Srinagar: A four-day ‘Shaan-e-Ramadan’ Talent-Hunt Programme started at the University of Kashmir on Monday. Dean Research Prof Irshad A Nawchoo inaugurated the programme, organised by the Department of Students Welfare (DSW). In his presidential address, Prof Nawchoo congratulated the DSW for continuing with its rich legacy of holding the Ramadan programme in the University every […]
PAMPORE: Aliya Mir, project head Wildlife SOS rescued a snake from residential house premises in Saffron town Pampore in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. She received a call from the residents that they saw a snake in premises of residential house. A desperate call to the emergency number of Wildlife SOS from the inhabitant […]
SRINAGAR: The cleanliness drive of Dal Lake organized by the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority continued on the 15th day today in an enthusiastic way under the ATHWAS initiative of the government. Today, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad, Director Health Services Kashmir in presence of Vice chairman, LC&MA Dr. Bashir Ahmad Bhat today participated in the […]
KULGAM: Under ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a Health Mela was today organised in Medical block Yaripora at village Kujar wherein various services under the ambit of Health department were provided to the common masses. The services kept available for the general public included Maternal and Child health services, diabetes and hypertension screening, screening of 0 […]
New Delhi: Terming religious conversion among people from economically-weaker sections “a big conspiracy”, Union Minister Kaushal Kishore on Monday asked officials to provide assistance to them so that they are not forced change their religion. Speaking at the 52nd foundation day of the Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO), the minister for housing and urban […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to file a well-considered reply on a plea seeking formulation of a Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices to curb unethical practices of Pharma companies and ensure an effective monitoring mechanism, transparency, accountability as well as consequences of violations. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud […]
Kolkata: Senior TMC leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday slammed the NHRC for allegedly turning a blind eye to the atrocities perpetrated on women and people from backward communities in BJP-ruled states, claiming that the rights organisation was, however, always prompt in sending teams to states helmed by opposition parties. Describing the recent murder of five […]
Kyiv: American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Monday after a secrecy-shrouded visit to Kyiv that Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy is committed to winning his country’s fight against Russia and that the United States will help him achieve that goal. He has the mindset that they want to win, and […]
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has agreed to form an interim government to tackle the unprecedented economic crisis, a senior Buddhist monk claimed on Monday, as the debt-ridden country stepped up efforts to keep the economy afloat. Thousands of demonstrators have hit the streets since April 9, as the government ran out of […]
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said it struck Lebanon with artillery fire early Monday after a rocket was fired into Israel. The army said the rocket landed in an open area in northern Israel, causing no damage or injuries. But shortly after, it said it struck the sources of the projectile launched and an infrastructure target […]