Tral shuts to mourn the death of JeM militant
tral;-A complete shutdown is being observed today in Tral township of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district to mourn the death of Jaish-e-Mohammad militant. All shops and other business establishments remained closed in the town while public transport was off the roads. On Saturday morning, locals found the body of a JeM militant in Eidgah area of […]
Private educational institutions can conduct remedial classes: DSEK
SRINAGAR, : Following the public demand, the Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) today granted permission for remedial classes to be conducted by the recognized private educational institutions of Kashmir division. “The recognized private educational institutions of Kashmir division can conduct remedial teaching classes during winter vacations, subject to certain conditions,” Director School Education Kashmir, […]
Naeem Akhtar asks students to be torch-bearers of peace, humanity
RAJOURI,: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar today stressed on the need to inculcate moral values and ethics among the students who become the future leaders and guide the nation towards the path of development. The Minister was addressing a gathering of scholars, students and academicians at the 13th Foundation Day celebrations of Baba Ghulam […]
Zulfkar inaugurates LMD Working Standards Laboratory
KATHUA, – Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today inaugurated Working Standard Laboratory of Legal Metrology Department at Kathua constructed at the cost of Rs. 66 lakh. The Minister, while speaking on the occasion, said the Legal Metrology Department has been entrusted with a noble responsibility of […]
2017 proved deadliest year since 2010
Srinagar, : The year 2017 proved deadliest of all years since 2010 in terms of the killings due to various incidents of violence in the already strife- torn Jammu and Kashmir. As per the records available with various defence portals, till December 10, this year, there were total number of 221 militants killed in various […]
KU VC chairs meeting of college principals
Srinagar,: Vice Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Khurshid Iqbal Andrabi chaired a meeting of college principals to discuss various academic and examination-related issues. The meeting, apart from deliberating on academic and examination schedules, held a detailed discussion on repeated requests and representations—especially through print media—from students that their 5th and 6th semester examinations be held simultaneously. The […]
Govt schools to be augmented with requisite infra: Altaf Bukhari
JAMMU, : The Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari has said that the government has prioritized to provide bare minimum infrastructure and staff to bring government schools to create congenial environment for teaching learning process. “Thrust is on providing building with adequate number of class rooms, sanitation and water facilities and infrastructure for co-curricular […]
Workshop on ‘Wildlife Photography’begins at Media Complex Srinagar
SRINAGAR, : A-three-day national workshop on wildlife photography with the theme “A step towards wildlife conservation” started at Media Complex, Directorate of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) here today. First, of its kind, the workshop is organized by DIPR, in collaboration with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF-India) and is supported by J&K Department of Wildlife, […]
DDC Pulwama inaugurates New JK Bank Building, ATM at Prichoo
PULWAMA5: Deputy Commissioner Pulwama, Ghulam Mohammad Dar today inaugurated a New JK Bank Building and ATM at Prichoo Pulwama in presence of J&K Bank Zonal Head Pulwama and J&K Bank Cluster Head (South). Speaking on the occasion, the DDC highlighted the importance of banking services in the area and said financial institutions play a vital […]
Govt assigns academic streams, faculty to 2 New Engineering Colleges
JAMMU, :To make the two new engineering colleges in the State fully functional, the Government today approved six engineering streams each for these colleges with an intake capacity of 360 students for each college. According to an order issued by the Higher Education Department, the Engineering College at Safapora in district Ganderbal will offer Bachelors […]
