New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government will now hold officers on duty responsible for any violation of the lockdown guidelines in their respective areas, and will also take strict action against them under the Disaster Management Act, ThePrint has learnt. A Ministry of Home Affairs official said the government is monitoring the situation across the states, […]
Seven leading Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) on Thursday announced that they will boycott the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in 2020 as they are not satisfied with the transparency of the process. These seven institutes are IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee. “The seven […]
As the country continues its battle against the coronavirus, China, the world’s main supplier of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, has sent some poor quality kits to India, which were found to be unusable as they faled the safety tests, The Econmic Times reported on Thursday. However, the ones which failed the quality checks, were […]
Against the backdrop of ban on large public gatherings due to Covid-19 pandemic, uncertainty looms large over weddings in Jammu and Kashmir with worried parents deferring marriage functions of their children indefinitely. The coronavirus outbreak has hit wedding plans at this peak season of the year as most of the weddings were scheduled for between […]
Srinagar, April 16 (KNS): School Education Department of J&K has done away with school bags and formal textbooks for pre-primary students besides homework upto 2nd class, As per a notification, issued by Principal Secretary School education department Dr Asgar Hasan Samoon which is in possession of KNS directed the schools not to assign any homework […]
Srinagar April 16 (KNS): Referring to a story published in the leading national newspaper yesterday according to which 5,000 test kits were ‘mysteriously’ diverted to Jammu ,Jammu & Kashmir RTI Movement in a statement castigated the Government for such a dangerous move and demanded that Government must clear its stand on the issue . According […]
Handwara, April 16 (KNS): Handwara police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a notorious drug peddlers in Magam area of Handwara and recovered 1 kg 50 grams charas from his possession. A statement issued to KNS reads in its continuous offensive against menace of drug abuse under the command of SP Handwara Dr. G.V. Sundeep […]
Hails role of Advisor Baseer Khan for his coronavirus control efforts SRINAGAR, APRIL 16: The business community of Kashmir here on Thursday donated one lakh safety masks to divisional administration. In this regard, a delegation of business leaders led by Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries, President, Sheikh Ashiq called on Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang […]
Calls for strict adherence to social distancing KATHUA, APRIL 16:- Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor J&K, Farooq Khan today reviewed the COVID-19 prevention and service delivery mechanism put in place by the District Administration here at a meeting. He appreciated the efforts of District Administration in containing the spread of contagion and providing quarantine facilities […]
14 new positive cases reported today, 58076 persons under observation JAMMU, APRIL 16: The Government Thursday informed that 14 new positive cases of novel Coronavirus (all from Kashmir division), have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 314. According to the daily Media Bulletin on novel […]