Srinagar, Feb 10 : The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, has issued a strict circular directing private schools to stop charging transport fees during winter and summer vacations where transport facilities are not owned and operated by the schools themselves. In a circular issued by the Fee Fixation and Regulation…
Jammu, Feb 10: Casual employees on Tuesday staged a strong protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Jammu, expressing anger over the absence of any announcement regarding their regularization in the latest budget. The protesters said that despite repeated assurances by successive governments over the years, their demand for regularization has remained unresolved for decades. They…
Awantipora, Feb 10 : The Jammu and Kashmir Police have exposed a QR code-based payment fraud in Awantipora area of south Kashmir and arrested an accused involved in cheating local shopkeepers, officials said on Tuesday. Police said complaints were received from shopkeepers alleging that they were being cheated during digital transactions. Acting on the complaints, an…
Doda, Jan 22 : Ten Indian Army soldiers lost their lives and eleven others were injured in a road accident on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road in Doda district on Thursday. According to an official briefing by Deputy Commissioner Doda Harvinder Singh, the accident occurred on the snow-covered stretch of the Bhaderwah Chamba road when an Army vehicle…
Bandipora, Jan 21 : Wular Lake, one of Asia’s largest freshwater lakes and a critical lifeline for inhabitants of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, is witnessing a sharp decline in water levels due to prolonged dry conditions, triggering serious concerns over livelihoods and ecological balance. Fishermen associated with the lake said the receding waters have begun affecting…
Srinagar, Jan 20 : SSP Traffic Srinagar City on Tuesday counselled traffic violators, including underage riders, during a special awareness drive aimed at curbing reckless and illegal driving by minors on city roads. During the interaction, two young boys, one of them just 14 years old, were found riding two-wheelers without valid driving licences. The minors…
Light snowfall expected at isolated higher reaches till Jan 21; rain, snow forecast to intensify thereafter Srinagar, Jan 15 : Minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir showed a slight rise at most places on Thursday compared to the previous day, while the weather department forecast light snow at scattered locations till January 21 and a wet…
Zaman Noor In a world increasingly dominated by fleeting digital content, instant messages and videos that disappear after twenty-four hours or so, there exists something timeless and powerful that many have wrongly declared obsolete, Some people look at it and see an old-fashioned medium that belongs to their grandparents’ generation. But to me, ink on…
ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE Bandipora: Irtiza Shafi, daughter of late Mohammad Shafi Sofi and resident of Ashtingoo, Bandipora, has brought laurels to her family and area by securing an exceptional score of 492 marks, translating into an impressive 98.4 per cent in her recent examination. Her remarkable achievement has evoked widespread appreciation and pride among…
Srinagar, Jan 12 : Marine commandos Monday launched a search operation in the Jhelum River at Gandbal in Srinagar following yesterday’s recovery of suspected human remains along the riverbank. The deployment came after locals demanded that specialised marine forces be pressed into service to trace and retrieve the body believed to be linked to the April…
