Srinagar records season’s coldest night at minus 3.6°C
Srinagar, Dec 11: Severe cold conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Saturday as Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season with mercury plunging to minus 3.6°C. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, was more than two degrees Celsius than the normal […]
PM Modi to address bank deposit insurance programme
New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a programme, “Depositors First: Guaranteed Time-bound Deposit Insurance Payment up to Rs 5 Lakh,” on Sunday at Vigyan Bhawan here, his office said. Deposit insurance covers all deposits such as savings, fixed, current and recurring deposits in all commercial banks. Deposits in state, central and […]
US Navy commander fired over vaccine refusal
Washington, Dec 11 (AP) A US Navy commander has been fired from his job as the executive officer of a warship because he refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine as required and refused to be tested for the virus, Navy officials have said. Cmdr Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties Friday as second-in-command of […]
After year-long protest, farmers begin journey back home
New Delhi, Dec 11 (PTI) More than a year after they arrived in large convoys of tractors, several protesting farmers on Saturday morning began returning to their home states, taking with them a victory to cherish and memories of a successful siege at Delhi’s borders. The farmers lifted blockades on highways at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur […]
Achievement needs applaud
Among all State and UTs, Jammu and Kashmir is the 3rd rank holder in monthly income to agriculture households and 5th best performing UT in Agriculture and Allied Sector. This feat has been achieved despite the region being a hilly zone where cultivable land is far less compared to the plains. Notably, the Horticulture sector […]
Teacher Resource Repository
Er. Prabhat Kishore The New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 was adopted on 29th July 2020, which envisages the provision of quality education and equitable access to all students in a sustainable manner. During the past year and a half, schools across the world have adopted numerous innovative practices to ensure the continuity of education in […]
Remembering Haji Mohammad Tanveer
Sheilkh Arshid A great Dae and scholar, Haji Mohammad Tanveer from Kupwara, left the world after he succumbed to injuries in an accident. It is an intense feeling and emotional breakthrough that everybody is in deep sorrow and grief as in the event of losing such a great personality. No one wanted to lose Haji […]
JK report 173 new covid-19 cases, one fatality
Srinagar, Dec 10: Jammu and Kashmir reported 173 new covid-19 cases while as one person succumbed due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. 44 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 129 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 338563. There was one death reported from the […]
Lt Governor pays last respects to CDS Bipin Rawat at Delhi
DELHI, DECEMBER 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today paid his last respects to the Chief of Defense Staff General Bipin Rawat and his wife, Smt Madhulika Rawat. “A truly extraordinary leader, soldier and human being, General Bipin Rawat embodied the highest ideals of Armed Forces. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends and […]
Two cops killed in Bandipora militant attack
Srinagar, Dec 10: Two policemen were killed after militants attacked a police party at Gulshan Chowk of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday, police said. #Terrorists fired upon a police party at Gulshan Chowk area of #Bandipora. In this #terror incident, 02 police personnel namely SgCT Mohd Sultan & Ct Fayaz Ahmad got injured & […]