Mercury Plunges Again In Kashmir; Pahalgam Shivers At Minus 9.4°C, Srinagar At Minus 5.2°C
SRINAGAR, Jan 4: Intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as minimum temperature dropped to minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against last night’s minus 4.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 3.1°C below normal for the summer capital, the official said. […]
Ganderbal residents protest against smart meter installation
The residents of the Reshipora area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday staged a protest against the Power Development Department (PDD) for installing smart meters. Eyewitnesses said that scores of women took to the streets and blocked the Beehama-Duderhama road. They staged demonstrations against the installation of smart electric meters and raised slogans against […]
Teacher, appointed 13 years ago, managed entry into Edu Deptt through fake order: Probe Panel
The probe, ordered into the appointment of a teacher, has found that the teacher in question has managed his entry in the department after producing fake appointment order. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the probe has revealed that the teacher has managed entry in the education department through fake appointment KNO […]
Drug addiction
Drug addiction is spreading among the youth in Jammu and Kashmir especially in Srinagar city. Police in the recent past have arrested many drug peddlers and have booked them under strict laws to curb this menace in the society. Recently Deputy Commissioner Srinagar discussed threadbare various issues related to menace of drug addiction, areas of […]
APHC condemns Rajouri killing, calls it ‘irreparable human loss’
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who continues to be under house arrest since August 2019, Tuesday expressed concern while condemning the killing of civilians in the Rajouri district. In a statement, APHC said it is in principle against all forms of killings and violence. Expressing sympathy and solidarity with the […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JANUARY 03: Chief Engineer (Distribution), JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to GhoManhasa, Marh, Gajansoo Kherian, Haipur Jagir, Saroda, Puran de Kothi, Trilokpur, Pounichak, Jourian, Troti, Muthi, Mara, Bakora, Rakh Muthi, PHE, BSF, Border Migrant, Sohal and adjoining areas shall remain affected on January 04 from 9 am to 2 pm. Similarly, the […]
Mayor JMC, Former Dy CMs, GOC 16 Corps call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JANUARY 03: Sh Rajinder Sharma, Mayor, JMC, and Dr Nirmal Singh, Sh Kavinder Gupta, Former Deputy CMs, J&K called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at the Raj Bhavan, here today. The Mayor apprised the Lt Governor on the functioning of the Jammu Municipal Corporation. He also informed about the recent resolutions passed by the […]
MHA sets up high-powered panel for land, employment safeguards for Ladakh
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-powered committee to discuss safeguards for Union Territory of Ladakh. Quoting an order the news agency KNO reported that the committee will be headed by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanad Rai. “It has been decided to constitute a High Powered Committee (HPC) under the […]
Speeding Car Hits 3 Persons in Anantnag; 1 Dies, 2 Injured
Srinagar : A person died and two others were injured after a speeding car hit the trio at Buchoo Kokernag area in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. They told that an Alto-800 bearing number JK03K 3465 hit and injured three persons at Buchoo Kokernag. The injured trio was evacuated from the spot to District […]
NEP-2020
With the implementation of NEP-2020, the J & K government has decided to implement Student Assessment and Evaluation Scheme (SAES) from the coming academic session. With the new curriculum and pedagogical structure of 5+3+3+4 adopted as per the NEP-2020 guidelines replacing the 10+2 pattern in school education, the new assessment and evaluation scheme takes effect […]
