Covid infection may impact semen quality in men: AIIMS Study
Corona fallout
New Delhi: Infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus may negatively impact semen quality, according to a study on 30 males conducted by researchers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. The team led by researchers at AIIMS Patna noted that COVID-19 can lead to multiorgan damage through the angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 receptor (ACE2), abundant in testicular […]
Contempt plea against Kunal Kamra
CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing
New Delhi: Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Thursday recused himself from hearing a batch of pleas seeking contempt action against stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for his alleged scandalous tweets against the judiciary. A bench headed by the CJI took up the petitions and said, “We will place this matter before a bench to […]
Officials, delegations calls on Lt Guv
JAMM: Parveen Kumar Sharma, Chairman, The Citizens Cooperative Bank Ltd. Jammu called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan Thursday. The Chairman accompanied by Adv. S.Surinder Singh, Director of the Bank and Ravi Kant, Managing Director briefed the Lt Governor on the functioning of the bank and extension of the services to the people. […]
Students demand instructors at the ITI Tral
Pulwama: The students enrolled at ITI Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday demanded availability of instructors at the institute. The students said that the instructors working at the institute were deployed in some other department which has taken a heavy toll on their academics. “Our syllabus is incomplete and exams are scheduled to […]
Refresher course in ‘Gender and Development Studies’ concludes at KU
Srinagar: A two-week refresher course in ‘Gender and Development Studies’ concluded at the University of Kashmir on Thursday. The Vice-Chancellor Prof Nilofer Khan had inaugurated the online course organised by UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir, on 23 December 2022. The former Director Women’s Studies Research Centre, University of Calcutta Prof Ishita Mukherjee was the chief guest […]
Dulloo calls for filing maximum GI applications for JK agriculture products
Chairs preliminary meet of experts-officers of agriculture-allied sector over GI tagging
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo Thursday chaired a preliminary meeting of experts and officers of agriculture-allied sector over the application of Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of agriculture products of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Vice Chancellors of SKUAST Kashmir/Jammu, Director Agriculture Kashmir/Jammu, Director Horticulture Kashmir/Jammu, Technical […]
Sarmad Hafeez flags off 80 member contingent for Youth Festival
Terms participants as ambassadors of peace, prosperity
JAMMU: Secretary, Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez, Thursday flagged off 80 member contingent to represent the UT in the prestigious National Youth Festival (NYF), being held at Hugli in Karnataka from 12th to 16th January, 2023 Secretary termed the young artists, hailing from various districts of Jammu and Kashmir, as UT’s ambassadors and messengers […]
