Amarnath Yatra resumes after daylong suspension
Srinagar: The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed on Friday after remaining suspended for a day due to bad weather, while over 16,000 pilgrims had darshan at the holy cave on Friday, officials said. An official said that the Yatra had been halted on Thursday following relentless rains, which triggered landslides along the routes, posing a threat […]
The Forgotten Purpose of Education
By: Dr Aftab jan Once upon a time, education was a means of character-building, a sacred pursuit to understand the world, oneself, and the Creator. Today, education has lost its soul. It has become a commercial hub, a factory of degrees and competition, a race to nowhere. We wake our children before the sun rises, […]
Fast Internet, Slower Minds
By: Sahil Bilal The time it takes to read this sentence, you could have scrolled through half a dozen posts, skimmed a news headline, or liked a meme. Our world moves at breakneck speed, wired by fiber-optic cables and 5G towers that deliver information faster than we can blink. The internet, once a clunky novelty, […]
Want Ladakh to be recognised globally as top tourism destination: LG Kavinder Gupta
Leh/Jammu: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Kavinder Gupta on Friday expressed his commitment to rebuilding the Union Territory with people’s support, and said they want to take Ladakh to a level where its name will be recognised globally as a top tourism destination. Gupta on Friday took oath as the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. Earlier, he […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir, Regional Translation Quality Concerns Big Tech companies continue to deliver flawed translations for Indian regional languages like Hindi, Marathi,Kannada, Malyalam,Tamil and Telugu despite claiming AI progress. Their systems regularly produce tone deaf, contextually wrong and culturally offensive outputs. This isn’t just sloppy tech, its irresponsible deployment at scale. Misleading translations in bios, […]
SKIMS conducts’ Hands-on Simulation Training’ on ‘Neurovascular Intervention’
Srinagar: The Department of Neurosciences at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, conducted a comprehensive Simulation Training Programme in Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA) and Neurovascular Intervention held at the state-of-the-art Vet Lab, the training combined immersive hands-on simulation with expert-led academic sessions. Conducted under the patronship of Prof. M. Ashraf Ganie, Director and EOSG […]
Police destroy Bhung cultivation in Anantnag, Ganderbal
Srinagar: As part of its continuous efforts to combat the menace of drug abuse and to curb the cultivation and spread of wild cannabis (Bhung), Police launched a massive destruction drive in Anantnag and Ganderbal districts, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that in Anantnag, Police launched destruction drive along the riverbanks at Sangam, […]
