NEW DELHI — National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has revised its books, including the 12th class History book by removing the chapters on Mughal empire. The change will be applicable for all the schools that follow NCERT across the country. From Classs 12, chapters related to ‘Kings and Chronicles; the Mughal Courts […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s education sector would be witnessing a major transformation with a budget allocation of ₹ 1522 crore for 2023-24 with focus on full implementation of National Education Policy, digital transformation and infrastructure creation. The budget also provides scope for strengthening digital infrastructure with establishment of 188 Virtual Reality Labs in the […]
NEW DELHI — The Surat Sessions Court today granted bail to Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case over his remark “why all thieves share the Modi surname” made during a political campaign in Karol in April 2019, Live Law reported. According to the report, the bail has been granted till April 13. His application for […]
KUPWARA — Jammu and Kashmir police Monday cracked the murder case of a seven-year-old-girl from Khurhama, Lolab stating that the girl was first strangulated and then her throat was slit by none other than her own father. “After thorough investigation of the case by team of police, the father of girl Muhammad Iqbal Khatana came […]
JAMMU — Headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, the full election commission is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to assess the ground situation here. Official sources said that during its two to three day stay here the election commissioner will visit both Jammu and Kashmir divisions of the UT. “The […]
SRINAGAR — The Meteorological Department on Monday forecast generally cloudy weather with chances of light rain or thunderstorms in Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. The weather was dry and cloudy in the Union Territory during last 24 hours. An official of the Meteorological Department said, Generally cloudy sky with chances of light rain/thunderstorms […]
SAMBA — A consignment of arms and ammunition dropped by a suspected drone was recovered in Rakh Barutia village of Vijaypur in Samba district, Police said on Monday. Quoting sources, news agency KNO reported that an information regarding some suspicious material was received after which team of Samba police rushed to the site and conducted […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir continued to witness a shortage of rainfall with a deficit of 48 % in the month of March, a probable cause of worry for the farmers this year. J&K’s rainfall shortage has continued into March, with the area experiencing a deficit of 48 % for the month, an independent weather […]
KATHUA — A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper died of a bullet injury from his own service rifle at a forward post near the International Border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The deceased trooper has been identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Sukhnandan Prasad (55), a resident of Madhya Pradash. He was on […]
RAMBAN (KIMS) — The traffic movement on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was on Sunday disrupted after shooting stones at the mouth of T5 Tunnel in Panthiyal area of Ramban district. The shooting stones rained at the mouth of the T5 Tunnel, causing disruption to the traffic movement on highway. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ramban and […]