Woman chargesheeted for fraudulently withdrawing pension of her deceased mother
Srinagar: The Crime Branch Kashmir has produced a chargesheet against a woman for fraudulently withdrawing pension on behalf of her deceased mother. In a statement here, the Crime Branch Kashmir said it has produced charge-sheet against one Firdousa, wife of Farooq Ahmad Dar of Srinagar before the Court of Mobile Magistrate, 13th Finance Commission Srinagar. […]
Div Com convenes meeting on promotion of Traditional, Cultural festivals in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting on implementation of the scheme for promotion of Traditional and Cultural festivals in Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Secretary, Academy of Art Culture and Languages (AAC&L), Rahul Pandey (Through VC); Director Tourism (Through VC) Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B) Department Kashmir, […]
Has the pandemic fundamentally changed our ethics?
By: Hugh Breakey Over the past two years, our lives have changed in unprecedented ways. In the face of the pandemic, we have been required to obey demanding new rules and accept new risks, making enormous changes to our daily lives. These disruptions can challenge us to think differently about ethics – about what we […]
Teachers: the good, the bad, the ugly!
‘We actually don't need special schools but sensitive teachers’
By: Najamu Saqib Indian education system and the trainings that is more like a pressure cooker situation for students and trainees demands students to blindly respect their teacher’s opinions and wisdom no matter they may themselves have a very egoistic and limited world view. This, many times, is the reason that students kill their dreams […]
WHAT A KASHMIRI DESIRES WALKING INTO A NEW YEAR
By: Dr Adil Rasool Malik “We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce New beginnings always comes with new hopes, new dreams, new desires and new […]
CAB monitoring teams of DCCRK recover Rs 481800 fine
Intensified drive against CAB violations
SRINAGAR: The Covid-19 Appropriate Behavior (CAB) monitoring teams of Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) have recovered a fine of Rs. 481800 during intensified drive against violators in view of Omicron threat. Giving details, it was informed that a total of 2701 violations were registered while 207 places were sealed and 1505 face masks were […]
JKYF unveils calendar 2022 at ‘BAITUL HILAL’ Srinagar
Srinagar: As part of reaching out to the common masses with information, education and communication (IEC) related to social service sector, the J&K Yateem Foundation unveiled its Annual Wall Calendar for Year 2022 on Friday here. JKYF is a Society registered vide Registration Number 3758-S of 2001 under Registrar of Societies, J&K serving the poor […]
Pahalgam, Gulmarg abuzz with activities on New Year eve
PAHALGAM/GULMARG: The week-long Pahalgam Winter Carnival organised by the Tourism Department concluded here today with the celebration of New Year. The carnival saw 7-day-long performances from the field of music, dance, dramas and exhibition of winter games, street foods among others. Speaking on the occasion, Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez said that more than 4.5 lakh […]
‘3 milk processing units of Pulwama to produce toned milk fortified with vitamin A&D’
SRINAGAR: As part of initiative of Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to address the issue of malnutrition and other health related issues among the people, 3 milk processing units including M/s Zum Zum Milk Products, M/s Haleeb Milk Products and M/s Insha Dairy Limited, operating from IGC, Lassipora Pulwama have initiated the […]
Skill Hub Initiative launched in J&K
JAMMU: The ‘Skill Hub Initiative’ programme, jointly envisioned by Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, was formally launched in J&K under Samagra Shiksha. The SKI is a part of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojna (PMKVY) 3.0 and is being launched across the country on 1st of January, 2022 which shall be […]
