Dir Horti presides over awareness camp at Kulgam

Srinagar: The Director Horticulture Kashmir G R Mir on Saturday presided over training cum awareness camp at Kulgam organized by the district Horticulture department. The programme was attended by Chief Horticulture Officer Kulgam, Subject Matter Specialist Kulgam, and various other officers and officials from the department, along with a huge number of orchardists. The primary […]

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge named INDIA bloc’s chairperson

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge named INDIA bloc’s chairperson

No dispute over convenor’s post, no need to project any face: Pawar New Delhi: After days of tussle among alliance partners, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Saturday appointed Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the bloc’s chairperson. The decision was taken during a virtual meeting of top alliance leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad […]

‘Incomplete temple, BJP politics’: Tharoor on why Cong declined Ram Mandir event invitation

‘Incomplete temple, BJP politics’: Tharoor on why Cong declined Ram Mandir event invitation

New Delhi: Amid Bharatiya Janata Party’s criticism, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has defended his party’s decision to decline the invitation of Ram Mandir’s consecration ceremony on January 22. Speaking to reporters, Tharoor said that the Congress felt that going for a BJP event to inaugurate an incomplete temple would become a “political choice” and not […]

IMD plans to use AI to better forecasts, admits predicting severe weather events challenging

New Delhi: As it celebrates 150th year of its establishment, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now set its eyes on fine-tuning its weather forecast models using artificial intelligence and faster supercomputers even though it struggles to predict small-level severe weather events. In an interview with PTI, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the weather […]

US launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as conflict escalates

US launches new strikes on Yemen’s Houthis as conflict escalates

Washington: The United States launched new strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen for a second straight day after the Iran-aligned group warned it would retaliate for a series of attacks on its facilities. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that Tomahawk missiles were fired from the US Navy’s USS Carney at […]

Taiwan ruling party’s Lai wins presidential election

Taipei: William Lai Ching-te from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has won Taiwan’s presidential election, despite warnings from China – which claims Taiwan as part of its territory – not to vote for him. Lai, the current vice president, was in a three-way race with Hou Yu-ih from the conservative Kuomintang (KMT) and former […]

Ehtisham Khan criticizes JU’s handling of exam result delays

Srinagar: Er. Ehtisham Khan, Senior Vice President of THE PURPOSE (NGO), a dedicated advocate for student welfare and education, has expressed profound concern and condemned the consistently “unprofessional and indifferent approach” of the University of Jammu in handling delays in examination results, thereby neglecting the welfare and future prospects of its students. “It is disheartening […]

SP College commemorates National Youth Day, organizes virtual symposium

Srinagar: Under the aegis of Viksit Bharat @2047, the Red Ribbon Club of Sri Pratap College organized weeklong activities to commemorate National Youth Day. In this connection, a virtual symposium on the theme, “It’s all in the mind” was coordinated by the Convenor and members of Red Ribbon Club. The proceedings of the online symposium […]