Amid rain, Anganwadi workers, helpers stage protest in Srinagar
Srinagar:-All Anganwari Workers and helpers Association Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday staged a protest demonstration at Partap park in Srinagar amid rain and threatened to lock down the centres against government’s failure to enhance their salary as promised in 2016. Scores of Anganwadi workers and helpers, under the banner of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Association […]
PDP condemns politicization of reprehensible act of rape and murder of Kathua girl
Jammu, March 03: Expressing serious concern over the attempts being made to politicise an inhuman criminal act in Kathua, Senior PDP leader and Minister for Works, Mr Naeem Akhtar today said the law will take its course to bring the accused to justice. “It is highly deplorable that divisive politics is being played by some people […]
Finance Department releases Rs 140 Cr for payment of SSA teachers
Srinagar:-The Finance Department on Friday released Rs 140 crore for payment of salaries to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers in the State. The spokesman quoted the Principal Secretary Finance, Navin Kumar Choudhary saying “with the release of the second tranche of funds for payment of pending salaries of SSA teachers, the Finance Department has […]
Traffic Police asks transporters to place copy of passenger fare list in their vehicles
Srinagar, Mar 02 (KNS): Following the reports of surcharging the passengers, the Traffic Police Srinagar City on Friday appealed transporters to place a copy of latest “passenger fare list” in their respective vehicles. “There are reports that some public transport vehicles surcharge the passenger while travelling in public transport. All public transport vehicles; be it […]
Cleanliness week to be observed in all schools of State from 20-27 March: Sec Edu
Srinagar, : Secretary Education Farooq Ahmad Shah along with Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G. N. Itoo called an emergency conference of all the Chief Education Officers and DIET Principals and directed them to celebrate cleanliness week from 20-27March 2018 in all the Institutions of the State. He said that in order to ensure 100% […]
Bandipora court rejects bail for juvenile accused of Sodomy
Bandipora: A local court on Wednesday rejected the bail application of a juvenile accused of sodomy, in north Kashmir’s Bandipora District. Chief Judicial Magistrate Bandipora, Raja Muhammad Tasleem rejected the bail application stating that there was every apprehension that the juvenile would again fall in the association of known criminals and that there are apprehensions […]
Moral Decay: Newborn baby found on roadside in Old City Srinagar
Srinagar, Mar 02: In yet another of its kind shameful incident a newborn baby was Friday morning found in Old City Srinagar near a public park creating outrage among the people. The locals have yet to determine whether the boy was born there, or if he was transported there before being abandoned. On January 26th […]
Three avalanche swept bodies found after 6days in north Kashmir
Bodies of three hunters found six days after the came under avalanche in Lolab Srinagar, March 1: Bodies of three persons who went missing six days ago after being swept away by an avalanche at Lashkote area- the top forest area of Dardpora Lolab in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Sub Divisional Magistrate Lolab Ahmad Hussain […]
Rains, snow from tomorrow may disrupt surface transportation in state MeT
srinagar:-The local meteorological department on Wednesday forecasted moderate rain or snow at widespread places across Jammu and Kashmir from tomorrow (March 1) which may lead to disruption of surface transportation mainly on national highway. An advisory issued here by MeT to Divisional Commissioner Kashmir said that a fresh Western Disturbance (WD) is affecting Jammu and […]
Union Minister reviews PMAY, PMGSY implementation
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 28: Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan attended a meeting convened here today by the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss implementation of Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Prime Minister’s Gram […]
