J-K govt mulling to restart education process for 9th–12th standards amid new SOPs

J-K govt mulling to restart education process for 9th–12th standards amid new SOPs

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education department is mulling to restart the education process at High, Secondary and Higher Secondary level amid new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines of Government of India (GoI). Top officials of the department said that they are working on the strategy to be followed while reopening schools in […]

13-Million-Year-Old Fossil Ape Discovered In J&K’s Udhampur

13-Million-Year-Old Fossil Ape Discovered In J&K’s Udhampur

Dehradun:  An international team of researchers has unearthed a 13-million-year-old fossil of a newly discovered ape species in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur District, which is the earliest known ancestor of the modern-day gibbon. The finding, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, fills a major void in the ape fossil record and […]

Afghan vice president wounded in deadly Kabul blast

Afghan vice president wounded in deadly Kabul blast

KABUL: Afghanistan’s vice president Amrullah Saleh sustained minor injuries on Wednesday when an explosion targeted his convoy and killed at least 10 people, as government-backed negotiators and the Taliban prepared to meet in Doha for long-delayed peace talks. The attack in the capital Kabul was quickly condemned as an attempt to frustrate the peace process, […]

Malan replaces Babar as top-ranked T20 batsman

Malan replaces Babar as top-ranked T20 batsman

SOUTHAMPTON: England’s Dawid Malan has replaced Pakistan captain Babar Azam as the world’s top-ranked Twenty20 batsman after a fine series against Australia, the International Cricket Council announced on Wednesday. The 33-year-old left-hander is not a high-profile figure in the world game but has burnished his record after scores of 66, 42 and 21 against Australia […]

APHC demands immediate, unconditional release of detainees

APHC demands immediate, unconditional release of detainees

All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Thursday has demanded immediate and unconditional release of all those arrested and lodged in various jails in J&K and across India before and after August 5, 2019. APHC expressed serious concern over the condition of Kashmiri prisoners including Hurriyat leaders and activists and thousands of youths and Kashmiri from […]

Record 95,735 infections, 1,172 fatalities take COVID caseload past 44 lakh, death toll to 75,062

Record 95,735 infections, 1,172 fatalities take COVID caseload past 44 lakh, death toll to 75,062

New Delhi:The country saw a record single-day spike of 95,735 infections and 1,172 fatalities taking India’s COVID-19 caseload past 44 lakh and death toll to75,062, while recoveries surged to 34,71,783 on Thursday,ccording to the Union Health Ministry. The total cases mounted to 44,65,863,the ministry data updated at 8 am showed. The COVID-19 fatality rate has […]

Arms, ammunition recovered in north Kashmir’s Uri: Army

Arms, ammunition recovered in north Kashmir’s Uri: Army

The government forces on Thursday claimed to have recovered war-like stores from Dulanja area of Uri along Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reported a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS). Commanding Officer 8 Rashtriya Rifles Vivek Venkat briefing a presser at Uri brigade unit said that “the security forces had been […]