IUST organizes awareness campaign on drug abuse

Awantipora: Mantaqi Centre for Science and Society on Thursday organized slogan writing and painting activity to spread awareness against the drug abuse. The event was attended by students who drew paintings and slogans depicting the impact of drugs on humans and imbibing willingness and ability in students to say ‘NO’ to drugs. The paintings were […]

Two-day prog on ‘Peace Education’ concludes

Srinagar: A two-day training programme on “Peace Education” organized by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with the Save the Children at District Institute of Educational Trainings (DIET) Srinagar concluded on Wednesday. The event which was inaugurated by the Principal DIET Srinagar, Dr. Tahira Hilali, witnessed several sessions covering issues like Schools as […]

At SKUAST-K workshop, experts talk Islamic perspective of gender rights

Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Women at Workplace Central Committee (WWCC) organised a daylong workshop on women’s empowerment, ‘Gender Equality Today, Sustainable Tomorrow’ on Thursday at Shalimar Campus. Retired High Court Judge Justice Bashir Ahmad Kirmani, who was the chief guest on the occasion, gave an overview of women’s rights […]

SKUAST-K holds workshop on statistical learning in agri sciences

Srinagar: A five-day workshop on ‘Current Statistical Learning and Techniques in Agricultural Sciences’ started on Thursday here. A simple but impressive inaugural function was organized by the Division of Agricultural Economics and Statistics, at the Knowledge Management Centre of the Faculty of Agriculture, SKUAST-Kashmir, Wadura campus. The objective of the workshop is to acquaint the […]

UK bans TikTok on govt phones over security concerns

London: Britain said on Thursday it would ban TikTok on government phones with immediate effect, a move that follows other Western countries who have barred the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns. “The security of sensitive government information must come first, so today we are banning this app on government devices. The use of other […]

Zee Entertainment set to repay IndusInd $10 mn to wrap Sony deal

New Delhi: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. has agreed to repay dues owed to IndusInd Bank Ltd. as the company seeks to resolve insolvency proceedings initiated against it and inch closer to completing a merger with a Sony Group unit to create a $10 billion media giant, people familiar with the matter said. The settling of […]

Over 10,000 encounters in UP in six years under Yogi govt

Lucknow: More than 10,000 police encounters of criminals have taken place in Uttar Pradesh during the last six years of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led BJP Government in the state. In terms of the number of encounters, Meerut topped the list of the districts of the state with the highest number of 3,152 encounters that have […]

Hard-fought clashes at the last day of league stage

71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football C’ship   Srinagar: The 5th day of the league rounds of the ongoing 71st B.N. Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2023 played at four different venues saw exciting clashes among the teams. Fifteen matches including 12 men’s and 03 women’s, were played on Thursday in […]

J&K Sports Council celebrates International Women’s Day

Srinagar: International Women’s Day celebrations were held at Indoor Sports Complex Polo-ground Srinagar here on Thursday. Hundreds of female athletes accompanied by their families participated in the programme. Athletes from other districts were also part of the programme and included a good number of Khelo India Centre registered trainees as well accompanied by the mentors. […]

J&K gets 20 more DNB seats in GMCs, DHs

J&K gets 20 more DNB seats in GMCs, DHs

Jammu: As a step towards strengthening Diplomate of National Board (DNB) in Jammu and Kashmir, 20 more seats have been sanctioned by National Board of Examinations in Medical Science (NBEMS) under DNB for the institutions of J&K during the start of the Session 2023. These seats shall be in addition to the earlier granted DNB […]