In a first, USG-guided amniocentesis done in LD Hospital

SRINAGAR: For the first time Amniotic Fluid Testing (AFT) was conducted in the Genetic Clinic of Fetal Medicine of Lalla Ded hospital, the hospital Administration informed through a communique issued on Tuesday . “The establishment of the genetic clinic has been the brain child of Prof Rizwana Habib HOD Obstetrics and Gynecology GMC and associated […]

CEO, SSCL reviews progress of Smart City works

SRINAGAR: The CEO Srinagar Smart City Ltd, Dr Owais Ahmad accompanied by the Addl CEO, officers from SMC, Srinagar Smart City, and other line departments, on Tuesday visited Khayam Chowk and Nowpora to assess the development progress. Expressing his satisfaction with the pace and quality of the ongoing works, CEO Dr. Owais emphasized the need […]

KU organises faculty induction prog, refresher course for new recruits in HEIs

SRINAGAR: To orient and integrate newly recruited faculty members into the academic environment of higher education institutions (HEIs), the UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), University of Kashmir (KU), Tuesday inaugurated the 89th Guru Dakshata Faculty Induction Programme (GDFIP) and Refresher Course in Sciences here. The month-long programme mainly focusses on institutional orientation, teaching and […]

Cannot rule out ‘conspiracy’ behind Hathras stampede: SIT report

Cannot rule out ‘conspiracy’ behind Hathras stampede: SIT report

LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday suspended the local SDM, a circle officer and four others based on the SIT report on the Hathras stampede that did not rule out a “big conspiracy” behind the incident. The SIT report also flagged lapses on the part of the local administration that led to the incident […]

Have ordered listing of PIL seeking probe: CJI

Have ordered listing of PIL seeking probe: CJI

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that a date of hearing has been accorded to a PIL seeking probe into the Hathras stampede that left 121 dead. “I have ordered listing of the plea yesterday itself,” Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud said when PIL petitioner and advocate Vishal Tiwari mentioned his petition for […]

Pay cost or face contempt notice: SC raps lawyer for not depositing fine imposed on him

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rapped an advocate for not depositing a cost of Rs 50,000 imposed on him for filing a “meritless” plea, and directed him to submit the amount within two weeks. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih rejected the submission of the lawyer Ashok Pandey […]

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Gaza City

Israeli Forces Push Deeper Into Gaza City

Hamas warns escalation threatens cease-fire talks DEIR-AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP): Israeli forces advanced deeper into the Gaza Strip’s largest city in pursuit of militants who had regrouped there, sending thousands of Palestinians fleeing on Monday from an area ravaged in the early weeks of the nine-month-long war. Hamas warned that the latest raids and displacement in […]

PM Modi describes Russia as India’s ‘all-weather friend’; hails Putin’s leadership

PM Modi describes Russia as India’s ‘all-weather friend’; hails Putin’s leadership

MOSCOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday described Russia as India’s “all-weather friend” and hailed President Vladimir Putin’s leadership in strengthening the bilateral relationship over the past two decades. The Prime Minister’s praise of Putin, during an address to the Indian diaspora here, came amid attempts by Western powers to isolate the Russian leader over […]

India should tell Russia ‘UN Charter’ only solution to Ukraine conflict: US

WASHINGTON: The US reiterated its appeal to India in view of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to make it clear to Russia that any resolution to the conflict in Ukraine will need to respect Ukraine’s territorial integrity as specified by the UN Charter for all member countries. The US also expressed its concerns about […]

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy condemns Modi-Putin meeting

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has condemned the meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting, held in Moscow, coincided with a tragic missile strike in Ukraine that resulted in the deaths of 37 people, including three children, and injuries to 170 others, 13 of whom were children. In […]