Training prog on ‘dairy dev in J&K’ held at Lalmandi

Training prog on ‘dairy dev in J&K’ held at Lalmandi

‘Dairy emerging as imp sector of agri economy’ SRINAGAR: A Divisional level Training programme on ‘Dairy development in J&K’ (Implementation framework of Mission Milk) was held at the Directorate of Agriculture Kashmir. The programme was jointly inaugurated by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal and Director Animal Husbandry department, Purnima Mittal. Addressing the inaugural session, […]

IUST promotes mutual understanding, celebrates diversity

IUST promotes mutual understanding, celebrates diversity

Awantipora: On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, IUST organized a function and celebrated the festival to appreciate diversity and strengthen brotherhood and harmony under Ek Bharat Shresta Initiative. The festival, also called Shishur Saenkraat in Kashmir, marks the solar transition to pleasant and warm seasons from extremely cold winters. Besides others, Prof Naseer Iqbal (Registrar […]

Lethpora youth help stranded vehicles on national highway

PAMPORE: Amid the heavy snowfall in Kashmir, Lethpora youth provided a helping hand to the strand vehicles on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway near the Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The local youth helped the tourist, ambulances and other private vehicles that were stuck in the snow at Lethpora village. Due to heavy snowfall […]

Not releasing Mirwaiz despite repeated calls by people unfortunate: Anjuman

Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar has expressed its deep regret that its head and the top religious leader of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq continues to be under “illegal and arbitrary” detention for the past three and a half years. As a result of this detention, he is unable to perform his […]

IGNOU launches web enabled academic support for ODL progs

Srinagar: Prof. Srikant Mohapatra , Pro-Vice Chancellor, IGNOU launched the newly developed 13 WEAS Programme Portals along with the WEAS specific websites for 13 schools in a virtual meeting organized by the NCIDE on Friday. WEAS portals for 32 ODL programmes and 4 disciplines were already implemented for the students. With this launch, total 45 […]

We count a lot on India’s G-20 leadership amidst global economic slowdown: IMF MD

We count a lot on India’s G-20 leadership amidst global economic slowdown: IMF MD

Washington: The international community counts a lot on India’s leadership of the G-20 at a time when the world is faced with the continued economic slowdown and social distress, the chief of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva has said. “India, which is the president of G-20 countries, remains among the countries that perform better […]

Biden takes classified documents, information very seriously: White House

Biden takes classified documents, information very seriously: White House

Washington: US President Joe Biden takes classified documents and information “very seriously”, the White House has said, hours after it revealed that more classified documents were found at his residences and private offices. The Attorney General has appointed a Special Counsel, Robert Hur, to investigate the discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center […]

Air India peeing incident: Now accused claims he did not urinate on woman; ‘she urinated on herself’

Air India peeing incident: Now accused claims he did not urinate on woman; ‘she urinated on herself’

New Delhi: In a surprise U-turn, Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, told a Delhi court on Friday he did not commit the offensive act. The claim by his lawyer, made for the first time since the sordid event unfolded on an Air India […]

Strong connectivity essential for building developed India: PM

Strong connectivity essential for building developed India: PM

Varanasi: Strong connectivity is essential for building a developed India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday while flagging off the world’s longest river cruise ‘MV Ganga Vilas’ which will travel 3,200 km in 51 days to reach Dibrugarh via Bangladesh, sailing across 27 river systems. Modi via video conferencing also inaugurated a Tent City […]