Status of setting of Bio-digesters in Houseboats reviewed
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Saturday chaired a meeting of officers and took review of the status of Bio-digesters in Houseboats in Dal Lake, at SKICC, Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Secretary Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez; Director Tourism, G N Itto; J&K Bank officers, Representatives of Houseboat and Shikara Associations. VC, LAWDA […]
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai interacts with MERC students
‘A good film is one which touches your heart and soul’
Srinagar: Media Education Research Centre University of Kashmir Saturday organised an online session with celebrated Bollywood film director, producer and screenplay writer Subhash Ghai. The theme of the session was, “What makes a good film?” Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad, who chaired the online session as the chief guest, described Ghai as the ‘showman of our […]
VC interacts with CUK students from other states
Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir, accompanied by senior university functionaries including, Registrar, Prof. M Afzal Zargar, Controller of Examinations, Prof. Parveen Pandit, Deans of Schools and faculty members Saturday held a detailed interaction with the students of other States, who secured admission in various departments of the […]
Prof Amitabh Mattoo delivers online lecture for media students at CUK
Srinagar: Reputed academic and expert on International Relations, Prof. Amitabh Mattoo Saturday delivered an online special lecture to the students of the Department of Convergent Journalism (DCJ), Central University of Kashmir (CUK), which was presided over by Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mehraj ud Din Mir. Besides students and scholars, the lecture was also attended by Registrar, Prof. […]
DC Srinagar chairs DLSCC meet
Sanctions Rs. 14, 11, 500 for militancy victims
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Assad Saturday chaired a meeting of District Level Screening cum Coordination Committee (DLSCC) to discuss cases of militancy related incidents here. During the meeting, 12 cases of victims of militancy related incidents came up for discussion and an amount of Rs. 14, 11, 500 was sanctioned in […]
Five-day long FDP course begins at NIT Srinagar
These sessions will generate an environment of inventions and design: Director NIT
Srinagar: With an aim to boost faculty members and researchers, the five-day-long online Faculty Development Program (FDP) on ‘Cognitive Skills and Design Thinking’ began here at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Saturday. The inaugural session of online training programme was inaugurated and presided by Director NIT, Dr. Prof. Rakesh Sehgal who was […]
Mapping ‘out of school children’

JK Samagra Shiksha e-launches Talaash App
JAMMU: Samagra Shiksha, Department of School Education, Jammu and Kashmir, Friday e-launched the ‘Talaash’ app for mainstreaming of Out of School Children (OOSC). The app was launched by Project Director Samagra Shiksha J&K, Dr. Arun Manhas. The OOSC programme aims to enumerate and keep track of OOSC in a timely and quality manner, through intensive […]
More than 500 Kargil bound passengers airlifted
Srinagar: 31 passengers were airlifted from Kargil to Srinagar and 75 passengers from Srinagar to Kargil, in two sorties of AN-32 aircraft of Indian Air Force and 3 passengers were lifted from Kargil to Chandigarh, an official spokesman said Friday. He said that 208 passengers were airlifted from Srinagar to Leh and 183 passengers from […]
VC SKUAST Jammu, social activist call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Prof. J.P. Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, Friday called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The Vice-Chancellor briefed the Lt Governor on various ongoing outreach activities, and research programmes in the University, besides other issues of academic and administrative importance. The Lt Governor asked the VC to lay special emphasis on seamless […]