JKSDM conducts trials for World Skills Competition-Russia 2019
Such events to help youth exhibit their talent: Ansari
SRINAGAR, MAY 08: Jammu and Kashmir Skill Development Mission (JKSDM) conducted the state-level skill competitions at Srinagar for selecting candidates who will participate in regional and national competitions leading to the World Skills Competition-Russia 2019. JKSDM received more than 700 applications in different 12 skill categories for the competitions which were held in Srinagar and […]
Need to address Tamil political issue: Lanka Prez
Colombo, May 8 (PTI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today underlined the need to address the concerns of the Tamil minority in a political arrangement, saying though the problem has ended militarily, but no solution has been given for its causes. Addressing Parliament on the ceremonial opening of a new session, he also called for […]
Multiple Cloudbursts kill over 110 domestic animals in Rajouri
Ten families of nomadic Bakerwals trapped, rescue operation launched
Rajouri, May 8 : At least 110 domestic animals including sheep and goats were killed and the power infrastructure also got damaged after multiple cloudbursts struck Thanamandi area of border Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Reports reaching GNS said that today evening a major hailstorm followed by heavy rains witnessed […]
Laurent Koscielny out of World Cup with Achilles injury
Madrid:France defender Laurent Koscielny will miss the World Cup and faces six months out after undergoing surgery on an Achilles tendon injury he suffered in Arsenal’s Europa League defeat at Atletico Madrid, his club manager Arsene Wenger said on Tuesday. The centre back was withdrawn in the 12th minute of the semi-final second leg last […]
Heavy hailstorm hammers down fruits, vegetables crops in Baramulla district
Baramulla: Amid rains heavy hailstorm hit north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday afternoon inflicting large-scale damage to fruit industry by hammering down blossoming apple orchards, other fruits besides vegetable fields. Sources said that speedy hailstorm lashed horticulture rich areas of Baramulla district and badly damaged fruit orchards in different parts leaving the farmer community […]
Two leading political party workers clash in Karachi over rally venue dispute
Karachi, May 8 : Supporters of two Pakistani political parties clashed with each other in this city over a dispute revolving around the location of a rally. The clashes took place between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in parts of Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of Karachi yesterday, a senior police official said, adding that […]
Div Com reviews land acquisition process for Semi-Ring Road project
SRINAGAR, MAY 08: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today directed the officials to expedite the land acquisition process for the construction of Srinagar semi-ring road so that execution of the prestigious project is started at an earliest. The Div Com made these remarks at a meeting he chaired here today. DDC Srinagar, Chief Engineer […]
Bandipora police organise blood donation camp
Srinagar, May 08: SSP Bandipora Zulfikar Azad inaugurated a blood donation camp at DPL Bandipora. About 40 blood samples were collected at the blood donation camp which was organised in collaboration with the Health ISM Bandipora. Several police personnel of District Police Bandipora including SSP Bandipora donated blood at the camp. District Officer ISM Bandipora […]
Armenia’s ‘Velvet Revolution’: A masterclass in socialism
Armenians took a collective stand for basic socioeconomic rights - and they won.
Arto Vaun Post-Soviet countries are rough and tumble places, full of intense paradox, humour, microaggression, and beauty. There are fifteen former Soviet states, each with its own cultural and socioeconomic components and struggles. They have all been grappling with the ghost of the Soviet Union in different ways, but the one thing they’ve all agreed […]
Indian-American gets USD 1.6 m grant for research on kidney cells
Houston, May 8 (PTI) An Indian-American professor has received a grant of USD 1.6 million for his research on kidney cells that can protect the organ from chronic inflammation caused by obesity. Tahir Hussain, a professor of Pharmacology at the University of Houston, received the grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for his […]
