Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of KVK held at Bandipora
BANDIPORA: The Vice Chancellor Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Nazir Ahmad Ganai on Friday chaired 15th Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of Krishi Vigyan Kendra Patushai Bandipora. Director Extension SKUAST-K, Prof Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi, Director Research, SKUAST-K Prof. Sarfaraz Ahmad Wani, Comptroller SKUAST-K Bashir Ahmad Haji, Scientist Agriculture Extension KVK Bandipora Dr Hilal […]
JK reports 4354 fresh covid-19 cases, five deaths
Srinagar, Jan 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4354 fresh infections during the past 24 hours while as five persons succumbed to the virus, officials said Friday. They said, 1440 of the cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 2914 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 424085. Giving district wise, the officials said Srinagar […]
KU to conduct offline Exams, Date sheets to be issued soon
Srinagar, Jan 28: Kashmir University on Friday announced that all pending exams of the varsity will be held in “offline” mode and the date sheets will be issued soon. Reacting to the demand of some students including Nursing Students’ who are seeking “online” exams, Controller of Examinations, KU, Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said that all […]
Cop escapes unhurt in militant attack at Batamaloo
Srinagar, Jan 28: A police man was attacked at SD Colony area of Batamaloo, Srinagar on Friday after unknown gunmen fired at him but he survived the assault and escaped unhurt. A police official said that unknown gunmen fired at a police constable at SD colony Batmaloo. “The constable survived the attack and escaped unhurt. […]
Govt assigns charge of Registrar Pulwama, Kupwara
Srinagar, Jan 28: Government on Friday assigned the charge of the post of Registrar, District Pulwama and Kupwara, to two officers. According to an order issued by the government, Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Banday, JKAS, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, has been asked to hold the charge of the post of Registrar, District Pulwama, in addition to […]
Mercury plunges across Kashmir as ‘Chillai Kalan’ nears its end
Srinagar, Jan 28: With ‘Chillai Kalan’, the 40-day long harshest period of winter ending in couple of days, the minimum temperature plunged across Kashmir Valley as the world famous Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 11.8°C on Friday. An official of the meteorological department here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K recorded […]
Two brothers from Bandipora drown while extracting sand from Jhelum
Srinagar, Jan 28: Two brothers from Bandipora drowned while extracting sand from river Jhelum in Khawajabagh area of Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. They said the brothers—Hilal Ahmad Malla and Naseer Ahmad Malla drowned this morning and soon a rescue operation was launched to trace them out. A police officer confirmed the incident and […]
India reports over 2.5 lakh Covid cases, 627 fatalities
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) With 2,51,209 people testing positive for the coronavirus infection in a day, India’s total tally of cases increased to over 4.06 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll has climbed to 4,92,327 with 627 fatalities reported during the 24-hour period, the data updated […]
Google to invest USD 1 bn in Airtel; to buy 1.28 pc stake for USD 700 mn
New Delhi, Jan 28 (PTI) Internet major Google will invest USD 1 billion in telecom major Bharti Airtel which includes equity investment as well as a corpus for potential commercial agreements, to be identified and agreed on mutually agreeable terms over the course of the next five years. Google made the investment as part of […]
Drugs recovered along Indo-Pak border, BSF jawan injured
Chandigarh, Jan 28 (PTI) A BSF jawan was injured in an exchange of fire with Pakistani smugglers along the Indo-Pak border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district on Friday, and the force recovered 47 kg heroin, two pistols and some ammunition, police said. The incident took place at 5:15 am in an area falling under border outpost […]