Govt assigns academic streams, faculty to 2 New Engineering Colleges
JAMMU, :To make the two new engineering colleges in the State fully functional, the Government today approved six engineering streams each for these colleges with an intake capacity of 360 students for each college. According to an order issued by the Higher Education Department, the Engineering College at Safapora in district Ganderbal will offer Bachelors […]
Tassaduq Mufti resigns as Coordinator, CM’s Grievance Cell
JAMMU, : Mr Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today resigned as Coordinator, J&K CM’s Grievance Cell. Tassaduq has submitted his resignation to the Chief Secretary, Mr B B Vyas. He was appointed Coordinator, J&K CM’s Grievance Cell in May this year.
Govt regularizes services of 493 ReTsin Jammu division
JAMMU, 5: The Government has regularized the services of 493 eligible Rehabar-e-Taleem Teachers of Jammu division as the Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and Minister of state for Education and Culture, Priya Sethi handed over the confirmation orders to the educators at a function, here today. With this batch, the total number of […]
Dy CM reviews progress of projects in Power, Housing &Urban Development sectors
JAMMU, :-Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today called for early accomplishment of various developmental initiatives especially in the Housing&Urban Development and Power sectors. He said timelines shall also have to be strictly adhered to in the projects taken up under the Prime Minister’sDevelopmentalPackage (PMDP). The Deputy Chief Minister was speaking during a review meeting […]
What’s next for Brexit as EU agrees to new of talks?
15 December 2017 BRUSSELS : — Leaders of 27 European Union nations gave British Prime Minister Theresa May an early Christmas present on Friday, declaring that Brexit talks can move on to their next phase: transition and future relations. But there is hard work and uncertainty ahead when negotiations resume in the new year. Here’s […]
Smith holds firm as Australia rein in England
December 15, 2017 Jonny Bairstow kept his head with a fine century for England but Steve Smith showed a captain’s poise to guide Australia to 203 for three at the close of day two of the third Ashes Test on Friday. Smith was on 92 at stumps, with Shaun Marsh on seven, with the home […]
Sensex jumps 216 points after exit polls give BJP an edge
December 15, 2017 Exit polls showing the BJP winning Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections gave a fresh push to domestic markets on Friday, with the benchmark Sensex climbing over 216 points, up for the second session. Key indices Sensex and Nifty started the day on a strong footing after the exit polls predicted a […]
UN Chief calls on Myanmar to free arrested journalists
Washington Dec 15 : Condemning the arrest of two journalists in Myanmar, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated that their arrest indicated that press freedom is shrinking in Southeast Asian country and the international community must do all it can to get them released. Guterres, who spoke to press in Tokyo on Thursday, drew the […]
Sonia retiring as Cong president not from politics: Surjewala
December 15, 2017 Sonia Gandhi has retired as Congress president and not from politics, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala today said, dismissing speculation that she has quit public life. He said Sonia Gandhi will hand over the baton to Rahul Gandhi but her wisdom will continue to be the guiding light for the party. Asked what […]
43 Indian fishermen arrested by Pak authorities: official
Karachi, Dec 15 : Forty-three Indian fishermen have been arrested and seven of their boats seized by Pakistani authorities for allegedly fishing illegally in the country’s territorial waters in the Arabian Sea, officials said today. The fishermen were arrested yesterday and have been handed over to the Docks police, a spokesman for Pakistan’s Maritime Security Force […]
