Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Wednesday undertook a visit of different City areas to oversee the progress of works being carried out on several major developmental projects. The projects include the ongoing construction works on Lasjan Grade Separator on NH-44 (Jammu-Srinagar highway), Flyovers at Nowgam Junction, Sannat Nagar Chowk and Bemina […]
Srinagar: The Mission Directorate of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in collaboration with the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) organised a comprehensive three day orientation programme on ‘Source Sustainability of Ground Water’ here on Wednesday. The programme was inaugurated by Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) J&K, Dr. G. N. Itoo, in which field Engineers from […]
Tral: A 70-year-old man was seriously injured in a bear attack in the Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. According to locals, he was attacked by a black bear at the Gujjar Basti Narastan area of Tral. The family of Mohammad Abdullah Gujjar, 70, son of Fata Gujjar, a resident of Gujar […]
Pampore: Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj and Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama Abdul Qayoom Nadvi distributed aids and appliances among the children with special needs, in Pampore and Kakapora education zones on Wednesday. The distribution cum fitment camp was held at Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The programme […]
Srinagar: Kargil Vijay Diwas is celebrated every year to commemorate India’s spectacular victory over Pakistan on this day in 1999. “Indian Army launched ‘Operation Vijay’ in May 1999 to evict the Pakistani Army intruders from Kargil heights. Intruders from Northern Light Infantry (Part of Pakistani Regular Army) had treacherously occupied these heights in an attempt […]
Sumbal: A 55-year-old labourer lost his life when a house wall he was working on collapsed in the Shilwat area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. An official told Kashmir Reader that the labourer Mohammad Ashraf Beigh, 55, son of Mohammad Akbar, a resident of Ganastan Sumbal, was critically injured during the demolition of […]
Hajin: Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from society, police along with Excise Department destroyed wild bhang in the Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. A joint team from Police Station Hajin led by SHO Hajin Mohammad Hussian Mugal along with officials of the Excise Department carried out a […]
Ganderbal: To promote awareness about the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, a documentary screening was organized at the Department of Convergent Journalism (DCJ), Central University of Kashmir, under the aegis of the Akhil Bharitya Shiksha Samagam Programme’s theme “Celebrating 3 Years of the NEP-2020,” in the varsity’s Tulmulla campus here Wednesday. Dean School of Media […]
Ganderbal: Department of Economics, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised a day-long survey under the banner “Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam programme” on the theme “Economic and Educational Status of Gujjar Bakerwal community”. They visited and interacted with the people at “Chont Wali War” village of Laar, Ganderbal. Dean School of Social Science and Registrar, Prof. […]
Srinagar: In continuation to Police Headquarters’ series of welfare measures for J&K Police personnel, the Director General of Police J&K Dilbag Singh has sanctioned over Rs 1.06 crore welfare loans in favour of 90 police personnel to meet their immediate financial needs. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police welfare Fund vide PHQ’s […]