Water conservation: PM says govt efforts alone not enough, people’s participation required
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underlined the importance of people’s participation in water conservation and said attempts by governments’ alone cannot be successful. “When the public is associated with a campaign, they also get to know the seriousness of the work. Due to this, a sense of ownership also […]
PG degrees obtained via distance mode in Science Stream not valid for seniority: DSEK
Srinagar, Jan 05: The School Education Department has said that Post Graduate degrees obtained through distance mode by RRT teachers in Science Stream would not be considered valid for seniority and promotion purposes. A circular issued by DSEK reads the PG degrees through distance mode cannot be considered valid. DSEK said this while responding to […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 2,554
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) India has recorded 188 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have declined to 2,554, according to Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The total tally of Covid cases has been recorded at 4,46,79,319 and the death toll stands at 5,30,710, with three deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]
SIA raids underway at multiple locations in Kupwara
Kupwara, Jan 05: The State Investigation Agency on Thursday morning carried out raids at several locations in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. An official said that the raids were underway at different locations in the district. He said raids began early morning today—(KNO)
Kashmir reels under intense cold conditions, Sgr records season’s coldest night at Minus 6.4°C
Srinagar, Jan 5: Severe cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar, Qazigund and Kupwara experiencing season’s coldest night on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 6.4°C against last night’s minus 5.2°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 4.3°C below normal and surpassed the previous lowest temperature that […]
Kashmir-born Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger declared individual terrorist
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) A Kashmir-born dreaded terrorist, who has contacts with al-Qaeda and other global terrorist groups and is engaged in restarting the Islamic State (IS) in India, was on Wednesday declared as an individual terrorist by the government. Aijaz Ahmad Ahanger alias Abu Usman Al-Kashmiri, currently based in Afghanistan, is one of […]
Pistols, grenades recovered from house in Kupwara: Police
Srinagar, Jan 4: Police and army on Wednesday said to have recovered three pistols, along with ammunition and as many Chinese Grenades from a house belonging to Shameem Ahmad Shiekh son of Suderdin Sheikh of Sudhpora Taad in north Kashmir’s Kupwara. “Acting on specific information, Police alongwith Army (03/08GR) launched a joint cordon and search […]
Twitter says it will relax ban on political advertising
San Francisco, Jan 4 (AP) Twitter says it will ease up on its 3-year-old ban on political advertising, the latest change by Elon Musk as he tries to pump up revenue after purchasing the social media platform last year. The company tweeted late Tuesday that “we’re relaxing our ads policy for cause-based ads in the […]
Large number of CRPF companies being deployed in Rajouri, Poonch
Jammu, Jan 4 (PTI) In a bid to enhance security setup in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, authorities on Wednesday are deploying a large number of CRPF companies to secure minority areas in the region. The development comes in view of twin terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district in which […]
Lt Governor inaugurates two-day workshop on Geographical Indications (GIs) of North-Western Himalayas at SKUAST-Jammu
JAMMU, JAN 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated two-day workshop on Geographical Indications (GIs) of North-Western Himalayas today at SKUAST-Jammu. The workshop aims to sensitise all stakeholders on GIs, the oldest category of trademarks, identify potential products & formulate future strategy to empower rural communities. The Lt Governor lauded the efforts of SKUAST Jammu and […]