SRINAGAR: Sharda University celebrated its Silver Jubilee (25th Foundation Day). Apart from eminent Dignitaries from the education world, many embassy officials and ambassadors were present on this occasion. Apart from the employees and officers who did excellent work in the service of the University, former VCs and Registrars were honored by giving moments. The event, […]
Srinagar: The second day of the ‘3’ days winter festival of Music, Dance and Drama, ‘Istaqbaal e Chila e Kalaan’, was held in Tagore Hall successfully. Despite severe cold and mercury touching around minus 5.8 the auditorium was full of the lovers of Music and drama, most of them being the youth. The audience enjoyed […]
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed a Bill to link electoral roll data with Aadhaar eco system amid protest by Opposition members over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence issue. The Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, piloted by Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, was passed by a voice vote after a brief discussion during which some […]
London: Glaciers in the Himalayas are melting at an “exceptional” rate because of global warming, threatening the water supply of millions of people in Asia, according to a study published on Monday. The researchers found that the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more quickly over the last few decades than on average since […]
New Delhi: Cold wave to severe cold wave conditions are very likely to continue in northwest India over the next two days and abate thereafter, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. Cold wave conditions will continue over central and east India for the next three days and relief is likely thereafter, it said. […]
NEW DELHI: With 6,563 people testing positive for coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,47,46,838, while the active cases declined to 82,267, the lowest in 572 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll climbed to 4,77,554 with 132 fresh fatalities, according […]
NEW DELHI: India is prepared to fight the Omicron variant of coronavirus and the country’s vaccine manufacturing capacity will be increased to 45 crore doses per month in the next two months, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya informed Rajya Sabha on Monday. Buffer stocks of medicine and oxygen have been prepared to mitigate […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Prayagraj on Tuesday and participate in a one-of-its-kind programme to be attended by over two lakh women, his office said. The programme is being held as per Modi’s vision to empower women, especially at the grassroots level, by providing them with necessary skills, incentives and resources, the […]
New Delhi: Asserting that it is the government’s responsibility to run Parliament, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said if the Centre has the courage, it should allow debate on issues of public importance raised by the opposition. “They are attacking democracy. There is a non-stop attack on democracy and that is why we are […]
PUNE: Army chief General M M Naravane on Monday said the outbreak of Covid-19 has taught everyone many lessons, and highlighted the importance of global and regional cooperation while tackling any pandemic-like situation. He was speaking at the inauguration of PANEX-21, a trans-national, multi-agency exercise organised in Pune from December 20 to 22 with a […]