JAMMU — The Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM) here on Wednesday said it has developed a capsule formulation from medicinal herb Bergenia ciliata for management of pain in people suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and transferred the technology to a Mumbai-based pharma company. IIIM functions under the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). “We […]
JAMMU — Army Chief General M M Naravane carried out an aerial reconnaissance of forward areas on Wednesday and was briefed about the prevailing security situation along the Line of Control (LOC) in the Jammu region, officials said. This is his second visit to Jammu division in the past over two weeks amid an ongoing […]
SRINAGAR — The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind has appointed Mohan Lal and Mohd Akram Chowdhary as judges of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. As per an order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice, Lal’s and Chowdhary’s appointment had been made by the President under clause (1) of […]
SRINAGAR — Continuing his tradition to visit border areas on Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to celebrate Diwali with Indian Army jawans in Jammu and Kashmir. This time, PM Modi will head to Nowshera, Rajouri border post on the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday. PM Modi has made it a compulsory practice […]
JAMMU — J&K government on Wednesday renamed Lakes and Waterways Development Authority as Jammu and Kashmir Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA). The order reads “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Development Act, 1970 (Act XIX of 1970), the constituted vide notification SRO 109 […]
SRINAGAR — Pakistan has denied use of its airspace to Go First’s Srinagar-Sharjah flight, the government officials said on Wednesday. According to officials, Pakistan’s refusal on Tuesday forced the flight to take a longer route and fly over Gujarat to reach its destination in the UAE. Go First, previously known as GoAir, had started direct […]
JAMMU — Eighteen-year-old Tanmay Gupta from Jammu has created history by becoming the first from Jammu and Kashmir to be the national topper of NEET 2021. He scored the perfect 720 out of 720 and secured All India Rank 1 among more than 16 lakh students who appeared in national-level test September 12. “I am […]
NEW DELHI — A former Supreme Court judge has said that celebrating a Pakistani cricket win over India is by no means sedition and it’s ridiculous to think it is. Justice Deepak Gupta said the tweet from the Office of the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh stating that the Kashmiri students in Agra who celebrated […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Conference on Friday has flayed the knee jerk reaction of the UP government to invoke severe charges against the Kashmiri students in Agra, terming such measures a blatant violation of constitutional rights and an overreach. In a statement issued here, the spokesman has said that slapping of such charges is a blatant […]
SRINAGAR — The Secretary school education Jammu and Kashmir, Bishwajit Kumar Singh Friday refuted rumours that there will be no borad examination for class 8th and 9th, while stating that final decision is yet to be made. Talking to Kashmir News Service, Singh said that no final decision has been made yet about the final […]