Educational centres should be the torch bearers: Shah
Jammu: Secretary Education Farooq Ahmad Shah has said that good and proper Education plays a great role in shaping our future and every individual and society is duty bound to make their effort in promoting the atmosphere of better education. Speaking at “Young Brains interschool health quiz competition” held at Teacher’s Bhawan Jammu, Shah said […]
KU orders inquiry into fire incident at Zabarwan guest house
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir University authorities have ordered inquiry into the fire incident that engulfed the Zabarwan guest house Thursday evening. The inquiry committee has been asked to submit its recommendations within one week. A spokesman of the KU said in a statement issued here that one block of the Guest House, which was presently under […]
DC Srinagar inspects restoration works on river Jhelum
Caving in of embankment at Lasjan
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: Deputy Commissioner, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, today visited Lasjan to take stock of ongoing restoration works on the embankment of river Jhelum which caved in last month. Concerned officers from I&FC, Geology & Mining, PHE, R&B and Revenue departments, accompanying the DC, informed about the status of ongoing works on reconstruction […]
Traffic Police issues fresh advisory for bus operators ferrying school kids
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: The Senior Superintendent of Police Srinagar City on Friday issued a fresh advisory to the school bus and van operators ferrying school going children. As per the advisory issued, ‘SCHOOL BUS’ must be clearly written on the rare and front of the bus and if it is a hired vehicle, it should […]
Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, PDD Srinagar, to carry out some urgent repair works, power supply from Nehalpora-Markundal, Shopian-Batpora, and Shopian-Pinjoora 33 KV lines shall remain affected on February 24,27 and March 01 respectively from 10 am to 5 pm. Meanwhile, Superintending Engineer, E&RE Circle-II, Srinagar, said that power supply […]
Shop gutted in fire at Anantnag
Anantnag: A shop was completed gutted in a devastating fire at Mehandi Kadal, Anantnag late Thursday night said Police. Police said one shop located in SNDN Sumo Stand Mehandi Kadal of Anantnag district caught fire in which all the readymade garments and cosmetics got gutted. However, locals with the help of Fire and Emergency department […]
Dir Info delivers lecture on ‘Rural Reporting’ at CU Jammu
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 23: Director Information and Public Relations, Muneer-ul-Islam delivered a lecture on “Building Public Opinion, Persuading and Circulation of Government Policies” at Central University Jammu as a part of 7-Day Faculty Development Programme on Rural Reporting. The programme is being organized by Department of Mass Communication and New Media, Central University of Jammu sponsored […]
Workshop on disaster management held at IMPA
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 23: A day-long workshop on disaster management was held at IMPA today. The workshop was organized by non-governmental organization (NGO) Hope Disability Centre in partnership with CARITAS India. Speaking on the occasion, Joint Director Fire and Emergency service Mohammad Akbar said that human errors are main causes of domestic, and forest fire. In […]
Altaf Bukhari finalizes roadmap to revamp JK’s school education sector
‘Govt committed to refurbish system by making effective course corrections’
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today chaired a high-level meeting to review and finalize the road map conceived to revamp and fill critical gaps in school education sector. The meeting, attended by senior functionaries of school Education Department, including Secretary, Farooq Ahmed Shah, Additional Secretary Mussarat-ul-Islam, Director school Education Jammu, […]
Chief Secretary chairs 14th Dal Monitoring Committee meeting
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 22: Chief Secretary B B Vyas on Thursday chaired the 14th meeting of the Monitoring Committee for Preservation and Conservation of Dal-Nageen Lake. Financial Commissioner, Housing and Urban Development Department, Director General of Police, Administrative Secretaries of the Departments of Forest, Tourism and Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs and PHE & I&FC, VC […]
