Div Com reviews SMC’s de-watering exercise across the city

Div Com reviews SMC’s de-watering exercise across the city

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K.Pole Thursday toured various dewatering stations including lalchowk, Rajbagh. Sonwar, Gogji bagh,, Radio Kashmir, Jawahar Nagar, and other facilities to review dewatering exercise in view of rainfall. Divisional Commissioner who was accompanied by Commissioner SMC Gazanfar Ali, S.E Drainage along with Executive Engineers Drainage circle and other officers inspected […]

Three shops gutted in Samboora

PAMPORE: Three shops were gutted in Samboora village of Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday early morning. Officials said that fire erupted in a Kiryana shop in Samboora around 2:30 am in the morning and within no time it spread to two other adjacent shops. SHO Pampore, Manzoor Ahmad told Kashmir Reader that […]

KCCI for impartial role into killing of Budgam civilian

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday said that it is the responsibility of the government to conduct an impartial probe in the Killing of Budgam youth and punish the guilty. A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry expressed concern at the killing of 22 year old Peer Mehrajuddin at […]

Panel set up by government to accelerate recruitment process

JAMMU: The government has constituted a committee to accelerate recruitment to government vacancies and ensure certain principles of transparency, inclusiveness and speed are maintained in the recruitment process. As per an official order issued here in this regard, sanction has been accorded to constitution of this Committee which will comprise of Navin K. Choudhary, Principal […]

Leopard caught after injuring youth in Handwara

BARAMULLA: A leopard was caught after being tranquilized by a team of police and wildlife department in Handwara village on Wednesday after he attacked and injured a youth. Official sources said that a leopard entered into village Batpora Handwara on Wednesday morning creating panic among the local residents. The villagers inform the local police and […]

To counter drug trafficking JK to have Anti Narcotics Task Force

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has accorded sanction to setting up of Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) under the overall Control of Inspector General of Police, Crime J&K. 100 Police Personnel including Officers have been sanctioned for the Force. DGP J&K Dilbag Singh has thanked the LG G C Murmu and his administration and […]

Mobile internet restored in Budgam, Shopian, Pulwama

Srinagar: Mobile internet services was restored on Thursday in Budgam district after remaining barred for more than a day following the killing of a youth by CRPF near Kawoosa crossing on Srinagar-Gulmarg road. Internet services was also restored in Pulwama and Shopian districts.While internet and calling services were barred across Kashmir Valley since May 6, […]

BOSE modifies question paper pattern for class 12 exams

Shopian: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has modified the question paper pattern for the upcoming Class 12 annual examination across the erstwhile J&K state. A notification issued in this regard by Director Academics, JKBOSE, Dr Farooq Ahmad Peer said that the proposed new pattern of question paper will factor in analytical […]

Prof Bashir Ahmad Khan is new Dean Social Sciences KU, Prof Shamim A Shah Dean Earth & Environmental Sciences

Srinagar: Prof. Bashir Ahmad Khan has been appointed as Dean, School of Social Sciences, University of Kashmir. He has done his Ph.D in Modern Indian History (under the guidance of Mohammad Ishaq Khan, a known historian of Indian Sub-continent) focusing on Revivalist and Reformist Movements in India in the 19th Century. As an academician and […]

Coronavirus cases cross 78K mark; 2549 people dead so far

Coronavirus cases cross 78K mark; 2549 people dead so far

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 2,549 and the number of cases climbed to 78,003 on Thursday, registering an increase of 134 deaths and 3,722 cases in the last 24 hours since Wednesday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases stood at 49,219 while […]