Nasir to take charge on Sunday
Srinagar, Jan 18: The newly appointed Provincial president of the National Conference for Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani would assume office on Sunday. “Nasir Wani will assume the office of Provincial President on Sunday, January 20. The function is being organized at party headquarters MoreJK College Teachers call on Lone
Srinagar, Jan 18: A joint delegation of J&K College Teachers Association led by Dr Tariq Ashai and Dr Avinash Kumar Gupta, Presidents of the Jammu & Kashmir wings of the Association, called on Higher Education Minister Muhammad Akbar Lone and congratulated on his appointment.More
MHW to launch HKI
Srinagar: Mother Helpage Worldwide is launching its Help Kashmir initiative (HKI) shortly, a spokesman of MHW said. He said projects on women empowerment, sanitation, safe water, networking, livelihood etc shall be undertaken. The MHW shall coordinate with the authorities MoreArmy helps civilian driver
Srinagar, Jan 18: Army on Friday said that it rescued a civilian driver and recovered his vehicle in frontier district of Kupwara. Army’s Srinagar based spokesman in a statement here said: “TATA Sumo of Nazir Ahmed of Kalaruch had skidded off the road near Gujjar and Bakarwal Hostel, Kupwara MoreIFS officers seek promotions
Srinagar, Jan 18: The IFS officers of J&K State have urged the Chief Minister, Forest Minister and the Chief Secretary to accord sanction to the promotion of all eligible officers of the cadre as per rules. In this context, it has been observed that backlog of promotions of IFS officers More- Kashmir
Omar seeks financial assistance for Sarpanchs, Panchs
Writes To Jairam Ramesh
DAMAGE CONTROL?
ABID BASHIR
Srinagar, Jan 18: In a damage control exercise Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has shot a letter to Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh seeking release of Rs 100 crore for monthly honorarium More
- Srinagar City
Directs for immediate restoration of essential services
DIV COM CONDUCTS CITY TOUR
Srinagar, Jan 18: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today conducted an extensive tour of Srinagar city and took stock of situation arising due to snowfall. The Divisional Commissioner More
- Jammu
Sagar hospitalized
Jammu, Jan 18: Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Sagar was hospitalized on Friday afternoon, after he complained of chest pain. Sources said that soon after Friday More
- South Asia
Qadri summoned by Canadian authorities for asylum oath breach
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Islamabad, Jan 18: Firebrand cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri, who led a massive protest against the government here, has been summoned by Canadian authorities to explain a violation of the oath he had taken while More
- GKeducation&career
The menace of tuition centers
Why have tuition centers become centres of nuisance for local residents and female students?
CONCERN
IMRAN MUZAFFAR
In a 20×12 tin shed at Parraypora, a physics teacher is teaching complex equations to around 200 students crammed in one classroom. Outside the ‘classroom’, dozens of youngsters roam around, speeding away More


