Two men booked for using VPN on mobiles in Rajouri, one arrested
Jammu, Dec 2 (PTI) Two persons have been booked for using banned virtual private network (VPN) applications on their mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, and one of them was arrested, officials said on Tuesday. The action was taken following strict enforcement of prohibitory orders issued by the Rajouri district magistrate (DM), banning […]
LS Speaker Birla calls meet to break House deadlock over SIR
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (PTI) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has summoned a meeting of party leaders on Tuesday to break the deadlock in the House over the Opposition demand for a discussion on the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Speaker’s meeting comes in the wake of repeated disruptions in the Lok […]
CS pushes for modernization of KU & JU Music & Fine Arts Institutes
JAMMU, DEC 2: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review the ongoing expansion and augmentation plans for the Institutes of Music & Fine Arts associated with the University of Kashmir and the University of Jammu. The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department; Vice Chancellors of the two […]
Operation Sindoor remains in progress: Navy chief
NEW DELHI, Dec 2 (PTI): Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on Tuesday said his force’s aggressive posturing during Operation Sindoor in May forced Pakistan Navy to remain close to their ports. In his annual press conference, Admiral Tripathi also said that the Indian Navy maintained a high operational readiness, including in the Western Arabian […]
Digitalisation, new financial products call for timely global tax info exchange: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said with the growing digitalisation of the economy and emergence of new financial products, countries globally will have to cooperate with timely exchange of information, while ensuring fairness and public trust in the tax system. Speaking at the 18th Global Forum Plenary meeting, Sitharaman […]
World leaders listen when Modi speaks, this reflects India’s rising global strength: Bhagwat
Pune, Dec 2 (PTI) RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said world leaders listen carefully when Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks and this is happening because India’s strength is getting manifested and the country is finding its rightful place. Speaking at an event organised in Pune on Monday to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak […]
J-K designates Board of School Education as standards authority as per NEP-2020 provisions
JAMMU, Dec 2 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir government has designated the Board of School Education as the State School Standards Authority for the Union territory, in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Policy 2020. An order issued by the Under Secretary in the School Education Department, Thanaji Bhat, said the decision is […]
The growing numbers
India a vast country is faced with a huge challenge of managing its vast population. Presently, the country’s total population stands at 1.44 billion equalling 18 % of world’s people with a growth rate of 0.9 % per year meaning that 13 million people are added annually to the population list. Studies are suggesting that the country’s population is […]
4th Bi-Monthly structured Meeting of DDMs of NABARD held at FVSc & AH Shuhama
GANDERBAL: The 4th Bi-Monthly Structured Meeting of District Development Managers (DDMs) of NABARD for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh was held today at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry (FVSc & AH), Shuhama, under Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K). The inaugural session was graced […]