Govt Launches ‘Design Your Degree’ Initiative for Tailored Higher Education
Universities Unite to Customize Educational Paths, aligning with NEP goals Srinagar: A push towards the widespread adoption of the “Design Your Degree” program in all universities and higher educational institutions across Jammu and Kashmir has been initiated. Notably, an inter-institutional coordination committee is set to be established to spearhead the implementation of this initiative, aligning […]
Effective defence-industry ecosystem taking shape in the country: Gen Pande
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande has said that an effective defence-industry ecosystem is taking shape in the country and veterans with their field experience are “ideally suited” for incorporation into indigenous research and manufacturing of technological solutions required by the force. In his address at the Army Welfare Placement Organisation (AWPO) Summit 2024 […]
Night temp rises amid dry weather as MeT predicts rains
Srinagar: Amid forecast for dry weather during next 24 hours and light rain in plains and snow over higher reaches at many places from May 11 and 12, night temperature recorded a rise in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that generally dry weather is expected to continue till May […]
First batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims depart for Saudi Arabia
Srinagar: The first batch of over 600 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday, officials said. They said 642 pilgrims on board two flights were headed for the 40-day pilgrimage to the Islamic pilgrimage sites in Mecca and Medina. More than 7,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir are scheduled to […]
NIA attaches four more terror-linked properties in Kashmir
New Delhi: Continuing with its massive crackdown on the terror network in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday attached four properties, owned by members of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) in Kupwara district. In a statement, a spokesperson of the anti terror body said that the action comes a day after NIA attached six immovable […]
Narco smuggling module busted in Baramulla
Drugs worth Rs 50 crore, cash recovered: Police Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday said that they have busted a narco smuggling module in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district by arresting three smugglers with huge quantity of narcotics and cash. Speaking to reporters here, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Amod Ashok Nagpure, said that police […]
AI Express cabin crew call off strike
Airline to reinstate 25 terminated crew members New Delhi: Air India Express cabin crew on Thursday decided to withdraw their strike and the airline agreed to reinstate 25 staff who were terminated from service, according to sources. A section of the cabin crew started reporting sick from Tuesday night to protest against the alleged mismanagement […]
Arrest under GST Act should not be on mere suspicion: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court told the Centre on Thursday that any arrest under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Act should not be on mere suspicion but has to be based on cogent material and adherence to proper procedure. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, M M Sundresh and Bela M Trivedi said the […]
Election body issues notice to PDP’s Srinagar candidate
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir poll body has asked PDP candidate Waheed Para to explain his statement urging Kashmir’s youngsters to consider the general elections as a “referendum” to send New Delhi a message, and asked him refrain from making utterances that may aggravate differences among communities. The notice issued by the nodal officer for […]
Teacher, student injured as branch of a Chinar tree falls off
Achabal: A teacher and a student were injured on Thursday after a branch of Chinar tree fell on them outside the school in Hardutwooru area of Achabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said. An official said that students were taking classes outside when the branch suddenly fell on them. “A fourth-grade primary student Hazik Fayaz […]
