central […]

India’s COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases; death toll 62,550

India’s COVID-19 tally goes past 34 lakh with single-day spike of 76,472 cases; death toll 62,550

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally raced past 34 lakh with a single-day spike of 76,472 cases, while the number of recoveries surged to 26,48,998, pushing the recovery rate to 76.47 per cent on Saturday, according to the Union health ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases rose to 34,63,972, while the death toll due to […]