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The students claim that the higher authorities' intervention and directives for a trivial problem such as classwork makes them mistrust the true objective behind the move Journalism students at Government College for Women have been directed not to pursue internships or work with news outlets till they enter the last semester of their honours programme, according to a 'regulatory guideline' released by the  Cluster University of Srinagar . The students would face action if caught breaking the regulations, according to the May 18, 2022  directive . Authorities defend the new guidelines The regulations are defended as an attempt to eschew the habit of students working unauthorizedly with private organizations at the expense of their normal classwork. The standards are also intended to discourage students from ‘posing as regular or full-time journalists’ and misusing press credentials. The varsity’s Dean of Academic Affairs, Mr Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, maintains that th...

Measles cases in India more than doubled in the first two months of 2022 compared to the same period the previous year Measles (MeV) infections in India more than doubled in the first two months of 2022 as compared to the same period the previous year. Measles cases surged by 79 per cent globally during the same time period, following a similar pattern. In January and February, almost 17,000 cases of measles were reported, mostly in Somalia, Yemen, Nigeria, Afghanistan, and Ethiopia. The number nearly doubled from 9,665 in the first two months of 2021, according to a statement released by the United Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) in April 2022. As per WHO, at least 21 ‘large and disruptive’ outbreaks have been reported in Africa and the East Mediterranean region in the last year. The extremely contagious disease killed over 140,000 people in 2018. The majority of the victims were children under the age of five. ‘Worrying sign of a heightened risk’ This is a worrying signal o...

For the first time in its history, the Jammu and Kashmir government has chosen a female as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir Professor Nilofer Khan was named Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir by the Jammu and Kashmir administration, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Thursday. Professor Khan had been serving in the Home Science department of the varsity. LG Sinha orders Nilofar Khan’s appointment LG Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chancellor of the University of Kashmir , in a communiqué ordered the appointment of Nilofar Khan as the new Vice-Chancellor. “In exercise of the powers vested under him under Section 12 of the Kashmir and Jammu Universities Act, 1969, he (Manoj Sinha), Chancellor, University of Kashmir, hereby appoint Professor Nilofer Khan, Department of Home Sciences, University of Kashmir, as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir,” the order from the Office of LG said. The order stated that the new appointment is valid for a perio...

Shincheonji Church of Jesus and HWPL participated in blood donation and contributed 18000 blood donation, this number was recorded as the largest group blood donation in the country Blood shortages due to COVID-19 are prevalent across the world. In January, the American Red Cross declared “a national blood crisis” poising a great risk to patient care. In March, a US-based non-profit organization Memorial Blood Centers (MBC) declared the blood “emergency” due to a lack of the stock of type O blood at only 1-2 day supply and appealed to the public participation in a single blood donation that can save up to three lives. According to the Red Cross, blood is used for a variety of purposes, including serious injuries caused by accidents, surgical procedures, anemia, childbirth, and cancer treatment. But since blood cannot be artificially produced, experts say the only solution to the blood supply lies in donating blood. In South Korea, in cooperation with Heavenly Culture, World Peace and R...

Information Technology Industry Council, a US-based tech group with members including Google, Facebook, IBM, and Cisco, has asked the Indian government to revise its policy Virtual Private Network (VPN) service providers that are unable to comply with the new criteria of the country would be forced to leave India, according to Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. While releasing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the latest regulation on reporting cyber breach occurrences, the minister stated that any well-intentioned organization or entity recognizes that a safe and reliable internet is going to help it. VPN companies need to keep logs The minister said that there is no way for anyone to suggest that they will not obey India’s regulations and laws. He said that VPN companies need to keep logs if they don’t already have them. If there is a VPN, the minister added, that wants to hide and be anonymous about individuals who use its VPN ...

The partnership between the two media giants will help Indian start-ups, real estate companies, food and agro exporters, art & culture, tourism and tech brands to flourish in the UAE and other Western Asian countries New Delhi, India : Continuing with its efforts towards showcase and motivate outstanding Indian talent throughout the globe, India’s leading PR and news distribution company Digpu News Network has inked a partnership with UAE-based media group Khaleej Times (KT). The exclusive partnership is initially for a period of three years, wherein Digpu News Network is authorised to publish news content, business related news, corporate press releases and individual achievements on Khaleej Times and its group publishers such as City Times, Buzz on, Inspired Living and Young Times.  Opening a window for Indian start-ups to leverage funding opportunities in West Asian countries European companies are seen to be currently leveraging funding opportunities available in Western Asian ...

It would free up Russian forces for the country’s ongoing offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine Ukraine said Monday that it has halted combat at a steel plant held by Russian troops in Mariupol’s coastal city and evacuated more than 250 soldiers to Russian-controlled territories through a humanitarian corridor. In his evening speech, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the evacuation was important to spare the troops who had been defending the facility for months, but that getting them back to Ukrainian-controlled territories needs delicacy and patience. ‘Ukraine needs living Ukrainian heroes’ “We expect to preserve the lives of our soldiers, thanks to the efforts of the Ukrainian military — the Armed Forces of Ukraine, intelligence, the negotiation team, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the United Nations,” Zelensky said. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1526524178538672136 “Among them are the badly injured, who are receiving medical attention,” ...