Yatra to remain temporarily suspended from 23rd August in view of reduced pilgrim flow, track restoration works: Admin
JAMMU / SRINAGAR, AUG 20: The 62-day long Shri Amarnathji Yatra, 2023 commenced on 1st July this year and it will culminate with the event of Chadi Mubarak on 31st August 2023. The Yatra commenced simultaneously from both the routes – the Pahalgam track in Anantnag district and Baltal in Ganderbal district. This year the […]
India logs 51 fresh Covid cases
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 51 new coronavirus infections while the active caseload stood at 1,468, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll was recorded at 5,31,925, according to the data updated at 8 am. The country’s Covid case tally is 4.49 crore (4,49,96,599), […]
New study identifies gene ‘fingerprint’ for brain ageing, sheds light on memory decline
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) A new study offers insight into the cognitive decline of normal ageing, shedding light on how ageing contributes to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases Most of us who have reached their middle age must have experienced a slowing memory and cognition. Until now, scientists did not have […]
PM Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on birth anniversary
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary. India’s youngest prime minister, Gandhi held office during 1984-89. He was assassinated by a LTTE suicide bomber in 1991. “On his birth anniversary, my tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi […]
Aligarh locksmiths carving out a niche in making handcuffs
Aligarh (UP), Aug 20 (PTI) Several locksmiths of Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh, known for its high-end reliable locks, have carved out a niche for themselves in making handcuffs which are now finding markets in the country as well as abroad. Shubhank Mishra, who comes from a family of locksmiths and now runs a manufacturing unit, […]
Eight soldiers feared dead as Army vehicle plunges into gorge in Ladakh
Leh, Aug 19 (PTI) Eight soldiers were feared dead after their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Leh district of Ladakh on Saturday, officials said. The accident took place at Kerey in southern Ladakh’s Nyoma Saturday evening, the officials said. They said a rescue operation was underway at the […]
Srinagar’s Tulip Garden enters World Book of Records as Asia’s Largest
SRINAGAR, AUG 19: The exquisite Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, nestled in the foothills of the Zabarwan mountain range, today earned a prestigious spot in the World Book of Records (London). This coveted recognition hails the garden as Asia’s largest tulip paradise, adorned with breath-taking array of 1.5 million tulip bulbs, representing a stunning ensemble […]
H&ME rebuts news that 6,158 AIDS cases reported this year in J&K
Srinagar, Aug 19: The Health and Medical Education Department has rebutted the news carried by some sections of media that 6,158 cases of HIV positive have been reported in J&K this year while the fact is that 6,158 cases have been registered with ART centres in J&K since 1992. H&ME department said that there are […]
JKSSB to conduct driving test from 21st August at Jammu, Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUG 19: Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) will conduct driving test of candidates who have applied for the posts of Drivers, Driver Grade-II and Tractor Driver from 21st August, 2023. A notification issued by JKSSB in this regard reads that the driving test of the candidates who have applied for the posts […]
Lt Governor addresses the 20th Foundation Day celebration of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
KATRA, AUGUST 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha addressed the 20th Foundation Day celebration of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), at Matrika Auditorium today. At the event, the Lt Governor laid foundation stones for the infrastructural projects worth Rs 70 Crore. In his address, the Lt Governor congratulated the students, faculty and the staff members […]
