Srinagar, September 05 (Scoop News) –Minister for Education and Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed while extending warm greeting to entire teaching community of J&K on Teachers Day said it is a fact that teaching is a noble profession and teachers play pivotal role in shaping lives of generations. The Minister was addressing a function organized by the Directorate of School Education, Kashmir to observe Teachers Day, here today. The Minister said that with the good guidance of a teacher, the students can face the challenges of life, adding that teacher’s effort can make even an average student a bright one. Quoting ve....

Srinagar, September 05 (Scoop News) – The Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has announced that a Spice Park would be set up by the Spice Board of India at Pampore, to provide better marketing facilities to the saffron growers besides checking the sale of substandard and spurious saffron in the market. He said Rs. 373 crore are being spent under this scheme during first four years of the scheme. The Minister was addressing a Saffron Growers awareness camp held here today. The camp, organized by the Agriculture Department, was aimed to sensitize the saffron growers about the benefits of National Saffron Mission launched by t....

Srinagar/Anantnag, September 5 (Scoop News) - In its endeavour for maintaining good Police Public relations viz-a-viz present law and order situation in the Valley, J&K Police today organised Police Public meetings in Srigufwara and Yaripora in South Kashmir. A Police Public meet was organised today in Higher Secondary School Srigufwara. The Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), South Kashmir Range, S. A Watali presided over the Police Public meet in which approximately 400-500 people including respectables and senior citizens of the area participated. The people highlighted many problems of the area and among them the ....

Srinagar,September 5 (Scoop News) -Worsening Kashmir situation calls for taking effective and realistic measures alongside resumption of stalled dialogue process for the restoration of permanent peace and normalcy. For this, congress leadership both in the state and the centre has to take lead in creating a congenial atmosphere for the success of this dialogue process. This was stated by senior congress leader and MLC Abdul Gani Vakil in a statement issued here today. He said that situation calls for taking proactive measures and announcing a healing touch policy for those who have ....

Srinagar, September 04 (Scoop News) – Arrangements with regard to Shabi-Qadr and Eid-Ul-Fitr were finalized at a high level meeting of officers of Kashmir division with Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Asgar Samoon in chair. IGP Kashmir, S.M. Sahai was also present in the meeting. Regarding foodgrains and other essential, the meeting was told that 1.30 lakh quintals of rice, 5100 quintals of sugar and 8100 quintals of atta have so far been distributed among the valley consumers upto 3rd of the current month. It was also told that k-oil and LPG cylinders are also being made available to the consumers. The Poultr....

Kupwara/Udhampur,September 4 (Scoop News) - As per delayed report army personnel deployed in Muhri near Kalaruch, Kupwara District braved all odds in dousing a raging fire in a house in Narikut village on 31 Aug 10. This timely assistance not only prevented the fire from engulfing neighboring houses, but also saved the standing maize crop. The fire, which broke out at 2330 hours, in the house of Mr Wali Mohammed, resident of Kuthar Mohalla, spread panic in the area. Alert sentries at the Army post of 41 Rashtriya Rifles quickly mobilized other Army personnel, who immediately swung into action. After coordinating the firefighting ....

Srinagar, September 4 (Scoop News) – Former chairman and chief executive of Jammu & Kashmir chairman and chief executive of the bank M Y Khan today said that J&K Bank was established in 1938 and started its operations in 1939, it assumed significance when I took charge as chairman and chief executive of the bank in 1996. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar M Y Khan said, it not only started witnessing unmatched growth in its fundamentals but with a big bang the bank expanded its network of branches in other states of the country and soon people outside the state recognized this small regional bank as one of the best banks in the....

Srinagar, September 03 (Scoop News) –As many as, 37 projects are under execution under Integrated Watershed Development Programme (IWDP) and Drought Prone Area Programme (DPAP) involving a total sanctioned cost of Rs. 125 crore covering 1.95 lakh hectares of land. This was stated in a high level meeting chaired by the Minister for Rural Development, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Mohammad Sagar. It was also attended by the Secretary, Rural Development, Yudullah, Directors Rural Development Jammu and Kashmir and other senior officers of the department. Sagar urged upon the officers to speed up the implementation....

Srinagar, September 03 (Scoop News) –A meeting of officers of Government Medical College and Associated Hospitals was held here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Medical Education, R.S. Chib, convened to review the availability of drugs, transport for carrying the staff and patients, details of number of in- patients and out- patients for the last two months. Principal, Government Medical College, Srinagar Prof. Shahida Mir, Director Chitranjan Hospital, Dr. Rakesh Khajuria, Secretary State Red Cross Society, Feroz Ahmed and Medical Superintendents of all the Associated Hospitals attended the meeting. The officers apprised ....

Srinagar, September 03 (Scoop News) –The flights were operated hassle free from Awantipora airport as per schedule today. The administration had put all the arrangements in place to facilitate the passengers. According to a spokesman, passengers are checked in at Srinagar Airport and transported to Awantipora airport for boarding in the flights to different destinations. Meanwhile, he clarified that no passenger should directly report at Awantipora airport as checking of luggage and frisking of passengers has to be necessarily carried out at Srinagar Airport. ....