Police arrests notorious drug peddler in Kulgam
Srinagar: Police arrested a notorious drug peddler in Kulgam and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Dalwach crossing intercepted a suspicious person carrying a bag who tried to flee from the spot after noticing police party, but was apprehended […]
Man dies of electric shock at Surankote in Poonch
Srinagar: A man died of an electric shock in Surankote area of Poonch district on Thursday, an official said. The official said that Mohammad Qasim, son of Khursheed Ahmad, resident of Marhote Ward 3, was critically wounded after coming in touch with a live electric wire. “The man was evacuated to a hospital under serious […]
Kaifa Shah to represent India in the international Wushu competition
Srinagar: Kaifa shah, is all set to represent India in the international Stars Wushu championship being held at Moscow from Thursday. Kaifa Shah started playing Wushu from the age when she was only 7years old. It all started in 2013 when she along with her parents had a visit to the Sheri Kashmir indoor stadium […]
Tourist hailing from Maharashtra dies of heart attack in Sonamarg
Ganderbal: A 63-year-old tourist from Maharashtra died of a heart attack while enjoying a snow bike ride in Sonamarg area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that Manohar Motiram Rajani (63) from Solapur, Maharashtra was enjoying a snow bike ride at Tajwqs glacier. He said that Manohar fell unconscious […]
Admin targets to establish J&K as leading start-up ecosystem
Srinagar: The administration has targeted to establish Jammu and Kashmir as one of the leading start-up ecosystems in India by 2027. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Start-up Policy 2024-27, the administration will take multiple measures to boost the start-up ecosystem in the union territory. According to the policy documents thorough measures including setting up […]
Social Media: It is hijacking my brain
By: Annie Margaret and Nicholas Hunkins Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how […]
Pedagogy Practices: Transforming education system
By: M Ahmad The term ‘Pedagogy,’ refers to the strategy of how educators teach, in practice and theory. Pedagogy is shaped by the teaching beliefs of a teacher and relates the interplay between culture and a variety of modern technological methods of teaching. Put simply, pedagogy in education is the study of optimal frameworks and […]
