Jammu: A 3.5 magnitude earthquake jolted Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Saturday, officials said. According to the National Centre of Seismology (NCS), the tremor was felt at 5.34 pm in the hilly district. The depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers below the surface at latitude 33.29 degrees north and longitude 76.67 degrees east, […]
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government ha appointed Dr Rakesh Bahl as principal government medical college Doda with immediate effect. According to an order issued by secretary health Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Dr Bahl will take charge of the post in addition to his own duties at government medical college, Jammu. “In the interest […]
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said that technological dependence had its drawbacks and cited the Microsoft outage of July 19 as a point in case. His flight from Delhi to Madurai was nearly cancelled due to the Microsoft outage, he said. “I am an ardent believer of the […]
NEW DELHI: UPSC chairman Manoj Soni has resigned citing personal reasons before the expiry of his tenure in May 2029, official sources said on Saturday. His resignation is “not in any way connected to controversies and allegations surrounding the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) after probationary IAS officer Puja Khedkar issue came to the fore,” […]
SRINAGAR: Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama (MMU), the umbrella organisation of all major Islamic sects in Jammu and Kashmir, including some social and educational institutions and headed by Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, issued an important statement urging for peace and concord on the current sectarian controversy at Khanqah-e-Maula Srinagar. MMU in a statement emphasised that the people […]
PAMPORE: The annual festival of Mata Jawala Ji, known as Haar Tshodah, was celebrated with immense religious fervor at the Mata Jawala Ji Temple in Khrew, Pulwama district, on Saturday. The festival, marking the birthday of Shri Mata Jawala Ji, attracted devotees from various parts of the country. Scores of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and […]
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will give to the nation a detailed account of the country’s economy when she tables the Economic Survey in Parliament on July 22, a day before she presents the General Budget. This will be the first budget of the Narendra Modi government during its third term. The economic survey […]
SRINAGAR: A delegation from the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), led by Chairman Vipul Shah, engaged in productive discussion with key members from the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) and All Kashmir Gold Dealer Association and local gem and jewellery trade members. Also, in attendance from GJEPC were Kirit Bhansali, Vice […]
Interact with scholars; school donates over Rs 17,000, other items SRINAGAR: A group of young students of Green Valley Educational Institute (GVEI) Srinagar visited J&K Yateem Foundation’s orphanage Baitul Hilal at Jawahar Nagar here on Saturday. The group interacted with the scholars of Baitul Hilal and focussed their interaction on social, educational and career development. […]
SRINAGAR: Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Science recorded a significant moment as SKIMS and Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM) Ministry of Ayush, Government of India signed MOU (Memorandum of understanding) for joint research collaboration in presence of Director SKIMS, Dr. M Ashraf Ganie and Dr. N Zaheer Director General CCRUM, Dean Medical Faculty […]