INDORE — University Grants Commission (UGC) chairman M Jagadesh Kumar said on Monday that higher education institutions should adopt the semester system instead of holding annual examinations for better evaluation of students and improving their learning process. Considering the student learning process, those universities in the country should adopt the semester system where students are […]
NEW DELHI — Oil marketing companies have raised the prices of commercial LPG gas cylinders with immediate effect. The rate of 19 KG commercial LPG gas cylinders has been increased by Rs 16.50 with effect from today. In Delhi, the retail sale price of a 19 kg commercial LPG cylinder is Rs 1,818.50 from today. […]
SRINAGAR — Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq expressed concern on Friday over the recent court-ordered surveys of religious sites and called for the protection of Muslim heritage and their rights. Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, Farooq, the Mirwaiz (chief cleric) of Kashmir, condemned the killing of four youths in clashes during […]
NEW DELHI — Over 24 lakh candidates have been provisionally shortlisted during job fairs organised during the last five years, Union Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Singh said 34,809 job fairs were conducted by state employment exchanges/model career centres during the last […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said India was committed to shaping a sustainable, peaceful, and progressive world for future generations while asserting that the propagation of the all-embracing Indian culture was the priority. He presented the Kailakh Sanskrit Ratna Award, 2024, to Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Swami Kailashanand Giri Maharaj at a […]
SHIMLA — A woman caught on camera bullying two shawl sellers from Kashmir for trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh apologised on Tuesday. The apology came a day after a 2.46 minute video that surfaced on social media showed her telling two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai […]
NEW DELHI — Issues related to internal security, Jammu and Kashmir, pro-Khalistan elements and cyber crimes are likely to be discussed at the three-day conference of top police officers in the country beginning Friday in Bhubaneswar, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval among […]
SHIMLA — A woman claiming to be a panchayat official was caught on camera warning two shawl sellers from Kashmir against trading their wares in Himachal Pradesh. The 2.46-minute video that surfaced on social media showed the woman telling the two Kashmiris not to come to the village and asking them to say “Jai Shri […]
SAMBHAL (UP) — Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the violence over a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here, naming Samajwadi Party MP Zia-ur-Rehman Barq and local SP MLA Iqbal Mehmood’s son Sohail Iqbal as accused, officials said on Monday. The district administration has already imposed prohibitory orders and barred the entry […]
SAMBHAL (UP) — Three people were killed and scores of others, including around 20 security personnel, were injured as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here clashed with police on Sunday. The protesters torched vehicles and pelted stones at the police, who used tear gas and batons to disperse the mob. “Shots […]