BGSB University announces major reduction in fee structure
Jammu: The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) on Saturday slashed its fee for most academic programmes by up to 50 percent and also launched the online admission process for various courses for the 2021 session. The announcement of slashing of fees was made by Vice-Chancellor of the Rajouri-based university, Akbar Masood. “The online submission […]
Woman injured in Handwara ‘shell blast’ succumbs
Srinagar: A woman from north Kashmir’s Handwara succumbed at a hospital in Srinagar to injuries sustained in a suspected shell blast early Saturday morning, two days after her daughter died due to the same blast, official sources said. The mother-daughter duo of Sara Begum, 49, wife of Ghulam Ahmad Rather, and her 19-year-old daughter Gulnaza […]
Cross-LoC smuggling bid foiled in Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Saturday foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons into Kashmir from across the Line of Control in Kupwara district and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition, police said. Acting upon specific information regarding weapon smuggling, a search operation was conducted by the local police and the Army in Jabdi area […]
Wife of soldier killed in Pulwama joins Army; Lt Gen Joshi puts stars on her shoulders
Jammu: Nitika Kaul, wife of Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal, who was killed during an encounter with militants in Pulwama, on Saturday donned the Army uniform with commander of the Army’s northern command Lt Gen Y K Joshi piping stars on her shoulders at a ceremony held at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. […]
Militants flee after gunfight in Sopore
Srinagar: Militants have managed to flee after a brief gunfight at Warpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district last evening, official said on Saturday. The gunfight erupted after security forces launched a search operation in the area following specific inputs about the presence of militants there. News agency GNS quoting sources reported that […]
Atari Casino now operating in ‘Vegas City’—are we seeing the future of online casinos?
Cryptocurrency casinos have piqued the interest of many players around the world, with some heralding it as the future of gambling—although others are viewing the blockchain-powered gaming platforms with a degree of skepticism. Skepticism aside, the growing popularity of cryptocurrency casinos now means that everyone wants a piece of the pie. Take Atari for example. […]
Class 12 boards: CICSE tells schools to submit avg scores of students in class 11, internal exams
New Delhi: The CICSE board has asked its affiliated schools to submit data including average of marks obtained by class 12 students in class 11 and during this session, according to an official letter. The board had postponed class 12 exams which were scheduled from May 4 in light of the aggressive second wave of […]
How to increase vaccine uptake, decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people
By Tracie O Afifi, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Janique Fortier, Samantha Salmon, S Michelle Driedger and Tamara Taillieu Ending the coronavirus pandemic rests partly on a large uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, with the goal of reaching herd immunity. Recently in Canada, the age for vaccine eligibility has been decreasing to include young adults and adolescents. However, little […]
China successfully launches cargo spacecraft to dock with space station module
Beijing: China on Saturday successfully launched an automated cargo spacecraft carrying supplies, equipment and propellant for the country’s new space station Tianhe. The Long March-7 Y3 rocket, carrying Tianzhou-2, blasted off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of the southern island province of Hainan, the China Manned Space Agency, (CMSA) announced. Spacecraft Tianzhou-2 […]
PM Imran Khan expresses full confidence in Pakistan’s nuclear capability to defend itself
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed full confidence in the country’s nuclear capability to defend itself. Khan visited a nuclear facility of the Strategic Forces Command, which is responsible for protection of nuclear assets. Pakistan is committed to continue working towards the promotion of an environment of peace and stability at the […]
