CUK to conduct national level entrance test for admissions

Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) at its 13th meeting of the Academic Council held online recently has decided to conduct its own National level Entrance Test for admissions to various UG and PG programmes for the academic year 2021-22. The notification for the admission process for UG/ PG programmes shall be issued in a […]

Hundreds Kashmiri Pandits from different parts of JK, outside participates in annual festival of Jawala Ji at Khrew Pampore

MP Hasnain Masoodi, SP Awantipora, SDPO Mir Imtiyaz, Apni Party leader Showkat Gayoor visits temple, greets the Pandit community PAMPORE: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits from the different parts of J&K and outside Valley on Friday attended the annual festival at Jawala Ji temple Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Eyewitness told Kashmir […]

NIT Srinagar hosts webinar on implementation of Rajbhasha Hindi in technical institutions

Srinagar: The Hindi Cell along with Counselling Cell of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Saturday organised the first webinar on implementation of Rajbhasha Hindi in the technical Institute. The webinar was presided over by incharge Director NIT Srinagar, Prof. M. F Wani and Prakash Chandra Mishra, Former Deputy Director (Income Tax) and Hindi […]

Vaccination, CAB vital to avert 3rd Wave: DC Anantnag

ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner (DC).Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla today said that the Covid situation has improved significantly with recovery rate going constantly upwards and positive cases dropping to single digits in the district. The DC, however, cautioned against any leniency and said the top researchers, epidmiologists and virologists are consistently warning of another wave adding […]

DC Srinagar reviews progress on implementation of PMJAY-SEHAT Scheme

Golden Card registration MELAs to be held at all Medical Zones in Srinagar from Monday SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-SEHAT Scheme (AB-PMJAY-SEHAT) to review the progress of registration of beneficiaries and generation of Golden Cards in Srinagar district […]

National Digital Health Mission: Comments invited on consultation paper on unified health interface

National Digital Health Mission: Comments invited on consultation paper on unified health interface

New Delhi: In view of the upcoming rollout of the National Digital Health Mission (NDHM), a consultation paper providing an overview of the proposed design, scope and role of the Unified Health Interface (UHI) has been released seeking comments from the public. The National Health Authority (NHA), which has been mandated to design and roll […]

Covid vaccines being used in country required to be stored within 2-8 Deg C temp range: Govt

New Delhi: COVID-19 vaccines, currently being used in the country, are required to be stored within the temperature range of two to eight degrees Celsius, Union Minister Bharati Pravin Pawar informed Lok Sabha on Friday. In a written reply, the minister of state for health also said that there are 296 walk-in coolers and 57,640 […]

Pakistan deploys regular troops at forward areas along Afghan border as tensions increase: Report

Pakistan deploys regular troops at forward areas along Afghan border as tensions increase: Report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has deployed regular troops at forward positions along the Afghan border due to the fluid security situation in the neighbouring war-torn country in the wake of the withdrawal of American and NATO troops, a media report said on Saturday. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said that Pakistan Army soldiers have replaced the Frontier […]

Engineers, postgraduates among 8,000 applicants for 6 ‘dom’ posts at Kolkata hospital morgue

Kolkata: Engineers, graduates and postgraduates are among 8,000 people who applied for six posts of laboratory assistants, also called ‘dom’ in the morgue parlance, to handle corpses at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, an official at the medical establishment said on Saturday. Around 100 engineers, 500 postgraduates and 2,200 graduates have applied for six ‘dom’ […]

Observe Eid with simplicity: Grand Mufti

Observe Eid with simplicity: Grand Mufti

SRINAGAR: For the second consecutive year, people are celebrating Eid under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic in Jammu and Kashmir. This will be another addition to the list of miseries that people have been facing here for many years now. The Eid namaz, one of the main components of the festival, will be held […]