Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Hyderabad, Telangana on academic and research collaborations. The MoU was signed between Director, NIT Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Sudhakar Yedla and Director IIT Hyderabad Prof. B S Murty. Dean R&C, Prof. (Dr.) M.F Wani, Institute’s […]
New Delhi: Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri Friday hit out at the Congress and those objecting to the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the “boycott gang” is insulting the legacy of their own leaders and the freedom fighters. In a series of tweets, Puri cited an old article […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL seeking a direction to the Lok Sabha Secretariat for inauguration of the new Parliament building by President Droupadi Murmu. A bench of justices JK Maheshwari and PS Narasimha told petitioner in-person advocate Jaya Sukin that the court understands why and how this petition […]
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted a no-objection certificate (NOC) to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for issuance of an ‘ordinary passport’ for three years instead of 10, the period for which it is normally issued, following an objection raised by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy. The former Congress president had surrendered his diplomatic passport […]
New Delhi: The rate of ransomware attacks has increased in India with 73 per cent of organisations surveyed reporting they were a victim of ransomware, up from 57 per cent the previous year, a new report has said. “In 77 per cent of ransomware attacks against surveyed organisations, adversaries succeeded in encrypting data with 44 […]
Kanker: A Chhattisgarh government employee allegedly drained out 41 lakh litres of water from a weir after his mobile phone fell into it in the state’s Kanker district, an official said on Friday. The employee was suspended for the colossal waste of water in the peak of summer at Paralkot reservoir last weekend. The incident […]
London: A fabled sword found in the private bedchamber of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan has broken all auction records for an Indian object for Bonhams in London by fetching over GBP 14 million at its Islamic and Indian Art sale this week. The sword, from Tipu Sultan’s reign between 1782 and 1799, is […]
Ganderbal: Under the theme “Our Planet: Our Environment and Our campus, Mass Mobilization On Mission Life”, various teaching departments of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised different programmes at their respective campuses here. INNOVATIVE IDEAS HOW TO REDUCE SINGLE USE PLASTIC Departments of Biotechnology and Chemistry, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) jointly organized a […]
Ganderbal: Students’ Cultural Club, Department of Law, SLS, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised a mental health awareness programme at Tulmulla campus here on Thursday. Dean SLS, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Mir, discussed various psychological issues and encouraged students to remain stress free. Guest speakers, Dr. Neelofer Jan, M.D. Psychiatry and Dr. Masood Maqbool Mir, Consultant […]
Kishtwar/Jammu: Four members of a tribal nomadic family died in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Thursday morning when a pine tree fell on their tent, officials said. The incident took place in the Bhalna forest area of Keshwan belt, they said, adding that high-speed winds and heavy rainfall uprooted the big tree. “A pine […]