NIT Sgr becomes Kashmir’s first certified ERC in engineering category
Srinagar: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday declared National Institute Technology (NIT) Srinagar as the first certified Eat Right Campus (ERC) in the engineering category in Kashmir valley. In a communique, State Nodal Officer, Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) J&K Firdous Ahmad informed that NIT Srinagar has become 1st certified Eat Right […]
KU VC chairs NAAC Steering Committee meeting
Releases University publications
Srinagar: With the University of Kashmir due for NAAC re-accreditation next year, the Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan on Friday chaired the varsity’s NAAC Steering Committee meeting and directed for addressing all “areas of concern” well in advance to fare better in the qualitative and quantitative metrics of assessment. Reviewing the progress made so far on […]
Dr Saleem ur Rehman accorded farewell on his superannuation
SRINAGAR: Dr. Saleem ur Rehman, Director General Family Welfare MCH & Immunization J&K was today accorded farewell at DG office Nagrota Jammu after attaining superannuation. He has rendered meritorious service for 35 years in different posts. He had served in important positions as Director Health Services Jammu, Director General Health Services Kashmir, Project Director AIDS […]
JKTPO, WWEPC organize export awareness workshop for wool producers in Jammu
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) and Wool & Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC), Union Ministry of Commerce & Industries organized an export awareness workshop for wool producers in Jammu. With a vision of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to promote and market local produce of J&K in National & International markets and under […]
Girl found hanging at her home in Pulwama village
Srinagar: A teenage girl was found hanging at her residence in Lajoora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 13-year-old girl was found hanging inside her home in Lajoora today. He said that her body was later taken to CHC Lajoora by locals. Meanwhile, […]
Local Muslims help perform last rites of Hindu CISF jawan in Kulgam
Srinagar: Muslims in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district Friday helped perform the last rites of a Hindu CISF jawan who died of cardiac arrest, officials said. Balbir Singh, 55, a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan died Thursday evening of cardiac arrest at his home in Karkan area of Kulgam, the officials said. Singh, posted in […]
17 cattle charred to death in blaze in Rajouri
Jammu: Two buffaloes and 15 sheep besides ten hens were charred alive after a ‘Kacha (mud)’ house was gutted in a fire in Manjakote area of Rajouri district overnight, officials said on Friday. They said that the fire erupted during intervening night of March 30-31, Kacha house of one Tazeem Akhtar widow of Mohammad Anayat […]
MeT forecasts ‘widespread’ rains in next 24 hours in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for widespread light to moderate rain and thunders in plains and light snowfall over upper reaches during the next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded an increase in Kashmir Valley and a drop at most places in Jammu division on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that scattered to fairly […]
COVID-19: India records 3,095 fresh cases
New Delhi: India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,095 fresh COVID-19 cases with the active caseload increasing to 15,208, according to Union Health ministry data updated on Friday. The toll has risen to 5,30,867 with five deaths — one each reported by Goa and Gujarat and three reconciled by Kerala — in a span of […]
Nearing our goal to ensure J&K is part of PM Modi’s dream of developed India by 2047: LG
New Delhi: People are feeling the change in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 2019 and despite hindrances by some, “we are nearing our goal” to ensure the Union Territory is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of a developed India by 2047, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha asserted Thursday. The Modi-led BJP government revoked the special […]
