Biometric fail to light up in Government schools

  Srinagar: The installation of bio-metric devices in government schools to monitor punctuality of teachers and non teaching staff has died a silent death. Pertinently, the authorities in education Department had directed all the school heads in high and higher secondary schools to start bio metric attendance in their respective institutions in 2015, however the […]

Now posters surface ‘warning’ non-locals to vacate

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday said that the posters appearing in South Kashmir areas asking the non-locals to vacate Kashmir before Oct 25 are fake. The Police reaction came a day after the posters appeared in South Kashmir areas where in some persons claiming themselves as militants asked the non-locals to vacate […]

LeT accuses police of implicating Kulgam youth

Srinagar: A day after police said that they apprehended two militants from Soput Qazigund area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district, militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba on Tuesday claimed the duo has no connection with any militant outfit and they are innocent. As per a statement issued to a local news agency CNS, Mehmood Shah, the LeT Chief […]

Editorial: Promotion of handicrafts

Srinagar: The rate at which unemployment in the state of Jammu and Kashmir is growing needs a rethink by the policy planners so that the number of job opportunities increases and the youth find more jobs available around them. Given the state of affairs the state government seems to have engulfed in, there is a […]

Traders Federation protests against incidents of braid chopping 

Sopore: Traders federation Sopore on Tuesday held a protest gathering against Drug addiction and the growing incidents of braid chopping across Valley. The protest gathering was observed under the president of traders federation Haji Mohammad Ashraf Ganaie. Witnesses said that various organisations, senior citizens and locals from Sopore town participated in the gathering organised at […]

SRM welkin school celebrates Grandparents day

  Sopore: Shah Rasool Memorial Welkin Educational School Sopore Tuesday organised a function to celebrate the Grandparents day. The program started with the verses of Holy Quran and Hadith. The parents, grandparents and the school staff were present on the occasion. Secretary Education, Farooq Ahmad Shah was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Theme based […]

Trucks carrying illegeal timber seized

Bandipora: Forest Protection Force (FPF) seized two trucks loaded with firewood near Ajar area of Bandipora district here on Tuesday. The two trucks bearing registration number JK 02 9581 and JK02 AA0571 loaded with firewood of different species were seized near Ajar area by a team of Forest Protection Force. Both the trucks coming from […]

Minister lays foundation of Steel Girder Bridge at Khadanyar Baramulla

    Srinagar: Full infilling the long pending demand of the people of Khadanyar Baramulla, Minister for Rural Development , Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan on Tuesday  laid the foundation stone of Steel Girder Bridge on Loori Nallah in Baramulla district. The Minister was accompanied by MLA Baramulla Javaid Hassan Baig. The […]

Braid Chopping: Committee formed in Shopian to maintain vigil, counsel victims

  Shopian: District Magistrate Shopian, Mohammad Aijaz Tuesday constituted a district-level committee which would maintain strict vigil and counsel braid chopping victims. The committee formulated on the directions of the Government comprises Additional District Magistrate as its chairman, Additional Superintendent of Police, District Social Welfare officer and counseling psychologist/psychiatrist as its members. It was said […]

Diwali welfare Mela organized by PWWA concludes

Srinagar: First of its kind Diwali Mela organized by Jammu and Kashmir Police Wives Welfare Association (JKPWWA) concluded at Gulshan Ground. The Mela was full of fun and frolic with a number of activities, eatables of different tastes, stalls of utility available at the venue. Fancy dress and fashion shows were also organized during the […]