Indian-origin man arrested for ‘hate-motivated’ attack at Canada mosque

New Delhi: An Indian-origin man was arrested in Canada for allegedly yelling threats and religious slurs, and trying to run over people in a mosque earlier this week, local police said Sunday. The incident, which took place as worshippers had gathered during the holy Islamic month of Ramzan, was condemned as an “Islamophobia-motivated attack” by […]

SKUAST-trained, Australia-returned scholar chose dairying for livelihood

Parvaiz Ahmed Reshi & Gowher Gull Sheikh Though SKUAST-Kashmir has many success stories to talk about but the one discussed below of a young boy in his twenties with many options available around, the basic training of dairy farming conducted by Animal Nutrition’s Division of SKUAST-Kashmir motivated him to take up dairy farming as the […]

As Future Retail bankruptcy crawls, Adani and Reliance among bidders

New Delhi: Adani Group and former suitor Reliance Retail have again expressed interest in buying the assets of Future Retail that went bankrupt last year. Other prominent names in the list of prospective resolution applicants (PRA) include Jindal Power, WH Smith Travel Ltd (UK-based travel retailer), and several other scrap dealers and waste recyclers, according […]

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana: Credit saturation for livelihoods

The scheme has supported small enterprises and revitalized the Indian micro-credit ecosystem in its eight years of existence Soumya Kanti Ghosh As India’s Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) completed eight years on 8 April, we can glance back at the changes wrought by this mass credit saturation programme that was envisaged during the bleak days […]

Engagement of Khanmoh youth in sports activities would be top priority: JD YSS

Srinagar: Joint Director (Kashmir) Department of Youth Services and Sports Waseem Raja (JKAS) visited the assigned Panchayat of Khanmoh C in the outskirts of Srinagar district in connection with Special Gram Sabha Meeting under Special Gram Sabha for preparation and approval of Gram Panchayat Development Plan for the financial year 2023-24. PRIs and representatives of […]

Police distribute sports kits among youth in Shopian

Shopian: Continuing its efforts to promote positive engagements of youth in sports activities as well as to build good “Police-Public” relations, SSP Shopian Tanushree under the aegis of Civic Action Programme distributed cricket kits among the youth of district at DPL Shopian. While interacting with the youth, SSP Shopian said that everyone should take up […]

Covid Claims Life, 64 Fresh Cases Reported In J&K

Covid Claims Life, 64 Fresh Cases Reported In J&K

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 64 fresh covid-19 cases and one death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Sunday. They said that 24 cases were reported from Jammu division and 40 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 480173. Among the cases, 174272 are from Jammu division and […]

Mock Drill In Hospitals Today, Tomorrow

Mock Drill In Hospitals Today, Tomorrow

New Delhi: Amid rising COVID-19 cases, a nationwide mock drill to take stock of hospital preparedness will be held on April 10 and 11 in which both public and private facilities are expected to participate. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will visit AIIMS, Jhajjar on April 10 to oversee the mock drill, officials said on […]

Make Proactive Efforts To Fulfill Your Aspirations: LG To Youth

Make Proactive Efforts To Fulfill Your Aspirations: LG To Youth

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asked youth not to wait for something to happen, rather make the proactive efforts to fulfil one’s and the nation’s aspiration. He addressed the Bhagwan Mahavir Janm Kalyanak, organized by Shree Mahavir Jain Education Society under the aegis of S.S Jain Sabha, on Sunday at Jammu. The Lt Governor called […]

Constitutional rights should not only be upheld but promoted: Rijiju

Constitutional rights should not only be upheld but promoted: Rijiju

Budgam: Union Minister for Law and Justice, Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday said that constitutional rights should not only be upheld but also promoted. The Minister in presence of Chief Justice of High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Tashi Rabstan, Executive Chairman JKLSA today inaugurated the office of Legal Aid […]