UG 6th semester students complain of ‘out of syllabus’ paper
Demand relaxation in marking
BY: Yasir Rather Srinagar: The undergraduate sixth semester students, batch 2017, claimed on Friday that their Statistics and Probability paper was “out of syllabus”. They demanded that relaxation in marking or re-examination of the said paper. “We were totally surprised to find the paper out of syllabus and could not even manage to score the […]
String of welfare schemes being implemented for differently abled persons in J&K: SWD
PwD rights Act extended to UT; National Trust Act to follow soon
JAMMU: The Department of Social Welfare today said that a string of schemes are being implemented in Jammu and Kashmir for the comprehensive development and rehabilitation of specially abled persons. While the Rights of Persons with Disability Act, 2016, has already been extended to J&K under J&K Re-organization Act for the protection of their rights, […]
Drug peddlers arrested in Budgam, Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Budgam have arrested three notorious drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that police at a checkpoint established at Chandpora intercepted a vehicle Hyundai Venue bearing registered number JK01L-4445 with three persons on board. They have been identified as Mohammad Ashraf Yatoo resident of […]
NC decries debarring Opposition MPs from meeting protesting Farmers
MP Masoodi, others forced to return back from national capital suburbs
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Thursday criticized the government for disallowing the delegation of MPs of opposition parties from meeting the protesting farmers at Gazipur, terming the measure undemocratic and unparliamentary. Party’s Member of Parliament from Anantnag Hassnain Masoodi was also a part of the group of 15 MPs from ten […]
BJP claims on socio-economic development in J&K, a hoax: Tarigami
SRINAGAR: CPI(M) leader, M Y Tarigami has said that the BJP government’s claim in the Parliament that constitutional changes made on 5 August 2019 has brought about socio-economic development in both Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, are nothing but a hoax as the ground situation belies these claims. “When the BJP government arbitrarily and unconstitutionally abrogated the […]
Second phase of COVID-19 vaccination prog starts with 415 inoculations in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Srinagar district administration Thursday started the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination programme in the district. The phase started with 415 inoculations given to frontline workers among others. The phase in which officials of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Revenue and Police – the frontline departments associated with COVID-19 mitigation efforts – will be vaccinated was […]
Covid-19 vaccination drive begins at PCR Kashmir; IGP Kashmir gets first shot
Srinagar: As a part of second phase of Covid-19 vaccination drive, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar volunteered to be the first to receive the vaccine shot and inaugurate the vaccination drive at PCR Kashmir. Besides, other senior officers of Police were also present on the occasion. In the first phase of the vaccination, healthcare workers across […]
Div Com reviews progress on major dev projects
Stresses on speedy completion of all works across Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting of officers to take stock of the work progress on major developmental projects across Kashmir. The meeting among others was attended by MD JKPCC, CE R&B, CE KPTCL, CEPHE, CE I&FC, SEKPDCL, SE I&FC, EE Sports Council and others concerned. At the outset, the […]
LMD renews rate of refill LPG cylinders
SRINAGAR: The Legal Metrology Department (LMD) today issued renewed rate of refill LPG cylinders (Domestic type 14.2Kg) with effect from 4th February, 2021 for all the districts of the Kashmir division. As per the official handout, the rate of refill LPG cylinders (Domestic type 14.2Kg) at district Srinagar, Budgam, Pulwama, Anantnag, Kulgam, Bandipora, Ganderbal has […]
Al-Habib Foundation holds awareness prog on HIV/AIDS, Drug De-addiction
Srinagar: A day-long awareness program “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility on HIV/AIDS” was organized by Al-Habib Foundation in collaboration with J&K AIDS Control Society at Government Boys Higher Secondary School (BHSS) Jawahar Nagar here. The aim of the programme was to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS & Drug De-addiction. On the occasion, the students were made aware […]
