Rs 2.08 Cr released for developmental works in Panchayats SRINAGAR: District Administration, Srinagar organised weekly Block Divas at Harwan, Panzinara, Srinagar and Balhama blocks. The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj organised the programme which was attended by all the departments. Deputy Commissioner, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary held public interaction at Harwan and Qamarwari blocks […]
Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir (PSAJK) has expressed its profound condolence with Tariq Ahmad Baktoo, Chairman Kashmir Harvard Educational Institute, and other family members on the demise of his mother. The deceased was a noble and righteous soul and possessed a pious nature. Praying for Jannah to the departed soul, President Private […]
NEW DELHI: Doors are being opened for talented youth in several sectors such as space, atomic energy and agriculture as limiting knowledge and research is a big injustice to the country’s potential, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday. Addressing a webinar on implementation of the Union Budget provisions in the education sector, he said […]
NEW DELHI: Closure of 1.5 million schools due to coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdowns in 2020 impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in India, a UNICEF report has found. Globally, schools for more than 168 million children have been completely closed for almost a full year, it said. The report […]
New Delhi: A month after India and Japan were banished from developing Colombo port’s strategic east container terminal, Sri Lanka on Tuesday approved a joint venture with the Adani group to build and operate Colombo Port’s West Container Terminal (WCT) for 35 years. The Sri Lankan cabinet announced that it had approved a proposal made […]
New Delhi: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and actor Taapsee Pannu, among the most visible critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, were being questioned by Income Tax officials in Pune following raids on their properties all day on Wednesday over alleged tax evasion, NDTV reported. Searches took place at 30 locations in Mumbai and Pune, including […]
LONDON: British lawmakers will debate the issue of press freedom and safety of protesters in India next Monday in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold required for such a debate, the House of Commons Petitions Committee confirmed on Wednesday. The 90-minute debate will be held at Westminster Hall in the Houses […]
Awantipora: Member Parliament, Farooq Abdullah pays maiden visit to Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Wednesday. Vice Chancellor IUST, Prof. Mushtaq A Siddiqi, apprised the dignitary about the past achievements and future action plans of the University. He said that University is striving hard to be a centre of excellence, besides developing and […]
VC, Registrar compliment Aadil Manzoor for his achievement Srinagar: Aadil Manzoor Peer of University of Kashmir has won three gold medals in the just-concluded Khelo India National Winter Games 2021 at Gulmarg. Peer won two gold medals with Team J&K in Team Target and Team Distance and one gold medal in individual long distance in […]
UDHAMPUR: To spread awareness among the common masses about Jal Jeevan Mission, a daylong mega workshop on Water Sanitation and Hygiene was organized by Jal Shakti Department Udhampur in collaboration with project implementing agency Jay Kay Women Welfare Society, Jammu at Community Hall Chenani of District Udhampur. The workshop was attended by BDC Chairman, Parkash […]