JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 1,70,541 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, the Jammu […]
JAMMU: Directorate of School Education, Jammu organized a Webinar through its Counselling Cell on ‘Ensuring Well-being During Stressful Times’. Director School Education Jammu, Anuradha Gupta was the chief guest of the event, while Practicing counsellor, WHO Life Skills Trainer, Parenting Coach, Therapist, Dr. Geetanjali Kumar, was the key resource person and Head of the Department, […]
BANDIPORA: District Development Commissioner, Bandipora, Ravinder Kumar Saturday called for scientific disposal of Solid Waste in the district and directed the Municipal Committee Bandipora to come up with a plan after consulting experts for the same. He said this during a visit to the current dumping site at Nussu. He was accompanied by Tehsildar Bandipora […]
Srinagar: The Vice Chancellor Kashmir University Prof Talat Ahmad made a strong plea for proper education of the youth from minority communities and mainstreaming them in various service sectors including Indian Civil Services and other competitive fields. Speaking at a webinar, “The Untold Story of Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) growth”, organized by […]
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal (Chairman District Environment Committee) today convened a meeting of all members of District Environment Committee(DEC) to discuss the progress on Action Areas taken up by different departments for implementation of District Environment Plan (DEP) in the district. The meeting was attended by all the members of the committee […]
Bhaderwah: In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as less human intervention has led to a bumper crop of ‘digitalis purpurea’, a flower species primarily native to temperate Europe. Experts have predicted a bigger crop […]
Dr Ajaz Ahmad Khan Introduction This essay is an analysis of the modern Islamic political thought of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri on the concept of Islamic khilafat (rule/government). The need for an Islamic state in the contemporary era emerged after the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of Arab nationalism, which set off […]
New Delhi: India recorded close to 20,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time on Sunday, taking the tally to 5,28,859, while the?death toll rose to?16,095,?according to the Union Health Ministry data The data updated at 8 am showed 19,906 new cases, while?410 persons succumbed to the disease in the last 24 […]
NEW DELHI: India’s fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic is driven by its people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, attributing the “success” against the pandemic to the implementation the nationwide lockdown in its initial phase. In an address during the virtual meeting of the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) on Saturday, […]
BEIJING: China reinforced its troops near the Indian border with mountain climbers and martial arts fighters shortly before a deadly clash this month, state media reported. Tensions are common between the two nuclear-armed neighbours in the mountainous border terrain, but this month’s fighting was their deadliest encounter in over 50 years. Five new militia divisions […]