LG reviews progress of Amarnath yatri niwas projects
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Thursday reviewed the progress of disaster management and yatri niwas complexes, being constructed at multiple locations for Amarnath Yatra. Chairing a meeting of Shri Amarnath ji Shrine Board (SASB), the LG reviewed the works underway at Baltal, Nunwan, Sidhra and Bijbehara, an official spokesman said. Sinha directed the […]
MeT forecasts rains, snow in JK next week
Srinagar: The weatherman here on Thursday forecast a wet spell next week in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here said that while generally cloudy weather with possibility of light rain/snow (higher reaches) was expected over North Kashmir and Sonamarg-Zojila axis today, the weather is likely to remain “generally dry” from April 4-7. The […]
Govt accords sanction to free additional foodgrains for AAY households
Srinagar: In a move to support poor households in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has sanctioned the provision of additional foodgrains free of cost to beneficiaries under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) scheme. The initiative aims to augment the monthly food requirements of AAY households within the Public Distribution System (PDS). The decision, formalised through […]
Unending road mishaps
The festival of Eid has passed and once again it has left us with a reminder that people across the region have to put in more efforts and concerns to ensure that they drive safely and follow traffic rules and regulations. During Eid festivities dozens of incidents have come to fore where people especially the […]
The craze for beauty
By: K S S Pillai Though we have heard from childhood that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder and that God created human beings in his image, we usually exclaim in disbelief when we hear about a handsome boy’s wedding to an ordinary-looking girl. Believing that something is fishy, we discuss the whole […]
Role of Experiential Learning in Education
By: Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi Education is not merely the act of memorizing facts and numbers. Education is learning about ideas and applying them to life. When we confine learning to books only, we lose out on the very purpose of education. Experiential learning transports us away from book pages and into actuality. Experiential learning enables […]
