JKSWO expresses surprise and is disappointed over decision of CUK to conduct offline mode exams
In an extra ordinary meeting of executive body of J&K Students Welfare Organisation held via virtual video conference chaired by Majid Rashid Wani ,President of the organisation ,the participants expressed surprise and anguish over decision of CUK to conduct offline exams. In the wake of Covid -19 Pandemic ,University Of Kashmir has decided to conduct […]
LeT hideout busted in Awantipora, arms and ammunition recovered: Police
Awantipora: Government forces on Thursday claimed to have busted a hideout of the LeT militant outfit and recovered arms and ammunition in Badroo Barsoo forest area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official statement issued in this regard said that a search operation was launched in the area by Awantipora Police along with […]
Shah Faesal reached out to NSA before he quit party; open to IAS return
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Shah Faesal, who left the party he himself founded, quit only after making contact with top officials in the Union government. Faesal had a talk with National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval before informing his party colleagues in the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Movement (JKPM) that he was leaving, HT has learnt. Faesal, 37, […]
India blocks Pak’s scheme for Kashmiris, says medical degrees in PoK not recognised
India will not recognise degrees awarded by medical colleges in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the Medical Council of India has declared in a public notice, a move designed to firmly, even if partially, block Prime Minister Imran Khan’s scholarship scheme for 1,600 students from Kashmiris every year. The MCI announcement comes months after the Jammu and Kashmir high court […]
Militant attacks fallout: LG Sinha assures better security arrangements for political workers, Panchayat representatives
Days after militant attacks on political workers, Panchayat representatives, Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Singh on Wednesday said that the administration will ensure better security arrangements for them. Expressing heartfelt condolences to the recently killed Political and Panchayat members, LG Sinha said administration stands with their families. According to the KNS correspondent, he said […]
JKAP appeals universities & colleges in J&K to mass-promote students
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) has welcomed the decision of University of Jammu to mass- promote students of intermediate semesters i.e. third, fifth and seventh. As per the press statement to KNS today, the JKAP youth leader Raqeeq Ahmed Khan said “The students were suffering because of the adamant attitude of the authorities on […]
Navin Choudhary visits Vegetable Cluster Baramulla
‘Area expansion in vegetable cultivation proving game changer in economic sustainability of farmers’ BARAMULLA, AUGUST 12: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Navin Choudhary today maintained that area under vegetable cultivation should be increased as it has a great potential in Kashmir valley and it will prove a game changer in the economic sustainability of farmers. […]
482 covid-19 cases take covid-19 tally in J&K to over 26000 mark
Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 482 fresh covid-19 cases, taking the total tally past 26000-mark in J&K. Official sources told GNS that among the cases, 106 were from Jammu and remaining from Kashmir Valley, taking the tally to 26413. Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, official sources told GNS Srinagar 88, Baramulla 26, Pulwama […]
Install all procured ventilators by August-15: Div Com to DCs
Chairs weekly Covid-19 review meeting SRINAGAR, AUGUST 12: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a weekly Covid-19 review meeting with all Deputy Commissioners, Health Officers and other concerned. While taking review of preparations, the Div Com directed DCs to ensure installation of all newly procured ventilators available with them by August-15 for better […]
Suspension of net services on House IT panel’s radar
The parliamentary panel on information technology (IT) on Tuesday asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to develop a framework for reviewing suspension of internet services in a region, including the time within which this will be done. The panel’s observations came in the backdrop of a high-speed internet shutdown that has been in place in […]
