Ten-day Architectural Tour of IUST students to Chandigarh-Amritsar Circuit concluded

Awantipora: The Ten-day Architectural Tour of the students from the School of Architecture and Planning, IUST concluded. Twenty-three students from the Institution started the tour from Srinagar on November 9, 2022, and visited the Chandigarh-Amritsar circuit. The tour exposed the visiting students to modern as well as the medieval architectural heritage of the Punjab province […]

Darul Khair grieved over tragic deaths of 2 minor siblings in fire incident

Distributes relief material among fire victims at Alamgiri Bazar Srinagar: Darul Khair Mirwaiz Manzil Srinagar patron Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the recent tragic fire incident at Diver, Lolab in Kupwara district in which two minor siblings were charred to death besides complete destruction to two houses. […]

Yateem Foundation distributes scholarship under BESP, HESP Professional scholarship programmes

Srinagar: JKYF distributed about Rs 3 Lakh among 70 scholars under Pre Matric (Basic Education Scholarship Programme) and Higher Education Scholarship (HESP) Professional Programme (Professional) welfare programmes. The speakers at the scholarship cheque distribution function organised by J&K Yateem Foundation at Govt Degree college (Boys) Pulwama called for inculcating spirit of volunteerism among cross section […]

‘SKIMS Conducts Live Workshop on “Complex Heart Diseases’

Srinagar: Two days Live workshop was conducted at SKIMS by the department of CVTS in Collaboration with department of Cardiac Surgery, Max, Hospital, New Delhi on “Complex CABG”. Three patients were diagnosed as Complex Coronary Artery Disease with Valvular Heart Disease and Severe LV Dysfunction. All the patients were successfully operated during the Live Workshop […]

Make more Synergized & Comprehensive efforts to fight drug menace: DC Bandipora

Chairs District level NCORD Committee meeting BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr. Owais Ahmed on Monday chaired the meeting of the district level Narco Committee to discuss the measures to curb the drug abuse and narcotics trade in the district. The meeting discussed threadbare various issues related to the incidents of drug addiction, areas […]

Strong quake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java; 56 dead

Strong quake topples houses in Indonesia’s Java; 56 dead

Cianjur (Indonesia): A strong, shallow earthquake toppled buildings and collapsed walls on Indonesia’s densely populated main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 56 and injuring hundreds as people rushed into the streets, some covered in blood and white debris. Emergency workers treated the injured on stretchers and blankets outside main hospitals, on terraces […]

Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, UN warns: ‘You’re playing with fire!’

Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, UN warns: ‘You’re playing with fire!’

LONDON: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said. […]

US pushes defence ties with Indonesia as China strengthens

US pushes defence ties with Indonesia as China strengthens

Jakarta: US Defence Secretary Lloyd J. Austin met his Indonesian counterpart on Monday to push stronger defence ties amid growing Chinese naval activity in the Indo-Pacific region. Austin, at a joint news conference after meeting with Indonesian Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto, said they discussed ways to deepen the two countries’ partnership, including through expanding interoperability […]

VP Dhankhar meets Indian community in Doha, lauds role played by them

VP Dhankhar meets Indian community in Doha, lauds role played by them

Doha: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday interacted with the Indian community members here in Doha and lauded their role in deepening the links between India and Qatar. Dhankhar is in Doha for a two-day visit and represented India at the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup on Sunday. He is visiting Doha at the […]

Arrested ‘hybrid militant’ killed during gunfight: Police

Second such incident in just over a month Anantnag: Police on Sunday said that a “hybrid militant” who was recently arrested and was in police custody was killed during a gunfight with militants. Police said he had been taken to identify a hideout in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The slain has been […]