Parents demand half fee for the month as schools reopen
By: Shayib Bhat VOV Srinagar Parents of various wards have appealed to the authorities that they should direct the school administration especially of the private schools, not to collect full fee for the month of March as the schools have reopened for the primary classes only from March 15. Earlier also parents have expressed concern […]
Government gives details about the domicile certificates issued in J&K
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar In order to give the figures, the Union Government has told the house that a total of 32.31 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir have been given domicile certificates, while 2.15 lakh applications have been rejected, Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said on Tuesday. He said […]
Ganderbal police foil attempt of two youth to join militancy
By: Sofi Ayaz VOV Srinagar Ganderbal police in a swift action prevented two youths from joining the militant ranks and were able to arrest them before they could go on this path. Talking to reporters, police said that they were from Batwina and Kurhama villages of Ganderbal and had left home to join militancy. Police […]
WI ride on Bravo’s ton to sweep Sri Lanka ODI series
NORTH SOUND: Darren Bravo’s fourth One-day International century guided the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. Set another challenging target of 275, the home side’s response was anchored by Bravo’s innings of 102 off […]
PIA written aircraft-shaped balloon sighted again in Jammu
For the second time in a week now, an aircraft-shaped balloon with PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) written on it, was recovered by local police in Bhalwal area of Jammu division on Tuesday morning. Reliable sources said that the balloon was found by local residents following to which a police team reached the spot. “It was […]
Biggest sandstorm in decade turns skies yellow in Beijing
BEIJING: Beijing was cloaked in thick yellow smog on Monday with pollution levels surging off the charts as the worst sandstorm in a decade descended on China’s capital from the Gobi desert. City residents used goggles, masks and hairnets to protect themselves from the choking dust and sand, with landmarks including the Forbidden City partly […]
Narcotics Control Bureau challenges Rhea Chakraborty’s bail in Supreme Court
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Bombay High Court order granting bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty, arrested over drugs-related charges in actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. A bench of Chief Justice Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian will hear the plea on March 18. On October […]
After the meet
Recently Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha assured the district development councils (DDCs) that all their genuine demands would be met and the grass-level democracy will be strengthened in the JK. This assurance has come after the recent controversy, created by the government order in which the members said that they have been humiliated and their powers […]
Advisor Farooq Khan chairs Annual General meeting of JKAIDCL
JAMMU, MARCH 15: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan chaired Annual General meeting of JK Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited (AIDCL) at Civil Secretariat here today. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary, V.N.Kale Additional Commissioner (M&T) Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare (GOI), MD JK Agro […]
DC reviews status of HWCs at Gb’l
GANDERBAL, MARCH 15: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting of the Health department to review the status of approved Health Wellness Centers (HWCs) in the district. During the meeting, the DC was briefed through a PowerPoint presentation about the status of Health Institutions approved as Health and Wellness Centers block […]
