SRINAGAR: The Office of the Wildlife Warden, Central Division Srinagar, has issued a clarification regarding a viral video showing wild boars roaming along Boulevard and Foreshore Road. In an official statement, the department emphasized that these wild boars have historically inhabited Dachigam National Park and its surrounding conservation reserves since the time of the Maharajas. […]
SRINAGAR: The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has extended the admission deadline for its various programs to October 15, 2024. This extension aims to accommodate prospective learners who were unable to complete their admission formalities by the original deadline. Prospective students are encouraged to take advantage of this additional time, which provides an opportunity […]
SRINAGAR: In a concerted effort to combat drug trafficking, police have arrested two notorious drug peddlers in Sopore and seized contraband substances from them. “A police team, led by the Station House Officer (SHO) of Police Station Tarzoo and supervised by SDPO Sopore Sarfaraz Bashir-JKPS, intercepted the suspects at a checkpoint on Sofi Akbar Road, […]
PULWAMA: In compliance to the directions of JK Legal Services Authority, Naseer Ahmad Dar, Principal District and Sessions Judge (PD&SJ) Pulwama, Secretary DLSA Pulwama along with Legal Aid Defense Counsels (LADCs) Pulwama and Shopian visited Special Jail Correctional Home Pulwama. During the visit, the PD&SJ along with team took stock of facilities available to the […]
SRINAGAR: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar marked the culmination of a 15-day Hindi Pakhwada celebration with a grand valedictory ceremony held on Monday. The event was organized by the Rajbhasha Cell, and featured a range of activities aimed at promoting the use of official language on the campus. The valedictory ceremony was graced […]
SYDNEY: War-weary and angry, hundreds of thousands of Israelis are taking to the streets week after week, calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut a deal and bring the remaining hostages from the October 7 Hamas attack home. Their calls remain unanswered. These massive public demonstrations, including the largest nationwide strike in 18 months, […]
TEHRAN: The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the Islamic Republic will give a “stronger and more destructive” response to Israel if it makes the mistake of reacting to Iran’s recent retaliatory operation against the regime. Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi made the remarks on Sunday, five days after Iran launched hundreds of missiles toward […]
WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris, the US vice president and Democratic presidential nominee, addressed the country’s relationship with Israel during an interview set to air in full on Monday. She reiterated that Washington will continue to pressure Israel and other players in the Middle East to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza even as advocates say that […]
AWANTIPORA: Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) is hosting a two-day National Conference on the “Impact of Technology on the Kashmiri Language,” on October 9-10, 2024. The conference organized by Habba Khatoon Centre for Kashmiri Language and Literature and sponsored by Le-Khidmah Foundation Ganderbal aims to bring together experts to discuss and explore the […]
NEW DELHI: The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their groundbreaking discovery of microRNA, a fundamental mechanism of gene regulation. This discovery has revolutionised our understanding of how genes are controlled and expressed in living organisms. Ambros and Ruvkun’s work unveiled a new class […]