Latest teaching methods, tech interventions must to produce institutes of excellence: Zulfkar
SRINAGAR, : Minister for School Education, Hajj & Auqaf and Tribal Affairs, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, today directed the concerned to introduce market-oriented professional courses, adopt latest teaching methods and seek technological intervention in teaching methodology as well as in administrative work. The Minister expressed these views during his visit to teachers’ hostel ‘Ustad Ghar’, under-construction […]
JRL should join the All Party Delegation to be sent to Delhi for talks on Ramzan ceasefire, says Akhtar
Srinagar: Works Minister and government spokesman Naeem Akhtar on Friday called upon the Joint Resistance Leadership to show willingness for joining the All Party delegation proposed to be sent to Delhi for dialogue on the Ramzan ceasefire. Talking to KNS, the senior PDP Minister said, “The proposal on ceasefire is in public domain and we all welcome […]
Cabinet approves engagement of 20,000 ‘Watch & Wards’ in Government Schools
SRINAGAR, : The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the engagement of ten thousand (10,000) Watch and Ward Staff each in the current financial year and next financial year by the School Education Department. The engagement shall be made by the School Education Department after following proper and transparent procedure […]
Cabinet approves up-gradation of PHCs at Rohama, Kot Balwal, Achabal to the level of SDHs
SRINAGAR, : The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the up-gradation of Primary Health Centre (PHC) Rohama, Baramulla to the level of Sub-District Hospital along-with creation of 27 posts of various categories and up-gradation of PHC Kot Bhalwal, Jammu and PHC Achabal, Anantnag to the level of Sub-District Hospitals alongwith […]
Kashmir is political, human issue of more than ten million people: JRL
SRINAGAR, : Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik strongly condemned the government’s decision of once again caging the entire resistance leadership and imposing curbs in downtown Srinagar, barring Muslims from offering mandatory Friday payers at Jamia Masjid, Srinagar and turning entire South Kashmir into a military fortress. JRL […]
Bank unions threaten 2-day nation-wide strike from May 30
New Delhi: Employees of public sector banks have threatened to go on two-day nation-wide strike from May 30 against “a meagre” 2 per cent hike offered by the management body, Indian Banks’ Association (IBA). During the negotiations held on May 5, IBA made two unacceptable propositions including an offer of 2 per cent hike in the […]
CM Mehbooba inaugurates phase-1 of Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover
SRINAGAR,: Mehbooba Mufti today inaugurated the phase-1 of the Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover starting from Amar Singh College to Barzulla in Srinagar. By the end of this year, the second phase of the flyover, which is the longest in Kashmir, is expected to be ready. The work on the flyover had started in 2013 with an estimated […]
Cheshma Shahi gets JK Bank ATM
Srinagar, Apr 10: With a view to facilitating tourists, local visitors and general public, J&K Bank today commissioned an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at Cheshma Shahi – one of the famous Mughal gardens and a major tourist destination in Srinagar connected by the Boulevard Road which passes along the banks of the Dal Lake. J&K Bank […]
IAF conducts first-ever online exam for selection of airmen
Kolkata: In yet another first, the Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted its first online selection test for airmen from May 3 to 6. Taking forward the Digital India initiative, the first-ever Scheduled Test for Airmen Recruitment (STAR) was conducted successfully through computer-based online tests in collaboration with Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) Pune, […]
Most transparent system adopted for allotment of PG seats: BOPEE
SRINAGAR, MAY 10: The Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) today made it clear that a transparent system of counselling has been adopted for allocation MD/MS/ PG Diploma seats to the candidates on the basis of the NEET score. In a statement issued here today a spokesman of BOPEE said the Board has transformed the whole […]
