‘Facebook failed to control Covid misinformation due to its design’

New Delhi: The Covid-19 vaccine misinformation policies of Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, were not effective in combating misinformation and its overall design is more to blame for this rather than just algorithms, a new study has revealed. The study, led by researchers at the George Washington University in the US and published […]

Baramulla victorious in Inter-District Provincial Level Girls Handball Competition

Baramulla: In an exhilarating display of talent and sportsmanship, the ongoing week-long Inter-District Provincial Level Handball Competition for Under-14 girls reached its climax on Sunday with Baramulla emerging victorious against Bandipora at the indoor stadium Khawaja Bagh, Baramulla, The under-14 girls’ competition took center stage, captivating the audience with thrilling matchups and the first semifinal […]

Militancy in JK at lowest level: DGP

Militancy in JK at lowest level: DGP

Srinagar: Militancy in Jammu and Kashmir is at its lowest level, Director General of Police Dilbag Singh said on Saturday. The Jammu and Kashmir Police chief also said security forces have neutralised 40 foreign militants and nine local ultras so far this year. “We are moving inch by inch towards the policy of zero terrorism […]

Young Entrepreneurs new ideas are our new heroes: LG

Young Entrepreneurs new ideas are our new heroes: LG

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the valedictory session of J&K Start-Up Conclave 2023 in Srinagar, today. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the Department of Industries and Commerce J&K for organizing the first of its kind conclave in collaboration with other stakeholders and startups from the UT. The Lt Governor announced that the […]

Sports should be a compulsory part of school curriculum: Sinha

Sports should be a compulsory part of school curriculum: Sinha

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the annual Sports Meet of Burn Hall School at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, today. “Sports is not only a medium of recreation but also shapes skill, experience and paves the right path for the students to follow their passion,” the Lt Governor said. He impressed upon the teachers and parents […]

SIA conducts searches to bust militant modules in Reasi

SIA conducts searches to bust militant modules in Reasi

Jammu: The Special Investigation Agency (SIA) carried out searches in the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi following information about desperate attempts by militants to revive militancy in the district, police said on Saturday. The search was conducted by the investigators of SIA, a counter-terrorism wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police, in Pouni and […]

Ex-DySP dies in Anantnag road mishap

Srinagar: A 75-year cop retired as Deputy Superintendent was killed in a road mishap in Iqbalabad along Khanabal-Pahalgam road in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that one Raj Mohammad Khan was hit by some unknown vehicle in his native area, leaving him with critical injuries. “The individual, a former DySP, was taken to […]

School boy slips into nallah, dies

School boy slips into nallah, dies

Poonch: A school boy on Saturday slipped into a nallah (rivulet) and drowned, officials said. They said that the 12-year-old boy slipped into the Chandimarh Noori Chamb Nallah in Surankote Area of Poonch District Immediately a rescued operation was launched and the boy was retrieved and shifted to Hospital in unconscious state. However, they said, […]

US expert on vector-borne disease delivers talk at SKUAST-K

US expert on vector-borne disease delivers talk at SKUAST-K

Srinagar: A US expert on vector-borne disease, Prof Roman Ganta, delivered a special talk on advancing One Health strategies at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shuhama campus. Chair, Department of Pathobiology, the University of Missouri, Columbia United States, Dr Ganta, delivered the talk ‘Tick-borne diseases of global importance: building bridges from […]

Indian Knowledge Systems: 6-day short-term training prog concludes at KU

Indian Knowledge Systems: 6-day short-term training prog concludes at KU

Srinagar: The Malaviya Mission-Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), erstwhile University Grants Commission-Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC), University of Kashmir (KU) in collaboration with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Division, Ministry of Education (MoE) Saturday held a valedictory function culminating the six-day short term training programme on IKS here at the varsity’s […]