SRINAGAR, JUNE 21 (PTK): Drug abuse, known to be widespread among youth in Kashmir Valley, is now showing a new trend whereby teenage girls are increasingly turning into addicts. College-going girls and boys are abusing substances, especially toluene, a common thinner, is testified to by officials at the de-addiction centre in Srinagar. Sources told Press Trust…

SRINAGAR.21.06.18(PTK).State General Secretary of Pradesh Congress Committee and MLA Bandipora Usman Majid has urged His Excellency Governor N.N Vohra to provide compensation for the farmers, whose standing crops, fruits and vegetables were damaged due to recent hail-storm and heavy rains across Bandipora Assembly Constituency. According to preliminary reports 40 to 80 percent crops have been…

SRINAGAR, JUNE 21(PTK).: A workshop aimed at familiarizing the engineering staff of Tourism department about a specially designed online application titled “Dashboard Application” was held on Wednesday at TRC Srinagar under the chairmanship of Secretary Tourism Rigzin Samphael. Besides Director Tourism Kashmir Mahmood Ahmed Shah, the workshop was attended by CEOs and engineering staff of all Tourism Development…

SRINAGAR, JUNE 21(PTk).The 4th International Yoga Day was observed at the lawns of  Raj Bhavan, where experts from Yoga Society of Kashmir conducted a 45 minute session of a Yoga demonstration exercises. Governor N.N. Vohra, First Lady Usha Vohra, Sh. Umang Narula, Principal Secretary Governor; and  household, Secretariat and security officers and staff of the Raj Bhavan participated…

250 students trained in swimming camp SRINAGAR, JUNE 21(PTK). After successfully organizing swimming camp during the month of Ramadan, the department of tourism Kashmir organized a swimming competition among the participants on Wednesday. Fifty students of different schools who successfully underwent training in swimming participated in the 200-meter freestyle event at Water Sports Center, Nigeen Club….