AWANTIPORA: The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at IUST hosted Prof Deepa Venkitesh, a leading expert in Optical Communication Systems and a Professor at IIT Madras. Prof Venkitesh delivered a lecture on “The Changing Phases of Fiber Optic Communication,” which was attended by students, scholars, and faculty. During the lecture, Prof Venkitesh discussed in […]
NEW DELHI: Scientists from the Indian Institute of Geomagnetism (IIG), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have decoded how the weak crustal magnetic field on Mars controls the Red Planet’s ionosphere. The finding made using data from NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) satellite may help in future space missions. […]
Jammu: On the last date of the withdrawal of nomination papers for the first phase of the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 in the 24 Assembly Constituencies, 25 candidates withdrew their Candidature in the Office of respective Returning Officers across seven districts on Friday. The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K UT […]
Srinagar: In compliance to Election Commission of India’s directive, government on Friday ordered transfer of seven police officers in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect. According to an order, Gurinderpal Singh (IPS; AGMUT: 2013) has been posted as Incharge director police, Telecommunication relieving Manoj Kumar Pandita, AIG, Training & Policy of additional charge of the […]
Srinagar: The government on Friday posted Shahid Saleem Dar as desputy commissioner Shopian with immediate effect. According to an order, a copy of which lies with GNS, Faz Lul Haseeb, IAS (AGMUT:2018), Deputy Commissioner, Shopian, has been transferred and posted as Managing Director, J&K Tourism Development Corporation, relieving Mr. Vivekanand Rai, IRS, Director, Tourism, Jammu […]
Srinagar: The Expenditure Observers for Srinagar District for General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, Capt. Pradeep Shoury Arya and Subodh Singh Friday visited the Integrated Election Control Room, Media Certification & Monitoring Committee(MCMC) and Media Centre established at the DC/DEO Office Srinagar. The inspections were part of their taking stock of the arrangements for the coming […]
Jammu: Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Friday claimed that five years since the abrogation of Article 370, peace had returned to Jammu and Kashmir and large-scale development was underway, as he urged the people to vote for his party in the upcoming state election. Reddy said that before the abrogation of Article 370, which […]
Srinagar: Calling democracy a “battle of ideas”, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti urged the government on Friday to lift the ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami to enable it to contest elections. She also described as “regrettable” National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah’s claim that the Jamaat-e-Islami once considered elections “haram (forbidden)” but now as “halal (permissible)”. The People’s […]
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Friday said the pre-poll alliance with the Congress for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls was not an easy decision as the party had to “sacrifice” many seats it felt it had a chance to win. Addressing a party function at the NC headquarters Nawa-i-Subah, Abdullah said […]
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday said the “era of uninterrupted dialogue” with Pakistan is over even as he noted that India is “not passive” and whether events take a positive or negative direction, either way New Delhi will react. In his address at a book launch here, Jaishankar also said for […]