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CBSE extends Class 12 scanned answer book application date to May 23
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended the last date for obtaining scanned copies of evaluated answer books for Class 12 board examinations by a day following technical issues on its website.According to a CBSE circular issued on Tuesday, the deadline has been extended from May…
Read More »Over 1.50 Lakh households’ complete self-enumeration in first three days across J&K
Tribal coverage plans in place; digital census gets strong public response, says CPCO Amit Sharma Jammu: More than 1.50 lakh households across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir have successfully completed the Self-Enumeration exercise within the first three days of the launch of Census 2027 Self-Enumeration through the official…
Read More »CUK announces austerity measures, online classes, WFH on Fridays
Srinagar, May 20 : The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has ordered a series of austerity measures, including online classes and work from home on Fridays and Green Saturdays, amid the prevailing situation. According to an official order, the university administration as per the news agency, said that from…
Read More »Data Centres may raise nearby temperatures by 2.2°C: Study
New Delhi: A new study conducted in the US’ hottest city Phoenix suggests that waste heat released from data centres can increase air temperatures in downwind neighbourhoods by as much as 4 degrees Fahrenheit, or 2.2 degrees Celsius.Waste heat produced by a single data centre can surpass the amount emitted…
Read More »3 Executive Engineers transferred in Jal Shakti Department
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 3 Executive Engineers in the Jal Shakti Department with immediate effect in the interest of administration.According to an official order, Zahoor Ahmad Shah, Executive Engineer, Irrigation and Flood Control Division Doda, has been transferred and posted as…
Read More »Anti-encroachment drive carried out in Jammu forests, 60 kanals of land retrieved
Jammu: Police and the forest department on Tuesday carried out an anti-encroachment drive in the outskirts of Jammu city and demolished around 20-30 structures to retrieve nearly 60 kanals of prime forest land, officials said.Officials of the forest department, Forest Protection Force, revenue department and the police launched the operation…
Read More »NCW seeks Home Ministry’s nod for opening offices in UTs
Srinagar: The National Commission for Women has proposed to open offices in the country’s Union territories and is awaiting approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs in this regard, Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar said on Tuesday.”We recently sent a proposal to the ministry to open commission offices in the UTs. We…
Read More »UP, J-K Police orders probe into ‘religious conversion’ of barber in Kupwara
Kupwara: A case each was filed in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday in the alleged religious conversion of an 18-year-old barber in Kupwara district of the Union territory, officials said.According to a complaint by the father of the teenager, Krishna Kumar, his son Vishal had gone to…
Read More »Petrol, diesel prices hiked 90 paise per litre in second hike within a week
New Delhi, May 19 :Petrol and diesel prices were raised by about 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, marking the second hike within a week. In Delhi, petrol now costs Rs 98.64 per litre, up from Rs 97.77, while diesel has increased to Rs 91.58 from Rs 90.67,…
Read More »FICCI FLO JKL’s vibrant verve pop-up exhibition draws enthusiastic response in Srinagar
Srinagar: On the second day of its activities in Srinagar, FICCI FLO Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh hosted its marquee exhibition, Vibrant Verve, a pop-up edit at the Radisson Collection Hotel & Spa, Riverfront Srinagar.The exhibition was inaugurated by Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat,Senior BJP leader who appreciated the initiative and praised…
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