Pampore: The Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife department on late Monday evening captured another leopard from Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Officials informed Kashmir Reader that it was the third leopard captured by the wildlife department Range Office Khrew in the last seven days in Wuyan area. Wildlife Warden Central division Srinagar Altaf Hussain […]
SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved under the centrally sponsored scheme ‘Jal Jeevan Mission’ in Jammu and Kashmir. Chairman and member of J&K Water Resources Regulatory Authority(JKWRRA), Commissioner/Secretary Jal Shakti Department and Mission Director, Jal Jeevan Mission and officer of the Department participated in […]
SRINAGAR: Integrated Child Protection Services (ICPS), Social Welfare Department today organized webinar on “Act Now: End Child Labour” to mark observance of World Day against Child labour being celebrated across the globe. Speakers in the webinar expressed concern about the increase in number of Child laboureres in tough times of global pandemic and measures to […]
SRINAGAR: Several deputations and individuals today called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands. A delegation of Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute Employees Welfare Association (JKEDIEWA) called on the Advisor and raised several issues related to the functioning of the Institute and […]
Srinagar:As part of its core policy of extending succour to the needy people, J&K Yateem Foundation (JKYF) distributed household item kits worth over Rs two lakh among fire victims of Noorbagh area in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The solemn distribution function was attended by Chairman Mother NGO, Human Aid Society Bashir Ahmad Mir, Chairman BAJWA […]
Ganderbal: Department of Botany, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organized an online lecture on “Role of ethnobotany in sustainable uses of plant resources” by Prof. A K Jain, School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University. Speaking on the occasion, Vice Chancellor Prof. Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir said that Jammu and Kashmir is famous for […]
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Tuesday organised a webinar on ‘Food Safety in Disasters’. Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad presided over the inaugural session of the day-long webinar, organised by the varsity’s Department of Food Science and Technology in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), New Delhi. In his presidential address, Prof Talat […]
New Delhi: Right to protest is a fundamental right and cannot be termed as a ‘terrorist act’, the Delhi High Court Tuesday said while granting bail to JNU student Devangana Kalita in a case related to the communal violence in north east Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. A Division Bench said the […]
Brussels : NATO leaders on Monday declared China a constant security challenge and said the Chinese are working to undermine global order, a message in sync with President Joe Biden’s efforts to get allies to speak out with a more unified voice against China’s trade, military and human rights practices. In a summit statement, the […]
Beijing : The Chinese mission to the European Union on Tuesday denounced a NATO statement that declared Beijing a “security challenge,” saying China is actually a force for peace but will defend itself if threatened. The Chinese news release said the NATO statement was a “slander on China’s peaceful development, a misjudgment of the international […]