Punjab to reopen schools for classes V to XII from tomorrow
Jan 06, 2021, at 10:30 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Punjab School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, on Wednesday, said following the persistent demand of parents, the state government has decided to reopen all government, semi-government and private schools from Jan 7 onwards.
Don't see any solution with Pakistan round the corner: Author Prem Prakash
Jan 06, 2021, at 08:47 pm
Author-journalist Prem Prakash's book Reporting India: My Seventy-Year Journey as a Journalist was launched by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar at event Kitaab hosted by Prabha Khaitan Foundation in association with Penguin India in December 2020. From Pakistan to Jawaharlal Nehru, the veteran journalist and ANI founder who had reported from ground zero of the India-China War in 1962 spoke on a range of issues in the course of the conversation. India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh brings excerpts
Symi…a little bit of Greece on a Kolkata street
Jan 06, 2021, at 08:12 pm
A trip to Symi—a Greek island—inspired Trishna Mukherjee to open a quaint eatery, by the same name, on a South Kolkata bylane…Dover Lane to be precise. Seasoned restaurateur Debalina Chakrabarty joined her in this enterprise.
Jammu and Kashmir: SRM Welkin School Sopore bags Micro Innovation Award- 2020
Jan 05, 2021, at 10:54 pm
Srinagar: The National School Independent School Association (NISA) has awarded the SRM Welkin higher secondary school Sopore with the Micro Innovation Award-2020.
Bihar: Schools reopened after nine months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic
Jan 04, 2021, at 11:10 pm
Patna/UNI: Teaching resumed in the schools in Bihar from Monday after nine months of closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Teachers must stay abreast of new approaches to education: Prof Talat
Jan 04, 2021, at 05:08 am
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad said on Saturday that academics and researchers need to keep themselves updated with the latest developments in their areas of specialisation to stay relevant in the new and emerging multi-disciplinary approach to education and research.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU's Law department hosts awareness event on traffic rules
Jan 04, 2021, at 05:00 am
Srinagar: Traffic Police City Saturday organised an awareness event on traffic rules at the University of Kashmir’s School of Law.
Jammu and Kashmir: HED, SKIMS come together to substitute music for medicine
Jan 01, 2021, at 09:59 pm
Srinagar: J&K Higher Education Department (HED) and SKIMS Medical College Bemina will jointly work on a neuroacoustic research project to diagnose and treat neuro-disorders, anxiety, depression and other related psychiatric problems by musical and acoustic therapies.
Jammu and Kashmir: Handicrafts Department to hold district level camps
Dec 31, 2020, at 05:22 am
Srinagar: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, is organizing a series of district-level awareness camps and workshops to make artisans, weavers and Cooperatives aware about various schemes launched by the Government for promotion and development of handicrafts and handloom sector which has an assured market both at domestic and international level.
Check out what ITC Sonar and ITC Royal Bengal has to offer for New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 2020, at 04:49 am
Bid adieu to 2020 and ring in the New Year with a slew of specially curated menus from the various restaurants at Kolkata’s well-known luxury addresses, ITC Royal Bengal and ITC Sonar.
Kolkata restaurants ready to ring in the New Year
Dec 31, 2020, at 03:45 am
Dig into the special menus curated by these four popular cafes and restaurants to bid adieu to 2020 and welcome 2021.
Dec 29, 2020, at 11:12 pm
Srinagar: The commissioner secretary Higher Education department, Talat Parvez Rohella visited Gandhi Memorial College, Srinagar to inaugurate the newly constructed college auditorium and others took review of the infrastructural developments in the college.
J&K: CUK's School of Legal Studies holds induction programme
Dec 29, 2020, at 11:10 pm
Srinagar: School of Legal Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), organised a six-day induction-cumorientation programme for the fresh batches of students of BA LLB and LLM.
Jammu and Kashmir: KU's CCAS mulls fresh excavation at Burzahom archaeological site
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:56 pm
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Centre of Central Asian Studies (CCAS) is mulling to go for a fresh excavation at the famous Burzahom archaeological site.
Jammu hosts Dogri cuisine festival
Dec 29, 2020, at 10:44 pm
Jammu: Jammu hosted two-day Dogri cuisine, culture, and craft festival recently to promote the culture.
It’s winter in Kolkata and time to savour the best of food and drinks!
Dec 29, 2020, at 08:45 pm
Just a few more hours and we shall bid adieu to 2020—a year which witnessed a major upheaval as all human activities almost came to a standstill. We went through a dark phase and hopefully it is coming to an end as we prepare to embrace 2021 with spirited fervour. Here’s a look at what Kolkata has on offer to ring in the New Year with hopes for a healthy and a happy new year.
Author interview: Dr Vipin Gupta on his book 'What is Divine Energy'
Dec 29, 2020, at 07:35 pm
The author delves into quintessential questions about how to manage life joyfully and the science of everything in his book
Jammu and Kashmir: WIZKID Consultancy organises skill development program at GM college
Dec 29, 2020, at 12:50 am
Srinagar: WIZKID Consultancy & Financial Services Pvt Ltd organized a Skill Development program at Gandhi memorial college in collaboration with the host College.
Jammu and Kashmir: Amar Singh College organises quiz competition
Dec 29, 2020, at 12:47 am
Srinagar: The Department of Commerce, Amar Singh College organized an online Quiz Competition on National Consumer Rights Day.
'Will announce the CBSE 2021 board exam dates on Dec 31': Ramesh Pokhriyal
Dec 27, 2020, at 03:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Education minister Ramesh Chandra Pokhriyal Nishank will announce the dates of CBSE board exams on December 31, the Ministry of Education informed on Twitter.
Book review: Bambino is an English translation of Pratima Dhar's Bengali book Nabajatak ‘
Dec 27, 2020, at 12:02 am
‘Bambino’, an English translation by Ankita Banerjee of Pratima Dhar’s Bengali book ‘Nabjatak’, is a collection of everyday yet unique stories, based on Bengali families.
Check into Naad Wellness on outskirts of Delhi to ease yourself into the new normal
Dec 26, 2020, at 04:20 am
New Delhi: Naad Wellness, located on the outskirts of Delhi, is the answer if you are looking for a place to detoxify and strengthen your mind and body in preparing for the new normal.
Jammu and Kashmir: 7-day Winter-cum-Christmas Carnival begins at Patnitop
Dec 26, 2020, at 04:06 am
Srinagar: Seven Day Patnitop Winter Carnival, 2020 commenced today with cultural and other events held to attract the tourists besides enhancing tourism activities in Patnitop and its adjoining areas.
Jammu and Kashmir: First ever Snow Shoe Championship held in Srinagar
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:57 am
Srinagar: The first ever Snow Shoe Championship was held at Mamneth meadow near Dhara in city outskirts here.
Jammu and Kashmir : Jashn-e-Baramulla festival held
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:44 am
Srinagar: Chinar Corps of Indian Army organised Jashn-e-Baramulla event in Shaukat Ali Stadium, Baramulla to mark the starting of Chillai Kalan period and promote talent.
Jammu and Kashmir to get network of theme-based libraries
Dec 26, 2020, at 03:15 am
Srinagar: Secretary, Culture, Tourism and Youth Services and Sports, Sarmad Hafeez Thursday said the Department of Libraries and Research was planning to establish a network of theme-based Reading Zones-cum-Public Libraries in J&K in convergence with various departments to broaden the citizens’ access to knowledge and information.
Assam: Schools will reopen from Jan 1
Dec 26, 2020, at 12:51 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Assam government has decided to reopen the schools and all other educational institutes in the state from January 1, 2021.
Dec 25, 2020, at 10:09 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In the season of spreading joy and festivity, Rapido, India’s largest bike taxi platform, joined hands with The Rotary Club of Calcutta Majestic and the Bow Barracks Residents Welfare Association, to help spread some cheer and happiness among the children and elderly at the Bow Barracks, this year.
Ayushmann Khurrana features in a novel cartoon strip by Toyota Kirloskar Motor
Dec 25, 2020, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Ayushmann Khurrana, Bollywood star and youth icon, who is also the brand ambassador for the Toyota Urban Cruiser, features in a cartoon strip unveiled by Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM).
Confluence Ideathon 2021: A competition to develop innovative solutions for a cultural space
Dec 25, 2020, at 05:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Confluence Ideathon 2021 is inviting applications for an online competition where participants will have to develop innovative solutions for a cultural space in an urban setting.