DHAKA: Thousands of students and others on Thursday rallied in Bangladesh’s capital to mark one month since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power by a mass uprising initially led by students over a quota system for government jobs. Hasina fled to India on August 5 after weeks of violence left more than […]
NEW DELHI: August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The data also showed that August 2024 was […]
NEW DELHI: Amid improving bilateral ties, India and the Maldives on Friday held their fifth ”Defence Cooperation Dialogue” in New Delhi. The Indian delegation was led by Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane, while the Maldivian delegation was headed by Chief of Defence Force, Maldives National Defence Force General lbrahim Hilmy. “The meeting provided both sides with […]
GANDERBAL: Pro Bono Club, Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), organized a speech competition on the theme “In the age of social media, parenting has become a herculean task” here. In his address, Dean SLS, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Mir, underscored the importance of such competitions and said, “such events […]
GANDERBAL: Department of Commerce, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) organised an induction session for the fresh batch of students admitted to M. Com programme on Thursday. Head, Deptt. of Commerce, Dr. Mehraj-Ud-Din Shah, highlighted the importance of the induction programme and gave an overview about the varsity, Commerce Department and other units of University, providing […]
NEW DELHI: A new study by IPE-Global and Esri-India has uncovered a alarming “swapping trend” in India’s climate patterns, where traditionally flood-prone areas are now experiencing droughts and vice versa. The research, which analysed climate data from 1973 to 2023, found that over 85% of Indian districts are vulnerable to extreme weather events, with 45% […]
Srinagar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today issued election notification for the 3rd phase of the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. A Total 40 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) in the districts of Kupwara, Baramulla, Bandipora, Udhampur, Kathua, Samba and Jammu shall go to polls in the third and final phase […]
Jammu: As many as 310 candidates have filed their nomination papers across 26 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) of six districts of Jammu and Kashmir which are going to polling in the second phase of J&K Assembly Election 2024. Thursday was the last day of filing nomination papers for the second phase of the Assembly Election scheduled […]
Srinagar: In view of the General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, the Election Commission of India has appointed General, Police and Expenditure Observers in for 08 Assembly Constituencies of District Srinagar. As per an official communication the General Observers appointed include Sandhya Bhullar (6006612389) for 25- Eidgah and 26- Central Shalteng; Chandresh Kumar Yadav (8491826997) for […]
Srinagar: People of Jammu and Kashmir are not slaves of the Centre but the real owners of their land, National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said. “Let me tell you one thing … we are not their slaves. People of this state are the owners of this place, remember it,” Dr Farooq Abdullah […]