SRINAGAR — Much to the embarrassment of the education department, the fresh Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) report has revealed that six per cent of the students enrolled in government schools across Jammu and Kashmir had no textbooks for their current grade. According to the report, only 94 percent of the students studying in […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, today dedicated the UT government’s ambitious project of transforming 200 Schools into Smart Schools in Tribal areas at a cost of Rs 40 crores. The modernization of Smart Schools will be executed in two phases. In the first phase, works related to 100 schools will be completed by March […]
SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday conducted searches at 5 locations in Shopian and Budgam Districts of Kashmir in connection with investigation of NIA Case RC-02/2021/NIA-LKW (Al- Qaeda Case Lucknow, UP). Ina statement NIA said, “The case pertains to Umar Halmandi, an Al-Qaeda operative, who along with other accused persons, had been radicalizing […]
AGRA – A local court has extended the judicial remand of the three Kashmiri students, booked on the charges of sedition for allegedly sharing provocative posts on their social media account after Pakistan victory over India in a T-20 World Cup cricket match, till December 7, the Times Of India reported. The Allahabad high court […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant decision Thursday, the Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad authorised college principals to arrange Amanuensis/Scribe for specially-abled students for assistance during the examinations. An order to this effect, issued by Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo, read: “The Vice-Chancellor has been pleased to authorise principals of degree colleges affiliated […]
ANANTNAG — Four persons, three of them from Bihar, were injured in a collision between a private car and a tipper in southern Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Thursday evening. Official sources said Tipper (JK03E-7521) and private car (DL7CF-4775) collided near Shankerpora Shahabad, leaving at least four Peoples injured. The injured identified as Parvaiz Alam son […]
SRINAGAR — The body of a 27-year-old non-local resident was on Thursday recovered from river Jhelum in Gasi Mohalla area of Safa Kadal in Srinagar. Official sources told that a 27-year-old youth from West Bengal, was found floating in Jhelum river by locals at Gasi Mohalla area of Safakadal Srinagar on Thursday afternoon. The body […]
JAMMU — A man was killed after he allegedly came under a train here on Thursday, officials said. The incident occurred near the loco shed of Jammu railway station, they said. The man, aged around 55, died on the spot, the officials said, adding his identity is being ascertained. General Rail Police (GRP) officials rushed […]
KOCHI — A new variant of Covid-19 with over 30 spike mutations has been reported from southern Africa. On November 23, Dr. Tom Peacock, a virologist at Imperial College London, posted the details of the variant on github.com, noting that the “incredibly high amount of spike mutations suggest this could be of real concern (predicted […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level of […]