Reopening of schools amid vortex of Pandemic may prove disastrous for Children: Qayoom Wani
Srinagar, June 03 (KNS): Former EJAC President and Civil society member Qayoom wani cautioned the Government to reconsider it’s intention of reopening of schools in mid June as this would be an ill-advised and harmful step anyway. Wani said that in Kashmir the COVID-19 scenario as the experts say and the observations tell us are […]
J&K nod to media policy ‘to reach out to people’
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday approved a Media Policy-2020, saying it “aims to put in place a Standard Operating Procedure for reaching out to the people in situations of crisis like health issues and natural disasters”. A statement issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) said the policy will help […]
Delimitation controversy
After the central government announced even the associate executive members for the delimitation of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in North East and UT of Jammu and Kashmir, there have been lot of political rumblings in Kashmir. National Conference maintain silence over the issue for many months but they were forced to break the silence when […]
Police say militants killed in Pulwama
By: Mudasir Ahmad Khan Pulwama: Army, Crpf and J&K Police encircled Astan Mohallah in Kangan area of Pulwama after credible inputs that three militants belonging to Jaish were hiding the area. A senior police officer said that they established contacts with militants during the wee hours of this morning resulting in a gunfight. As the […]
Apni Party goes on offensive against J&K Government
In one after another stinging attack on the UT government of J&K, Apni Party has accused it of throwing governance to winds. A statement by the party on Tuesday said that the fissures and groupies in bureaucracy has left the governance tottering . Short of saying , it is anti- people , the party that […]
Cluster University Students Appeal Syllabus Relaxation, Transport Facility If Decision Regarding Conduct of Exams Not Be Revisited
Srinagar, June 02, (KNS): Cluster University students on Tuesday appealed authorities to revisit its decision of conducting exams of 6th semester in upcoming July and demanded 50 percent syllabus relaxation and adequate transport facility to students if decision not to be revoked. Ishfaq Ahmad Shah, studying in AS College Srinagar told KNS that in wake […]
Director Horticulture visits Soibugh, Budgam
SRINAGAR, JUNE 02: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Mr. Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, today visited Soibugh area of district Budgam to take stock of various high density orchards established in the area. He on the occasion gave strict instructions to Chief Horticulture officer Budgam and other field officers to provide true to type planting material to the farmers […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 1,06,102 stranded JK residents; 74,316 via Lakhanpur, 31786 through special trains
JAMMU, JUNE 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,06,102 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]
COVID-19: After testing positive, pulmonologist says “test all frontline workers”
Srinagar: The pulmonologist, who tested positive for the coronavirus, on Tuesday urged the government to prepare a scientific standard operating procedure (SOP) for duties and testing of all frontline workers to safeguard all. The doctor, who is heading COVID-19 team at Chest Disease Hospital in Srinagar, tweeted, “Request to the administration for preparing a scientific SOP […]
BOLD DECISION
After a long spell of silence National Conference has finally decided to chalk out a strategy to remain politically relevant in Kashmir. In this direction recently National Conference rejected the Delimitation Commission announced by the Centre. National Conference had to decide whether its sitting three MP’s from Kashmir including Dr. Farooq Abdullah would be the […]
