Centre sets up panel to examine reliance of students on coaching, fairness of entrance exams
NEW DELHI, Jun 20 (PTI) The Ministry of Education has set up a nine-member panel to examine issues relating to coaching, emergence of ‘dummy schools’ as well as effectiveness and fairness of entrance examinations, according to officials. The panel headed by Higher Education Secretary Vineet Joshi will suggest measures to reduce the dependency of students […]
At 35.5 degrees, Sgr records highest June temp since 2005
Srinagar, Jun 20: For the second straight day on Friday, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has once again surpassed the two-decade-old record as the mercury settled at 35.5 degree Celsius. Against yesterday’s 35.2 degrees, Srinagar has witnessed a further rise in the maximum temperature today, recording the hottest day of the season […]
Outreach office inaugurated in Jammu to ensure grievance redressal
JAMMU, Jun 20 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated an outreach office — Raabta– to ensure efficient grievance redressal and informed decision-making through data-driven monitoring and strategic communication. This is the second such office in Jammu and Kashmir after the launch of the first Raabta office in Srinagar in November […]
Delhi-Pune Air India flight suffers bird hit, return journey cancelled
Mumbai, Jun 20 (PTI) Air India Pune-bound flight from Delhi suffered a bird hit on Friday, forcing the airline to cancel its return journey. The aircraft landed safely and the bird hit was detected after it touched down in Pune, the airline said in a statement. It has been grounded and extensive checks are being […]
Govt to meet stakeholders to assess impact of Iran-Israel conflict on India’s trade
NEW DELHI, Jun 20 (PTI): The commerce ministry on Friday will meet stakeholders, including shipping lines, exporters, container firms, and other departments, to assess the impact of the Iran-Israel conflict on India’s overseas trade and address related issues, an official said. The industry official said that the meeting will be chaired by Commerce Secretary Sunil […]
Trump says he’ll decide whether US will directly attack Iran within 2 weeks
Beersheba (Israel), Jun 20 (AP) President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will decide within two weeks whether the US military will get directly involved in the conflict between Israel and Iran given the “substantial chance” for renewed negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme, as the two sides attacked one another for a seventh day. Trump […]
World likely to exhaust carbon budget for 1.5-deg C limit in 3 years: Scientists
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) If the world continues to release carbon dioxide at the current rate, the carbon budget for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius will be exhausted in just over three years, according to an international group of scientists. The carbon budget refers to the total amount of carbon dioxide the […]
10-days summer break for Kashmir schools from July-01: Edu Minister
Srinagar, Jun 19: Amid soaring temperatures, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister, Sakina Itoo Thursday said that the private and government schools in Kashmir division shall observe ten days summer break from July-01. Besides, the minister also said that the government has decided to change the timing of schools from Saturday. Itoo said, “In view of […]
Govt asks all departments to maintain e-service book of employees
New Delhi, Jun 19 (PTI) All central government departments have been asked to maintain digital service books of employees and phase out the physical ones, the Personnel Ministry has said. The service book of a government servant is a document to record all the events in his/her entire service period and career recording each and […]
CS scrutinizes strategy for effective implementation of Mission YUVA
SRINAGAR, JUN 18: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a comprehensive meeting to assess the implementation of Mission YUVA, a flagship initiative aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and employment in Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting, attended by senior government officials, Vice-Chancellors and representatives from leading financial institutions like IIT Jammu, IIM Jammu, NABARD and J&K Bank, […]
