Board exams twice a year from 2025: MoE asks CBSE to work out logistics, no plan for semesters
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has asked the CBSE to work out logistics for conducting board exams twice a year from the 2025-26 academic session, according to sources. The plan for introducing a semester system has been ruled out, they said. The ministry and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will hold consultations […]
Climate change could become main driver of biodiversity decline by mid-century: Study
New Delhi: Climate change could become the main driver of biodiversity decline by the mid-century, a new research has found. Studying changes in land-use patterns and their impacts on biodiversity, an international team of researchers found that biodiversity around the world could have declined by 2-11 per cent. “By including all world regions in our […]
Motorcycle accident in Jammu kills CBI officer
Jammu: A CBI officer was killed when his motorcycle slipped while crossing a speed-breaker in Jammu, an official said on Saturday. Paloura resident Prashant Sharma, a deputy superintendent of police in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), was returning home when the accident occurred during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, the official said. […]
Special training camp for Village Defence Guards held in J&K’s Poonch
Mendhar/Jammu: A three-day special training camp for Village Defence Guards (VDGs) was organized by the army here, ahead of Lok Sabha elections, officials said on Saturday. Poonch along with the adjoining Rajouri district is part of the Anantnag Parliamentary constituency which is going to polls in the third phase of elections on May 7. The […]
UT administration asked to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to former Jamaat-e-Islami spokesman
Srinagar: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the UT administration to pay a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the former spokesman of banned Jamaat-e-Islami outfit advocate Ali Mohammad Lone alias Zahid for his illegal detention under the Public Safety Act. Quashing Lone’s detention under the PSA, Justice Rahul Bharti […]
All have to move together to seek redressal of problems: PDP chief
Poonch/Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people, irrespective of their religion and region, have to move together and raise a united voice to seek redressal of their issues. The former chief minister is currently on a week-long tour of Poonch and Rajouri districts to garner public support and addressed a road show […]
Challenging abrogation of Article 370 in SC might have been a mistake: Sajad Lone
Srinagar: Challenging the abrogation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court might have been a mistake but not doing so would have made things worse politically for the mainstream parties of Jammu and Kashmir, Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has said. The apex court in December last year upheld the Centre’s August 5, 2019 decision […]
Mughal Road shut after fresh snowfall in J&K
Jammu: The Mughal Road was closed for vehicular traffic on Saturday following fresh snowfall in the higher reaches, including Peer Ki Gali, along the alternative route connecting Jammu’s Poonch and Rajouri districts to south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said. More than six inches of fresh snow has been recorded at the 11,433-feet high Peer Ki […]
Shehnaaz Gill sends heartfelt wedding wishes to Arti Singh via video call
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 13’s Arti Singh stepped into a new chapter of her life as she tied the knot with Dipak Chauhan in a beautiful ceremony marked by traditional charm. Amidst the celebrations, one heartfelt gesture stole the limelight as her dear friend Shehnaaz Gill extended warm wishes through a video call. Despite being unable […]
Massive forest fire rages in Nainital, IAF deploys MI-17 choppers in ongoing dousing ops
Nainital (Uttarakhand): A forest fire has been sweeping through the dense foliage in the mountains surrounding Nainital over the last 36 hours, an official said, adding that the Indian Air Force (IAF) has deployed its personnel and MI-17 choppers in a dousing operation in the area. According to officials, the IAF choppers are lifting water […]
