Month: September 2020

The Jammu Kashmir administration on Tuesday withdrew the additional excise duty of 50% levied on liquor after the outbreak of Covid - 19 as a new excise policy for the remainder of 2020 - 2021 financial year came into force , a senior government officer said. Excise Commissioner, Rajesh Kumar Shavan said the new policy for the first time provides for reservation of 12% to six categories of people, including ex-servicemen, those belonging weaker sections and unemployed youths, in opening bars and restaurants at tourist destinations across Jammu Kashmir. "The additional 50% excise duty on liquor (which was levied in May), commonly known as corona tax, has been withdrawn from today after the implementation of the new excise policy, "Shavan told reporters here. He highlighted various ...

Jammu Kashmir administration is all set to preserve the Six Mughal gardens in a bid to em-panel them because the United Nations Academic, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) mandated world heritage websites. A gathering was held not too long ago to formulate a plan for renovation and restoration of the Mughal gardens. The restoration work of those culturally important landmarks wants steady consideration due to their fragile nature, mentioned Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, commissioner secretary, floriculture.  “The originality of the constructions must be maintained in a bid to make sure recognition of those gardens as world heritage websites,” he added. All crucial interventions which can be vital for restoration of those cultural monuments ought to be dispatched to the a...

A 50-year-old woman tried to commit suicide by jumping into river Jehlum at Khankahe-e-Moula area of Srinagar on Tuesday morning. Though she was rescued by local people at Nawakadal, she died on the way to the hospital, the official sources said.   The identity of the woman is yet to be ascertained. She was fished out by locals and police at Nawa Kadal. Later, she was taken to the SMHS hospital where doctors declared her brought dead.  A case has been registered by the police and the investigations are underway.

A Kashmir based school teacher from Nowshera Srinagar posted at Government Primary school Tailbal Srinagar, Roohi Sultana, who uses ‘play way method’ to teach her students have been selected for prestigious National Teacher’s Award 2020. She has completed her Masters in Urdu and Kashmiri languages from Government institutes and also done a three-year degree course in calligraphy. She has been working as a content creator for the subjects of Urdu and Kashmiri in the board of school education, also she works in Diksha as e-content creator and provides online classes to students through all India radio broadcast in Srinagar. She finds the ‘play-way method’ as the best way to teach students at the primary level. Teaching students by adopting new innovative techniques make learning ...