A positive relationship
Aijaz Ahmad Dar Establishing a positive relationship between teachers and students is a key aspect of quality education. Successful teachers are those who know how to improve the learning abilities of all the students in their class. The positive relationship between teachers and students builds a relationship with the institution and promotes better performance through […]
Hypertension – leading cause of cardio Cerebrovascular Diseases
Dr Balbir Singh Hypertension is one of the most common ailments trending among the Indian youths. Prevalence of hypertension has increased rapidly in the past 2-3 years that poses serious threat to increase in the number of non-communicable diseases like stroke and cardiovascular diseases. The reasons attributing to the rise in numbers include stressful lifestyle, […]
Letter to the Editor
Education for all It is welcome to note that the Kerala Infrastructure and Technology for Education (KITE) has launched audio books for all students, with a special focus on visually challenged children. The KITE has also released audio books and sign language adapted classes of revision portions highlighting the focus areas for classes X and […]
The land of crows
K S S Pillai “Is the place called Kakkanad because of this?” my grandson asks me, pointing at the flock of crows flying in utter disarray above the trees on the adjoining plot, creating a cacophony. I had asked the same question to myself several times in the past. “Must be,” I reply. ‘Kakka’ in […]
Caution, care can protect the elderly during the pandemic
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev Hitting the Nation as well as globally, the COVID pandemic continues to be a growing health crisis day-by-day. With over ten months of the crisis, the geriatric population has been recorded to be affected the most and the age factor poses an extreme threat to mortality and rate of infection. Even […]
Eleven injured in Rajouri road mishap
Jammu: Eleven people sustained injuries, two of whom are in critical state, when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They said the vehicle was coming to Rajouri from the Khawas area, and the accident took place near Latti. […]
Govt asks people to register as cyber crime volunteers
Jammu/New Delhi: In a bid to keep an eye on the cyber world in a “coordinated and comprehensive manner”, the government has asked common people to register as cyber crime volunteers to help check posts against the sovereignty of the nation, on child and women abuse and attempts to disturb the law and order situation. […]
Utikoo Kunzer villagers demand potable water
Ishfaq Dar Tangmarg: Scores of villagers from Utikoo area of Kunzer Tangmarg Tuesday staged a protest against the Jal Shakti Department saying that the residents of the area has been deprived of potable water. “We have been without drinking water facility since the past many years now. Tome and again we have been demanding water […]
Placement, Job fair inaugurated for ITI pass outs
KATHUA: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, said that the government has launched several reformative measures towards promoting skill development in Jammu and Kashmir with upgradation of Industrial Training Institutes. He said this while interacting with students after inaugurating maiden Placement cum Job fair organized by Directorate of Skill Development J&K […]
Navin Choudhary chairs SLEC meet, clears horticulture projects
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Horticulture, Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary chaired a State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) meeting at the Civil Secretariat here today. The meeting was called by Department of Horticulture regarding approval of projects under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). The Principal Secretary thoroughly checked details, projects analyses, […]
