UGC-HRDC, KU organizes week-long workshop on “MOOCs, e-content Development and Open Educational Resources”
Srinagar: A week-long workshop on MOOCs, e-content development and open educational resources was conducted by UGC-HRDC, University of Kashmir which concluded here on Monday. A total of 43 in-service faculty members belonging to various colleges and universities of the Jammu and Kashmir state attended the workshop. Chairing the valedictory session of the week-long workshop […]
Security strengthened at Jammu Railway Station ahead of Amarnath Yatra
Jammu, Jun 24 (PTI) The security in and around the Jammu Railway Station was strengthened ahead of the commencement of annual Amarnath Yatra and a senior police officer on Monday assured pilgrims to join the pilgrimage without any fear, saying the security situation in the state was as good as in any other part of the […]
Mehbooba welcomes Hurriyat’s readiness to talk
Srinagar, (PTI) PDP president Mehbooba Mufti Monday welcomed the Hurriyat Conference willingness to hold talks with the Centre saying it was ‘better late than never’. “Dair aye durust aye (better late than never). The underlying purpose of the PDP-BJP alliance was to facilitate dialogue between the GoI & all stakeholders. Tried my best to make it […]
Targeting pods, laser-guided bomb system for Mirage 2000 was done for Kargil war: IAF chief
Gwalior, Jun 24 (PTI) The integration of targeting pods and laser-guided bomb system for the Mirage 2000 aircraft for the Kargil war was done in a record time of 12 days, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa said Monday. Dhanoa was speaking at an event at the Gwalior air base to commemorate 20 years of the Kargil […]
Maha govt to reimburse fees of students from drought-hit areas
Mumbai, Jun 24 (PTI) Maharashtra School Education Minister Ashish Shelar on Monday said the state government will prepare a robust system to reimburse fees directly into the bank accounts of students hailing from drought-hit areas. Speaking in the state Assembly during the Question Hour, Shelar said the bank details of students along with their village and […]
Pompeo arrives in Saudi Arabia for Iran crisis talks
Jeddah, (AFP) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Monday in Saudi Arabia for talks on coordinating with the close ally amid mounting tensions with Iran. Pompeo is expected to meet in the Red Sea city of Jeddah with King Salman and the powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, before flying for talks in the United […]
Cop of intelligence wing shoots self dead inside police training center in Jammu, Police initiates probe
Jammu: A policeman of intelligence wing allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Police training centre Sujwan area of Jammu district on Monday. The cop who was undergoing lower class course at the training center Sujwan, shot himself while he was on duty today morning. Soon after the incident, his colleagues […]
RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya quits 6 months before his term ends
New Delhi, (PTI) RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term, sources said Monday This is the second high profile resignation in the past six months at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In December, governor Urjit Patel resigned nearly […]
Clashes amid shutdown in Pulwama, three injured
Srinagar: Three youth were injured in forces action on protesting youth in Pulwama town in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. The area is observing shutdown against the militants killings. Forces used pellets and tear smoke shells to disperse the protesting youth resulting injuries to three youths. The injured were shifted to District hospital […]
Chinese agricultural official picked to lead UN food agency
Rome, Jun 24 (AP) Qu Dongyu, China’s deputy agricultural minister, was elected Sunday as the new director general of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation, the first person from a Communist country to hold the influential FAO post. The agency’s 194 member countries convened at the FAO headquarters in Rome to choose a successor to Jos […]
