Technical cum site visits need of the hour for engineering students: Prof. Sehgal Srinagar: The Civil Engineering Students Association (CESA) of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, on Monday, started a ‘Mega Site-Visit Series’ program. Under the program, 10+ visits are scheduled over the course of two months to various project/ construction sites in the […]
SRINAGAR: District Hub For Empowerment of Women- Mission Shakti, Srinagar in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Srinagar today conducted one day legal awareness programme titled “Towards Empowering Women” sponsored by National Commission For Women at Government Girls Higher Secondary School- Nawa Kadal, here. Speaking at the event, District Mission Coordinator, Ruqaya Ashraf raised […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested 3 drug peddlers in Handwara and recovered contraband substances from their possession. A Police party of Police Station Handwara at a checkpoint established at Kachwari Handwara intercepted 3 suspicious persons. During checking, officers were able to recover 29 grams of Heroin like substance from their possession. They have been identified as […]
RAMBAN: Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee has launched a doorstep drive in collaboration with Public Responsible Organization (PRO) Saahhas Zeo waste and NGO Global Human Rights Trust (GHRT) to create awareness among consumers and bulk consumers for effective implementation of Action Plan on E-Waste Rules, approved by NGT. The rules envisage safe disposal of […]
KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Doifode Sagar Dattatray today inaugurated a 2 day workshop on formulation of District/Sectoral/Departmental Disaster Management Plan at D.C Office, here. The workshop, organized by District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) Kupwara, was attended by SDM Lolab, ACD, CEO, DIO, District Officers, Consultant Disaster Management, Resource Persons, Doctors, Engineers, SDRF Personnel, […]
BUDGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid today inaugurated a two day capacity building programme on Nasha Mukht Bharat Abhiyan being held at Sheikh-ul-Alam Hall, Budgam. The event is being organized by the District Social Welfare Office Budgam in collaboration with Education and Health departments of Budgam. Speaking on the occasion, the DC […]
CANBERRA: India has a substantial inventory of Soviet and Russian-origin weapons because the Western countries opted for a military dictatorship in the region as its preferred partner and did not supply weapons to New Delhi for decades, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday, in an apparent reference to Pakistan. During a joint press […]
CANBERRA: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Monday that the Ukraine conflict does not serve the interests of anybody, as he stressed that India was against such hostilities as it can have a “very profound impact” on everybody across the world. During a joint press meeting with his Australian counterpart Penny Wong here, Jaishankar […]
New Delhi: The RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) on Monday announced a protest rally of farmers in the national capital on December 19 to press their demands for increasing financial assistance under the PM Kisan scheme and removing GST on agricultural equipment and fertilisers. BKS all-India secretary K Sai Reddy said the national executive, at […]
Mumbai: More than 600 exotic species rescued by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs department at the Mumbai airport have been shifted to a care facility in Gujarat, a forest official said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the Mumbai Zonal Unit of the DRI intercepted the consignment last week after it arrived […]