Lt Governor Manoj Sinha e-inaugurates Rs 181.57cr state of the art skill development centre at Baramulla
Says initiative will bring qualitative improvement in the field of Technical Education in J&K, besides employment generation CIIIT Baramulla to promote Invention, Innovation and Incubation under the mentorship of industry experts SRINAGAR, DECEMBER 07: To strengthen industry-academia partnership and to bring qualitative improvements in Technical Education, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today e-inaugurated Centre for Invention, […]
Top BJP Leaders Among ‘Illegal Occupants’ of Govt Housing in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: More than 10 former ministers and ex-legislators of the BJP are among the politicians who are “unauthorisedly” residing in ministerial bungalows and quarters in Jammu and Kashmir. This revelation assumes more significance as it comes closes on the heels of the BJP’s concerted campaign targeting the leaders of regional parties in Kashmir for “benefitting” from […]
‘Want all demands of farmers fulfilled’, say fruit growers of Kashmir
Fruit growers in Kashmir valley have extended their support to the Bharat Bandh called farmers who are seeking the repeal of three recent farm laws. The fruit growers have decided to shut all the activities on Tuesday, especially in the fruit markets across Kashmir valley in support of the bandh. “We fully support the strike call given […]
Government orders probe in Tehsil office fire in Bandipora
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar In mysterious circumstances, on Saturday Tehsil office of Bandipora got gutted in a fire incident and it has resulted in consigning to flames a lot of vital government records. In order to rule out the possibility of any mischief or foul play, the government on Monday appointed a four member […]
NCP Hits Out At BJP, Says Centre Failed To Address Farmers’ Grievances
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday said when its chief Sharad Pawar was the agriculture minister during the UPA regime, he persuaded many “reluctant” states to implement the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government’s Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act. NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase pointed this out after government sources shared the letters Pawar wrote to […]
As Ladakh Face-off Continues, China Constructs 3 Villages Near Arunachal Pradesh Border: Report
In a step towards restating territorial claims, China has constructed at least three villages close to the tri-junction between India, China, and Bhutan, nearly 5kms from Bum La pass in Arunachal Pradesh. This is a disputed boundary along the border with Arunachal Pradesh. “China has been using a strategy of settling Han Chinese and Tibetan […]
4th phase of DDC polls: Internet suspended in South Kashmir as ‘precautionary measure’
Mobile internet services were again suspended in South Kashmir on Monday even as voting was being held in the fourth phase of district development council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “Internet has been suspended today in South Kashmir as the elections are going on.It was suspended in earlier three phases as well,” said one of the […]
Protesting farmers call on people to back Bharat bandh
Thousands of farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agri laws for the past 11 days here have called on people to join their Bharat bandh on Tuesday in large numbers, as police increased deployment at various Delhi border points. Farmer leaders also welcomed the support of political parties to the nationwide strike against the laws […]
Citing low virus rates in schools, NYC again reopens schools
It’s back to school again for some New York City schoolchildren, weeks after the schools were closed to in-person learning because of rising COVID-19 infections. The city’s public school system, which shut down in-person learning earlier this month, will bring back on Monday preschool students and children in kindergarten through fifth grade, whose parents chose […]
Pakistan team cleared to leave isolation in New Zealand after negative Covid tests
Pakistan’s cricket team have been cleared to leave managed isolation in Christchurch on Tuesday, pending final health ministry approval, after no positive results were recorded in a fifth round of Covid-19 testing, New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said. The team had their exemption to train revoked last week after eight members of the 53-strong squad tested positive during […]
