Only 53 pc of students in Class 6 know tables up to 10: Survey
New Delhi: Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development […]
Kashmir Himalayas record decline of up to 11 mm annual rainfall over 48 years: Study
Srinagar: A recent study published has revealed notable changes in rainfall patterns across Kashmir, raising concerns about water management, agriculture, and flood preparedness. Researchers here have analyzed the rainfall data collected from six meteorological stations over a 48-year period, spanning from 1975 to 2023. The study found a significant decline in annual rainfall at key […]
India becomes fourth ‘most equal’ country globally
New Delhi: Inequality in India has come down significantly between 2011-12 and 2022-23, making it the fourth-most equal country globally, according to a World Bank report. This is in addition to a sharp decrease in extreme poverty, which has dropped from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23, an official release […]
The Other Side: Ragpickers rejoice as Muharram mourners leave behind trail of Plastic Bottles
‘Discarded water bottles turn into unexpected earnings for dozens of migrant waste collectors’ By: Our special Correspondent Srinagar: As thousands of mourners marched through central Srinagar for the 8th Muharram procession, a quieter but no less determined group worked in the background — ragpickers, who turned the discarded remains of devotion into a day’s livelihood. […]
No link between COVID vaccine and sudden cardiac arrests: AIIMS-Delhi Study
New Delhi: A study conducted by the AIIMS-Delhi in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has claimed that there was no link between COVID-19 vaccination and sudden cardiac arrests among young individuals. A panel of doctors at a press conference in AIIMS said that the ongoing study has so far examined 300 […]
Amarnath Yatra: CRPF deploys women ‘May I Help You’ teams, mountain rescue units
Jammu/New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has deployed a special ‘May I Help You’ women personnel team to assist Amarnath Yatra pilgrims who take the Baltal route to reach the cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The paramilitary force has pooled in the highest number of troops for the […]
‘Urban Heat’ grips Srinagar: City Records Hottest June Since 1978
Experts link rising temperatures to Urbanisation, Changing climate patterns By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: The summer of 2025 has scorched Srinagar, with the city recording its hottest June in 47 years, raising fresh concerns about the impact of urbanisation and climate change on the Kashmir Valley’s summer capital. According to independent weatherman Faizan Arif of […]
Fiscal deficit slips to 0.8 pc of full-year target at May-end 2025: CGA data
New Delhi: The central government’s fiscal deficit fell to 0.8 per cent of the full-year target at the end of May, mainly due to a whopping Rs 2.69 lakh crore dividend received from the Reserve Bank of India. The fiscal deficit, or gap between the government’s expenditure and revenue, had touched 11.9 per cent of […]
Kashmir facing growing mental health Crisis: Experts
Say Loneliness, Relationship Failures & Family Pressure major factors responsible IMHANS experts warn of alarming mental health crisis, teenagers, women at risk By: Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: Kashmir is facing a growing mental health crisis, with loneliness, failed romantic relationships and intense parental pressure emerging as major causes behind the rising number of suicides in […]
Dachigam National Park named best managed park in country
Srinagar: Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir has secured the highest management effectiveness evaluation (MEE) score in the country in the latest cycle conducted by the Wildlife Institute of India, a wildlife department spokesperson said on Saturday. “Dachigam topped the list of 438 national parks and wildlife sanctuaries assessed across the country, scoring a […]