Students above 18 to be vaccinated on priority: Lt Guv

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said a special drive will be launched to vaccinate students aged above 18 years on priority to enable educational institutions to reopen in the Union territory. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at SKICC here, Sinha said most of the teaching staff […]

JK reports 146 new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 146 new novel coronavirus cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Saturday. They said that 25 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 121 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 326799. There was […]

Four new coronavirus cases reported in Ladakh

Leh: Ladakh recorded four new COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,600 while the active cases in the Union territory came down to 39 after five more patients recovered from the disease, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 207 COVID-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of […]

Lt Guv releases NAAC’s analysis of accreditation reports of JK, Ladakh

Says govt consistently reforming educational system

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday released ‘Analysis of Accreditation Reports of Union Territories-Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh’ by National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) at SKICC. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor termed the Assessment and Accreditation process as an important factor to maintain the quality of education in Universities and Colleges. He said […]

Kashmir receives moderate rainfall

Weather to improve from late Sat evening: MeT

Srinagar: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir has surpassed the monthly average rainfall after Kashmir parts received light to moderate rains since Friday evening, bringing down the temperature across the Valley. Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT), Mukhtar Ahmad said that there is possibility of more light to moderate rainfall across Kashmir till Saturday […]

Civil services curriculum needs to be modified constantly: Jitendra Singh

Mussoorie (U’khand): Union minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the civil services curriculum needs to be modified constantly to suit India’s changing scenario, according to an official statement. This is also important to re-orient present and future administrators for the visionary roadmap that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid down before us for the next […]

Murdered NC leader cremated in Jammu, demand for CBI probe grows

Jammu: Thousands of people including former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday attended the last rites of prominent National Conference leader T S Wazir here as various organisations demanded a CBI probe into his murder in Delhi. Wazir, 67, a former member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, was found dead […]

Kishtwar woman’s murder: Husband among three arrested

Jammu: A man, along with his brother and mother, was arrested for allegedly killing his wife in Kishtwar district, police said on Saturday. The woman was strangled by the trio under a well-planned conspiracy hatched to pave the way for another marriage of the husband of the deceased, a police spokesman said. He said police […]