CS calls for accountability-linked plantation works
Reviews afforestation progress in JK SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Thursday reviewed the physical achievements and implementation progress of afforestation and ecological restoration works being undertaken across Jammu and Kashmir under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), emphasizing sustainable restoration of degraded forests, scientific monitoring and enhanced protection of vulnerable […]
NEET paper ‘leak’: Parliamentary panel members grill top NTA officials
New Delhi: Several members of Parliament grilled top NTA officials on Thursday, with the agency’s director general telling them that the NEET-UG paper was not leaked through their system and the CBI is probing the matter, sources said. During a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, several MPs […]
Heatwave scorches India, Banda in UP hottest at 47.6 degrees Celsius
New Delhi: Several states across India sweltered under blistering heat on Thursday, with Uttar Pradesh’s Banda district again emerging as the hottest place in the country at 47.6 degrees Celsius. According to the IMD, heat wave to severe heat wave conditions prevailed in several places of Haryana, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and adjoining […]
Pulwama attack mastermind Burhan Hamza shot dead in PoK
New Delhi: Arjumand Gulzar, alias Burhan Hamza, a designated terrorist and the key mastermind behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack on a CRPF convoy, has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), officials said here on Thursday. Hamza, who was operating under heavy ISI-vetted security, was ambushed in Muzaffarabad. He was critically […]
Lt Guv dedicates new Vaishnavi Bhawan at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine to devotees
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday dedicated the new Vaishnavi Bhawan at the holy shrine Shri Mata Vaishno Devi to the devotees. The Lieutenant Governor said that the new facility will significantly enhance the pilgrim accommodation capacity at Bhawan, improve overall pilgrim amenities and create a modern, efficient and comfortable infrastructure designed to accommodate the […]
Don’t let climate change turn disastrous
On Wednesday the UN General Assembly did something rare. It turned climate science into a legal question and then every nation was made to take the issue seriously. By a vote of 141-8, with 28 abstentions, the 193-member body endorsed the International Court of Justice’s July advisory opinion that failure to protect the planet from […]
Build Portfolios—Not CVs
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, automation, and digital innovation, the way students present themselves to future employers is being rewritten. The traditional Curriculum Vitae—once the hallmark of professionalism—is losing relevance in an age where algorithms can generate, scan, and filter resumes in seconds. The future belongs not to the […]
Garbage is proving a real threat
Dr. Satyavan Saurabh These days, cities are overflowing with garbage. Rotting heaps on the roadsides, foul smells permeating the streets, filth trapped in drains, and animals searching for food among them—this scene not only reflects the failure of the sanitation system, but also our collective social consciousness. Often, when sanitation workers go on strike in […]
CS inaugurates CGG&PA at IUST
Lauds University’s academic, research initiatives AWANTIPORA: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Thursday visited Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) and inaugurated the Centre for Good Governance & Policy Analysis (CGG&PA) during a series of engagements aimed at strengthening policy research, governance innovation and institutional collaboration. During the visit, the Chief Secretary toured Campus I and […]