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Education: In J&K, 22 percent schools at primary level, 6 per cent at Upper Primary Level have surplus teacher or student deficit

Education: In J&K, 22 percent schools at primary level, 6 per cent at Upper Primary Level have surplus teacher or student deficit

Srinagar, Aug 17: In Jammu and Kashmir, more than 22 percent of schools at Primary Level and six percent at Upper Primary Level schools have either surplus teachers or a deficit of students. Besides, the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has more than 10,000 surplus teachers in government-run-schools. The official documents of the Ministry […]

Waqf Board imposes ban on receiving of donations forcibly & through exploitative means by people at Ziyarats across UT

Waqf Board imposes ban on receiving of donations forcibly & through exploitative means by people at Ziyarats across UT

  Srinagar, Aug 17: On the receipt of large number of complaints against some people receiving donations forcibly and through exploitative means at the Ziyarats, the Jammu and Kashmir Waqf board has imposed a blanket ban on all such unethical practices across the Shrines of J&K UT with immediate effect. In this regard an order […]

80 sheep, goats killed in landslide in Banihal

80 sheep, goats killed in landslide in Banihal

Jammu, Aug 17: Around 80 sheep and goats were killed after a landslide amid rainfall hit a tent of the bakerwal community in Ramban district on Wednesday. Official sources said  ten of one Manzoor Ahmed son of Abdul Rahim of Dhani Bakhta Kathua came under heavy landslide due in wee hours. They said 80 sheep […]

President MC Magam Arrested For Granting Building Permission Beyond His Competence

President MC Magam Arrested For Granting Building Permission Beyond His Competence

Srinagar, Aug 17: Police have arrested President Municipal Committee Magam Budgam for issuing permission to construct a shopping complex in central Kashmir district without competence and grabbing required fee at the cost of state exchequer. The president Municipal committee Magam Ghulam Mustafa Mir has been booked for forgery, fraud and criminal breach of trust and […]

Amid CASO Militants lobbed Grenade, Managed to Escape Due To Darkness: Police

Amid CASO Militants lobbed Grenade, Managed to Escape Due To Darkness: Police

Srinagar, August 17:Police on Wednesday said that militants lobbed grenade during CASO (Cordon and Search Operation) on security forces while as a hideout was busted in Kutpora area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. The Kashmir Zone Police Tweeted, ” On specific input Security Forces launched a CASO in Kutpora, Shopian. During search, militants […]

Rebellion in Congress over appointment of new chief: Former MLA Sopore Rashid Dar resigns

Rebellion in Congress over appointment of new chief: Former MLA Sopore Rashid Dar resigns

Srinagar, Aug 16: The Congress high command’s decision to appoint Vikar Rasool as head of Jammu & Kashmir unit has triggered a rebellion within the Pradesh Congress Committee with former MLA Sopore Abdur Rashid Dar resigning from basic membership of the party. Rashid,  who represented Sopore twice in Assembly, said that he has resigned from the […]