Army veteran becomes pioneering orchardist of Kathua
Jammu June 25:(KNS) Setting an example for the youngsters and breaking the myth of age and occupation, Sh. Sukhdev Singh, a septuagenarian army veteran has become a pioneering and most progressive orchardist of Kathua district. By his resolve and determination to learn with age being no constraint, the orchardist of kandi belt of Kathua has […]
Talat discusses publication of Ist Accreditation Report for J&K with NAAC peer team
JAMMU, JUNE 25: Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department (HED), Talat Parvez Rohella today held a meeting (through video conference) with National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) peer team to discuss the publication of first Analysis of Accreditation Report for Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Institutions. The NAAC accreditation of the HEIs is mandatory for availing […]
Covid-19: 9 discharged, after recovery from SKIMS Bemina
SRINAGAR, JUNE 25: Nine COVID-19 patients were today discharged from SKIMS Hospital Bemina after successful completion of treatment and testing negative before discharge. With this the number of COVID-19 recovered patient’s moves to 436 out of total COVID positive admitted patients numbering 581 till date. The recovery rate at present is more than 75% and […]
Gunfight breaks out in south Kashmr’s Tral
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between forces and militants in the Chewa Ullar area of Tral in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday evening. A local news gathering agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reported that a joint team of Police, Army’s 42 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched a Cordon and Search […]
ASHA workers are indispensable part of health system: CPI(M)
Srinagar,June 25 (KNS): While maintaining the physical distancing norms and health advisories, ASHA Workers Union Kashmir Thursday held protests in several districts of Jammu & Kashmir as part of a nation-wide call for demands day demanding Health Care for All and Safety for Health Care Workers. The protesters were wearing protective masks, carrying play-cards and […]
Announce job package for unemployed dental surgeons: DAK
Srinagar, 25 June (KNS): Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday expressed concern over poor oral-dental care facilities across the hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded a job package for the unemployed dental surgeons. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said J&K is facing unemployment crisis saying that the number of unemployed dental surgeons in JK […]
Snakebite kills three year old girl in Poonch
Poonch, June 25 (KNS): A minor girl was killed after snakebite her in Bhatidhar Mendhar area of Poonch in Jammu division on Thursday , officials said. The deceased has been identified as Sayda Koser daughter of Haider Qasam, resident of Bhatidhar Mendhar . Reports said that the girl was immediately taken to Sub District hospital […]
Rupee set to crash past record, says ex-Reliance forex head Thiagarajan
The growth shock to India’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic will trigger more weakness in the rupee, dragging it toward an unprecedented 80-per dollar level. That’s the view from Venkat Thiagarajan, who has traded currency markets for 26 years, and most recently served as the head of forex at Reliance Industries Ltd., which runs India’s […]
Over 100 Rohingya rescued off Indonesia
LHOKSEUMAWE: Nearly 100 Rohingya from Myanmar, including 30 children, have been rescued from a rickety wooden boat off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, a maritime official said on Wednesday. Images shot from Indonesian rescue boats showed dozens of children and adults, many weeping, after they had been plucked from their vessel by local fishermen. […]
