Technical Education holds the solution
By: Vijay Garg Technical education can provide a wide range of opportunities in today’s world. It can be said that today’s technology depends on a country’s most important resource – skilled workers. A technically sound population can contribute to a country’s overall economy by being a part of manufacturing, designing, developing, and maintaining goods and […]
World Post Day: Postal Services and the Internet age
By: M Ahmad World Post Day is celebrated each year on 9th October, the anniversary of the establishment of the Universal Postal Union in 1874 in the Swiss Capital, Bern. It was declared World Post Day by the UPU Congress held in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Since then, countries across the world participate annually in […]
J&K reports 4 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 8: Jammu and Kashmir reported four fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said all cases were reported from Kashmir Valley and none from Jammu, taking the overall tally to 479211. Among the cases, 174005 are from […]
AC gives nod to Jammu and Kashmir Public University Bill
SRINAGAR, OCT 08: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, gave nod to the Jammu and Kashmir Public University Bill, 2022. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor and Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K attended the meeting. With the view to address the […]
Third accused arrested in sextortion case: Police
Srinagar, Oct 08: Police on Saturday arrested third accused in the sextortion case in which a university student was sedated, raped, blackmailed and trafficked by a self—proclaimed journalist. Police on its official Twitter handle informed that the arrested accused was an associate of Nadeem Nadu and is working in PHE department. “Third accused arrested in […]
Media report claiming shortage of pneumococcal vaccines ‘ill-informed’, says Union health ministry
New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) The Union health ministry on Saturday said a recent media report claiming there is a shortage of pneumococcal vaccines in the country is “ill-informed” and over 70.18 lakh doses are available with states and union territories. The report, which quoted health officials including Maharashtra’s State Immunisation Officer, stated that a […]
DAP leader hits back at Cong over remarks on Azad, questions contribution of Jairam Ramesh
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) The Democratic Azad Party on Friday hit out at senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh for his swipe at its chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad. Defending Azad’s exit from the Congress after a long association of more than five decades, DAP leader Salman Nizami asked what has Ramesh ever done. “Mr Azad laid […]
Man dies after falling down from a tree
Srinagar, Oct 8: A 40-year-old man died after he fell from a walnut tree in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said. They said Mohammad Ayoub Mir son of Hidayaullah Mir fell off from the tree at Nowgam Mawer area of the district on Saturday morning and was immediately shifted to NTPHC Nowgam. However, […]
SPO dies, another person injured in road mishap in Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 8: A Special Police Officer (SPO) succumbed to his injuries after hit by a vehicle at Drugmulla village in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday evening, official sources said. They said that two persons were injured after hit by an unknown vehicle along Kupwara-Srinagar highway last evening. The injured duo, they said, was […]
MeT predicts mainly dry weather in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 8: The weather department here on Saturday said that mainly dry weather was likely to continue in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that there was no large change expected in the weather for the subsequent two days also. Regarding the mercury, he said, Srinagar […]
