BEIJING: Phase 3 trials of a Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine found it was 79 percent effective, the Chinese pharma giant said Wednesday, lower than rival jabs developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna but a potential breakthrough in the battle to stem the pandemic in Asia. China has been racing against the West to develop its own Covid-19 […]
GUWAHATI: The Assam assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill to abolish all state-run Madrasas by converting them to general schools amid a walkout by the opposition when their demand for sending the legislation to the Select Committee was rejected. After Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma turned down the request of the Congress and the AIUDF […]
WASHINGTON: The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in a deal valued at up to $290 billion. — File photo courtesy of Creative Commons The US State Department has approved the potential sale of 3,000 precision guided munitions to the Kingdom of […]
JAMMU: Counselling Cell of Directorate of school Education Jammu in collaboration with Jnana Prabodhini Samshodhan Sanstha organised a webinar entitled “Understanding Adolescents (Challenges for today’s teenagers, Role of emotional health in adolescence)” where in a good deal of teachers, educators, students and parents got benefitted. Director School Education Jammu, Anuradha Gupta, in her address said […]
SRINAGAR: Psychological cum Career Counselling and Placement Cell of the college organized One-Day International webinar at Amar Singh College, Srinagar on 29th December, 2020 at 12.00PM (IST) under Manodarpan, an initiative by MHRD, Govt. of India as part of Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. The theme of the webinar was “Mental Health and career counselling”. The webinar […]
Says Industrial reforms will usher new era of growth, development in J&K KATHUA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmed Khan, today said that the present dispensation led by Lieutenant Governor is focusing on strengthening industrial infrastructure with better service delivery to make the environment more congenial for industries to grow across the Union Territory of […]
JAMMU: A virtual meeting was held on Wednesday under the Chairmanship of Talat Parvez Rohella, Commissioner/Secretary Higher Education, with the representatives of UNDP. The meeting was also attended in person by Director EDI Ghulam Mohammad Dar, Rubina Kouser, Director JKSLRM, Dr. Peerzada Mohammad Yousuf, Director Colleges and other officers from Higher Education. The meeting was […]
KUPWARA: Handicraft Department, Kupwara today conducted a one day Awareness cum Registration Camp at Trehgam in which Artisans from 04 blocks including Trehgam, Kralpora, Keran and Tangdar participated. Assistant Director Handicrafts, Muzamil Hussain Chowdry was Chief Guest, on the occasion. On the occasion, Assistant Director Handicrafts said that the government is committed for upliftment of […]
JAMMU: Director Horticulture, Jammu, Ram Sevak, Wednesday flagged off a group of 14 orchardists to Farmers Training Institute, Ramban for 3-day training under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) -ATMA scheme. The Director Horticulture interacted with the orchardists and impressed upon them to learn the latest horticulture techniques at Advance Centre of Horticulture Development, […]
JAMMU: A meeting of District Level Review Committee/District Consultative Committee (DLRC/DCC) Jammu today reviewed the performance of Banks in Deposits, Advances, CD Ratio, and achievement under Annual Credit Plan for the FY 2020-21 for the Quarter ended September 2020. The meeting also reviewed the progress under various Govt. Sponsored and Social Security Schemes. The meeting […]