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J&K: Government takes initiative to run skill development centres for women to make them self-dependent

Nov 07, 2020, at 12:52 am

Srinagar:  The social welfare department in Baramulla is running skills development training centres for women of the Jammu and Kashmir region to make them self-dependent.

J&K students' fee waived off for Company Secretary course: Dr. Jitendra Singh

Nov 04, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir and Northeast students have been provided with the special facility of academic fee waiver for registration to the course of training as Company Secretary.

COVID-19: Traditional and cultural activities resume in Kashmir Valley after brief break due to pandemic 

Nov 02, 2020, at 01:01 am

Srinagar: After a short break due to COVID-19 imposed lockdown, traditional and cultural activities have resumed in the Kashmir Valley.

Kashmir artisans to take part in Noida Haat fairs, make most of festival season

Oct 29, 2020, at 10:31 pm

Srinagar: After successful participation of craft entrepreneurs and exporters in virtual fairs amidst stringent Covid-19 lockdowns, the artisans and weavers from Kashmir shall get their first opportunity to participate in physical fairs outside the J&K for selling their exotic range of hand-made products during the Diwali Utsav beginning at Noida Haat from October 30 to November 14.

Jammu and Kashmir: Talent hunt competition ‘Kashmir Ke Sitare’ held

Oct 24, 2020, at 12:05 am

Srinagar: A musical talent hunt competition for the Kashmir Valley was organized by News18 Urdu at Tagore Hall, Srinagar.

VC SKUAST-J chairs 18th Scientific Advisory Committee meeting of KVK Jammu

Oct 24, 2020, at 12:01 am

Srinagar: Prof J P Sharma, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-J on Thursday suggested the adoption of income oriented activities for achieving the aim of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pulwama admin organises training session on JK-IGRAMS

Oct 13, 2020, at 10:53 pm

Srinagar: In a significant step towards making the existing grievance redress mechanism more robust and efficient, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama Monday chaired a training session cum meeting regarding Jammu & Kashmir Integrated Grievance Redress and Monitoring System (JK-IGRAMS).

Jammu and Kashmir: Research methodology workshop concludes at CUK

Oct 13, 2020, at 10:51 pm

Srinagar: The two-week workshop on Research Methodology organized by the School of Social Sciences, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), concluded at Green Campus here on Monday.

Kashmiri man, who grew up in orphanage, secures 46th rank in J&K Administrative Service exam

Oct 09, 2020, at 12:33 am

Doda: Showing his immense power to succeed, a person, who grew up in an orphanage, has secured 46th rank in the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service.

Jammu and Kashmir: KAS exam done and dusted, Kamila shifts gears to crack UPSC today

Oct 07, 2020, at 10:37 pm

Srinagar: A teacher’s job is to shape the future of her children but in doing so, Malik Kamila Mushtaq went ahead with setting an example for her students.

Jammu and Kashmir: Medical student turning waste materials to work of art

Oct 01, 2020, at 12:27 am

Srinagar: A medical student from Jammu and Kashmir is turning waste material to art, earning appreciations for her creations.

Sher-e-Kashmir University conducts entrance exams for agriculture courses, thousands appear

Sep 28, 2020, at 03:54 pm

Srinagar: Studying agriculture is attracting students across Jammu and Kashmir and this is evident as thousands appeared to write the entrance examination for agriculture courses at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) on Sunday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Craft entrepreneurs urged to apply for RCMC

Sep 22, 2020, at 11:48 pm

Srinagar: In order to access various benefits under the foreign trade policy and become part of a worldwide network of exporters in the international market, the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has called upon craft entrepreneurs to apply for registration-cum-membership certificate (RCMC) in terms of the handbook of procedures of the DGFT.

Jammu and Kashmir: 6400 students appear in CUCET-2020 from Kashmir

Sep 22, 2020, at 11:45 pm

Srinagar:  The three-day Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CUCET-2020), conducted jointly by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) along with 18 other varsities across the country concluded successfully on Sunday.

Kashmir would not have been part of India without Sardar Patel's effort: Historian-journalist Hindol Sengupta

Sep 21, 2020, at 06:38 pm

Historian-journalist Hindol Sengupta was the guest at  An Author's Afternoon session organised virtually by Prabha Khaitan Foundation and presented by Shree Cement on Sept 12. In a conversation with host Oindrilla Dutta, Sengupta spoke about his book The Man Who Saved India and its central character Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts

Reopening schools could worsen Covid-19 crisis, warns Doctors Association Kashmir

Sep 17, 2020, at 11:25 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday warned that reopening of schools could worsen the crisis at a time when Covid-19 positive cases are surging in the Kashmir valley.

Jammu and Kashmir: Samoon reviews functioning of Career Counselling Centres

Sep 17, 2020, at 02:00 am

Srinagar: Principal Secretary, School Education and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Tuesday chaired a meeting of senior officers to review online career counselling initiatives of the Technical Education department.

Kashmir University ranked 19th among 70 best Public state Universities of India

Sep 17, 2020, at 01:55 am

Srinagar: In May this year, the Kashmir University was accredited ‘A+ Grade University’ by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) as well.

Jammu and Kashmir: 5-day training programme for teachers begins

Sep 17, 2020, at 01:50 am

Srinagar: The third phase of the five-day training programme, Integrated Multidisciplinary Professional Advancement Course for Teachers (IMPACT) of zones Chadoora B.K Pora, Chirari Shareef and Nagam, orgnised by DIET Budgam, commenced on Tuesday under Samagra Shiksha.

No option other than hard work: JEE mains topper

Sep 16, 2020, at 03:14 am

Srinagar: Naveed-ul-Amin, a resident of HMT area of Srinagar, has topped the joint entrance examination JEE (Mains) for engineering in Kashmir by securing 99.23 percentile.

NEET-2020 held at 67 centres in Kashmir 

Sep 16, 2020, at 02:53 am

Srinagar: The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test 2020 (Undergraduate) was held in Kashmir on Sunday amid stringent precautions and social distancing measures taken due to pandemic. 

16 people from Jammu and Kashmir crack UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019

Aug 05, 2020, at 01:10 am

Srinagar/IBNS: In yet another bright episode created in the Valley, sixteen people from Jammu and Kashmir have cracked the UPSC Civil Services Exam 2019.

Kashmiri student earns prestigious British 'Chevening Scholarship'

Jul 28, 2020, at 05:57 pm

Srinagar: A Kashmiri student has bagged a prestigious fellowship which will enable him to  study at Queens Mary University in London. 

Holi celebrated in Kashmir's Srinagar with Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs smearing each other with colours

Mar 10, 2020, at 08:49 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: In a first of its kind, Centre for Inclusive and Sustainable Governance in collaboration with Jammu Kashmir Workers Party (JKWP) celebrated holi in Gindun Park Rajbagh on Tuesday.

Government must win the trust of Kashmiris: Salman Khurshid

Aug 18, 2019, at 02:32 am

Kolkata: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid, alluding to the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir by the BJP-led NDA government, said that the government has a tough task to win back the trust of the Kashmiri people.

Roadside tea stalls, restaurants close as Ramazan begins in Jammu and Kashmir

May 07, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Srinagar, May 7 (UNI) Majority roadside tea stalls, restaurants and shops in ‘Food Street’ were closed on Tuesday in Kashmir valley, including summer capital, Srinagar, as the holy fasting month of Ramazan began after the sighting of moon on Monday night.

I dream of holding a pride march in Kashmir: Aijaz Ahmad Bund

Sep 10, 2018, at 09:21 am

Unlike other Indian states, LGBTQ community in Jammu and Kashmir did not revel in the joy of the Indian Supreme Court verdict  that decriminalised gay sex. Kashmir has its own constitution and follows the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), as opposed to the Indian Penal Code followed elsewhere in the country. In an exclusive chat with IBNS correspondent Sudipto Maity, the trouble torn region's prominent LGBTQ activist Dr Aijaz Ahmad Bund opens up about the scene in Kashmir and his dream of holding a pride march in the state.

Frontline Kashmir: Where bullets do the talking...

Jun 08, 2018, at 02:07 pm

Indian soldiers in Kashmir guard the border in the line of fire along the LoC with Pakistan. Kavita Suri reports from Pallanwala where nature has unleashed its bounty but only bullets do the talking

Kashmir: Students appear for annual board examinations

Nov 15, 2016, at 01:31 am

New Delhi, Nov 14 (IBNS): Amid tight security, thousands of students appeared for the annual board examinations across Kashmir on Monday despite the protest and strike from July 9.

Girls dominate JKBOSE class 12 results

May 04, 2016, at 07:21 pm

Srinagar, May 4, (IBNS) Outshining the boys, the girls have dominated the recently revealed Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) grade 12 results in all the departments, according to reports.