Hit by pellets last year and then struggling to get back a ray of light, Danish Ahmad Jatt (19) is finally able to see after he underwent three surgeries in Hyderabad, pulling him and his family out from the state of hopelessness and gloom. After initial treatment doctors in Srinagar informed the family that his […]
On Saturday last little did the Mir family living in Alliepora village of Pulwama imagine that their dreams will come shattering down like a pack of cards. The Mir family was hit by a tragedy as their sole bread earner Gulzar Ahmad (32), was killed when a bullet hit him in the chest leaving him […]
The weekly bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad had been suspended in view of Diwali festival, official sources said. They said the service was suspended after the authorities in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) and here agreed in view of the festival. ”We are suspending the service on big occasions, including Eid, Independence Days of both […]
Suspected militants on Monday shot dead a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activist and a former Sarpanch in Imamsahab area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district while a Hizb militant was also killed in the subsequent scuffle. Sources said the suspected militants shot dead a PDP activist identified as Mohammad Ramzan Sheikh (50) outside his residence at […]
The Finance Department has called for expediting the pace of expenditure by the Government Departments in view of early release of funds this fiscal in pursuance to the announcement by the Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu in his budget speech in the State Legislature January this year. The Finance Minister had, in his budget speech, […]
In bid to boost horticulture sector of the state, Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today said that multi-pronged approach needs to be adopted for ensuring better yield, brand building and marketing of the walnut produces across the state. The Minister said this while chairing a meeting of officers to review measures to be taken […]
A week-long, National workshop on ‘Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’ today commenced at Institute of Advanced Studies in Education (IASE), MA Road here. Around 40 participants from various universities of Jammu and Kashmir will participate in the workshop which is being sponsored by the Cluster University. The Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari who was […]
The students of the Department of Management Studies, Central University Kashmir (CUK secured first five positions and were also awarded winner’s trophy in a management festival ‘Spark’ organised at the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) at Rajouri. The students from the University of Kashmir, Kathua Campus Jammu University, Islamia College of Science and Commerce, […]
Vice Chairman for Handloom Development Corporation, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat today said that massive publicity drive and planned use of knowlheledge and resource for promotion of art and craft of the State can immensely help in meeting the challenge of unemployment and economic recession. Bhat said Handicrafts is the acknowledged second largest employment generating sector in […]
To address the issues pertaining to the settlement of advertisement bills of the newspapers following implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, the Department of Information & Public Relations in collaboration with the Commercial Taxes Department, J&K is organising a Special Workshop at the Auditorium of the Media Complex, Polo View, Srinagar on 21st […]