Afghan TV presenters asked to cover faces on air
KABUL: Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have asked television broadcasters to ensure that female presenters on local stations cover their faces when on air, an official said on Thursday. The move comes days after authorities ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to a policy of the Taliban’s past hardline rule and an […]
Decomposed dead body found in Sonmarg forest area
Locals found a decomposed dead body in the woods of Sarbal here of Sonmarg resort in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police team from Sonmarg Police Station rushed to the spot and took custody of the decomposed body of a male. A police official told news agency Kashmir News Trust that the body has been […]
Financial reforms
The recent reforms taken by the J & K administration to set right the financial structure have become visible now. The sincere initiative of the Finance Department to institutionalize prudence in financial management in J&K has truly transformed the Union Territory. The essence of reforms such as online processing of bills through PaySys, streamlining of […]
Hyderpora ‘gunfight’: HC reserves verdict on father’s plea seeking son’s body
The High Court of J-K and Ladakh on Thursday reserved verdict on a petition filed by the father of Amir Magray, one of the four persons killed in a “gunfight” at Hyderpora area of Srinagar last year, seeking the return of his body for last rites. Amir’s father, Mohammad Latief Magray had filed the petition […]
DC Srinagar inaugurates Fashion Designing & Technology courses for Up-Skilling of SHGs at ITI, Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan
SRINAGAR, MAY 19: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Thursday inaugurated short term programmes in Fashion Designing & Technology and Dress Making courses for up-skilling of Women Self Help Groups(SHGs) of Srinagar at Government Industrial Institute (ITI), Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan, here. The DC also inspected various sections of the ITI and took a detailed […]
‘Sustainable Healthcare Conclave’ held in Srinagar
J&K all set to bring in healthcare transformation through digital revolution: Speakers SRINAGAR, MAY 19: “Jammu and Kashmir is all set to bring in incredible transformation in it healthcare profile digital revolution and innovations”, declared the speakers during mind storming deliberations held at ‘Sustainable Healthcare Conclave’ organized by APAC News Network on Thursday here. The […]
J&K reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no death
Jammu and Kashmir reported eleven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that the nine cases were reported from Jammu, one from Srinagar and Baramulla, taking the overall tally to 454170—166413 in Jammu and 287757 in Kashmir. There was […]
Nelofer Khan Appointed New VC of Kashmir University
Srinagar, May 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday appointed professor Nilofer Khan as the new vice chancellor of Kashmir University. “In exercise of the powers vested in me under Section 12 of the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act, 1969, I, Manoj Sinha, Chancellor, University of Kashmir, hereby appoint Professor Nilofer Khan, Professor, Department of […]
US Embassy in Kyiv resumes operations
US has officially resumed its operations at the US Embassy in Kyiv on Wednesday after shutting down it for three months, just days before Russia started its military operation in Ukraine, State Department Spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. Price said that when they suspended the operation, they made it clear that even though […]
Cong slams Centre over price rise of food articles, fuel
New Delhi: The Congress hit out at the BJP government on Wednesday over the unbridled price rise of food articles and petroleum products, which has fuelled the wholesale price index to a 30-year high of 15.08 per cent, and asked it to reduce excise duties to help increase consumption. Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said the […]
