AICTE Approves Concessions In Admissions For Kashmir Migrants
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has allowed certain concessions to the wards of Kashmiri Migrants as well as Kashmiri Pandits/Kashmiri Hindu Families (Non-Migrants) living in the Kashmir Valley in admissions in educational institutions in other parts of the country from the academic year 2020-21. “Ministry of Education, Government of India in consultation with Ministry […]
Autumn has set in, giving Kashmir its colour of gold
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Autumn is a gold season for the people of Kashmir in many ways. It is the season of plenty for the locals as they start harvesting including their fruit. For foreign tourists especially from Europe, Autumn used to attract them to Kashmir and they used to enjoy the stillness in […]
Paytm aims to support 1 million apps on Mini App Store
Paytm on Thursday said it aims to support one million apps on its recently launched Android Mini App Store as part of its efforts to support Indian developers and compete against tech giant Google. The company will also invest Rs 10 crore for the app developers on its platform. Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma – […]
Back at ‘happy hunting’ Sharjah, Rajasthan Royals aiming to halt Delhi Capitals’ march
Struggling to figure out their best eleven, Rajasthan Royals will need to come up with some quick-fix measures to snap their three-match losing streak when they take on a formidable Delhi Capitals unit in an IPL match here on Friday. The Royals were off to a flying start, winning both their games at Sharjah but […]
Russia successfully tests new hypersonic missile
MOSCOW: Russia on Wednesday said it had successfully tested a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile in a move hailed by President Vladimir Putin as a “great event” for the country. The military said that the Tsirkon missile was fired from the Admiral Gorshkov frigate in the White Sea on Tuesday morning in the Russian Arctic […]
2 die of COVID-19 in Ladakh, 82 new cases reported
Leh; Two people died of coronavirus in Kargil in Ladakh, taking the death toll in the Union Territory to 63, a bulletin said on Thursday. Ladakh reported 82 new cases, taking the cumulative figure to 4,802, the bulletin released by the Directorate of Health Services said. With 47 more patients cured of the disease, the […]
After the verdict
Recent Supreme Court verdict on the Babri demolition case has certainly impacted the thinking of Muslims in general but of the people of Kashmir in particular. People of Kashmir especially the political leaders belonging to different mainstream political parties have expressed their concern over the decision and have decided to chalk out a new political […]
COVID-19 cases in India cross 68-lakh mark
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 78,524 COVID-19 cases taking the virus caseload to over 68 lakh, while the number of people who have recuperated surged to 58,27,704, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The national recovery stands at 85.25 per cent. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 68,35,655,while the […]
Bullet is only policy for militants, says J-K BJP on LG’s rehablitation offer
President of the BJP unit in Jammu and Kashmir Ravinder Raina said on Wednesday that “there can never be any rehabilitation policy for the terrorists” and that “they will be paid back in the same coin.” Raina was reacting to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s recent appeal to local militants to shun the path of violence. […]
‘TRP rating has to be stopped or improved’: Union minister Javadekar
Noting that there is a need for a mechanism or a metric for gauging popularity, Union minister for information and broadcasting Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday said the present system of Television Rating Point or TRP-oriented programmes needs a rethink. The TRP is a tool used to collate data on programme popularity through a device attached […]
