Vaccination Drive concluded at Hajin GDC

Hajin: The Government Degree College Hajin concluded the one month Mega vaccination drive on Friday .This was the 5th phase of the drive that resulted in almost 90 percent of the vaccination of students across all the semesters. The drive began in the presence of the Principal of the college, Dr.HudaGalzai.Besides, other faculty members Dr.Fayrooz […]

NCC camp held in Machil

Srinagar: The National Cadet Corps took a decision to resume its training of Cadets, keeping the COVID-19 protocol in view. The first ever NCC camp in the higher reaches of Shamshabari Ridge, in the Kashmir valley, was conducted from 02 Sept to 10 Sept 2021 by the Baramulla based 3 J&K Battalion. The camp was […]

Advisor Baseer Khan visits IICT, Pashmina Laboratory

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) and Pashmina Testing Laboratory Baghi Ali Mardan Khan Nowshera. He was accompanied by Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Director, Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir and Director, IICT. During his visit to IICT, Advisor interacted with the Junior/Senior Craft instructors of Handicrafts and […]

SKUAST holds interactive session on low cost Cocoon rearing

SRINAGAR: One Day Interaction / Demonstration session was conducted by Division of Cocoon Crop Production, College of Temperate Sericulture, Mirgund wherein farmers of adjacent areas of the College along with persons from Sericulture Development Department participated. The idea of the session was to bring awareness among rearers about the cost effective nature of low cost […]

Delegation led by Agriculture Minister to Kashmir visits Indian International Trade Saffron Spice Park

SRINAGAR: Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar accompanied by Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Shri Kailash Choudhary and Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture Sushri Shobha Karandlaje today had a detailed visit to Indian International Trade Saffron Spice Park, Pampore, where they inspected various departments of the […]

JKCSF expresses concern over inflation, urges for uplifting local economy

Srinagar: Notwithstanding the increasing inflation in day to day consumer items amid the worst scenario of prolonged economic recession of covid 19 lockdowns, Jammu and Kashmir Civil Society Forum has expressed concern over the negligence of authorities in bringing the prices back to normal in the large public interest. In a statement Chairman JKCSF Abdul […]

Journalist bodies condemn raids on homes of 4 journalists

Journalist bodies condemn raids on homes of 4 journalists

Srinagar: Journalist bodies in Kashmir have condemned the police raids on Wednesday against four journalists – Hilal Mir, Shah Abbas, Azhar Qadri and Showkat Motta. The raids by police and paramilitary at the respective residences of these journalists reflect how the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir are targeting journalists, the journalist associations said in a […]

Journalists would be arrested after ‘evidences are collected’: IGP

Journalists would be arrested after ‘evidences are collected’: IGP

Srinagar: Police on Thursday released a statement on the raids it conducted at the homes of four journalists in Srinagar a day before. The statement said, “During the course of investigation of case FIR No. 82/2020 of Police Station Kothibagh, credible evidence was found which links the following persons with the mastermind who is behind […]

KU among top 50 universities in NIRF ranking

KU among top 50 universities in NIRF ranking

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU) has figured among top 50 universities in the all-India ranking of varsities conducted by the Union Ministry of Education under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF)-2021. The university has been ranked at 48th position with an overall point score of 46.97. In key parameters the university obtained scores of: […]

NIT Srinagar secures 69th position in NIRF rankings among engineering colleges in India

NIT Srinagar secures 69th position in NIRF rankings among engineering colleges in India

Director NIT Prof Sehgal says it is a proud moment for the institution Srinagar: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has secured 69th position in National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings 2021 among all engineering institutions in India. The results of which were released by the Ministry of Education on Thursday. The NIRF rankings were […]