Srinagar Dec 14: The University of Kashmir has postponed Monday’s language question papers of the ongoing B Ed examination in view of allegations of a purported paper leak. A statement issued by Controller of Examinations at KU this afternoon said that the papers titled ‘Teaching of English/Urdu/Hindi/Punjabi/Kashmiri/Arabic’- the last papers of the ongoing examination- have […]
Srinagar: The PSO of a PDP leader who was shot at by suspected militants in Srinagar’s Natipora area, succumbed to his injuries at SMHS Hospital. A senior police officer said that militants fired upon the PSO, constable Manzoor Ahmad guarding PDP leader Haji Parvaiz Ahmad in Natipora, leaving him critically injured. Manzoor was shifted […]
Sopore: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau Monday carried out fresh raids at two place in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla. An official said that the ACB team assisted by a joint team of security forces searched two locations in Model Town and Rohama in Sopore. A senior police officer said that raids […]
Srinagar:Unknown gunmen on Monday morning fired upon the personal security guard of a PDP leader in Natipora area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. A senior police officer said that militants fired upon the PSO of PDP leader Haji Parvaiz Ahmad in Natipora, leaving him injured. He has been identified as constable Manzoor Ahmad and […]
New Delhi: Farmer leaders on Monday started their day-long hunger strike against the Centre’s new farm laws and said protests will be held at all district headquarters later in the day, even as more people are expected to join ongoing agitation at Delhi border points. Farmer leader Baldev Singh said, “Representatives of farmer unions have started […]
New Delhi:The daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 30,000 for the third time this month taking India’s virus caseload to 98.84 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 93.88 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 98,84,100 with […]
Washington:US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has begun shipping the first batches of its long-awaited and newly-authorised coronavirus vaccine out of a Michigan warehouse, setting in motion the biggest vaccination drive in American history at a time when the pandemic has killed nearly 300,000 people in the country. The first trucks carrying the COVID-19 vaccine for widespread […]
Chandigarh: Punjab Deputy Inspector General (Prisons) Lakhminder Singh Jakhar on Sunday said he has resigned from the service in support of farmers who are protesting against the Centre’s three new farm laws. Jakhar said he tendered his resignation to the state government on Saturday. In his resignation letter to Principal Secretary (Home), “I, Lakhminder Singh […]
Srinagar: The State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Sunday said that the 6th phase of ongoing DDC elections in J&K recorded a turnout of 51.51 percent. Sharma said people “have once again reaffirmed their faith in democratic system by actively participating in the process underway to strengthen the same”. The SEC was […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has constituted a high-level working group, headed by Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad, to share amongst stakeholders all disaster-related knowledge and information generated in the varsity to help devise effective disaster management strategies and frameworks across the mountainous region of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. This is one of the several […]