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Srinagar, Aug 9: In a major boost to freshwater fish conservation in Jammu and Kashmir, scientists at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have successfully standardized an induced-breeding and larval-rearing protocol for the vulnerable Himalayan snow trout (Schizothorax plagiostomus), locally known as Khont.The breakthrough, achieved by scientists of the Divisions of Fisheries Resource Management and Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Faculty of Fisheries, is expected to pave the way for captive seed production, river-restocking and restoration of declining wild populations of the indigenous cold-water fish.The research team, led by Prof. (Dr.) Farooz Ahmad Bhat, Dean, Faculty of…
Copenhagen Fashion Week is often regarded as a harbinger of what’s to come from the Big Four fashion show circuit kicking off in September. And if the Danish city’s August street style looks are any indication, we’re all in for a season of churning butter, making things from scratch and continuing the discourse around “Yesteryear.” Yes, the tradwife aesthetic has officially permeated the street style crowd.CPHFW Spring 2027 showgoers turned up wearing headscarves, lacy layers, bloomers, prairie dresses and baby bumps — the ultimate tradwife accessory — en masse. One attendee even went so far as to wear a literal…
The trial of Lindsay Clancy is underway in Plymouth Superior Court in Massachusetts.Defendant Lindsay Clancy listens to Dr. Jennifer Tufts on the witness stand during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (via REUTERS)Clancy, 35, is a former labor and delivery nurse and mother from Duxbury. She faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her children: Cora, 5; Dawson, 3; and Callan, who was 8 months old.About the trialProsecutors allege that Clancy strangled her three children with exercise bands in the basement of the family home on January 24, 2023, while her husband,…
Thousands of angry young job-seekers clashed with police in Jharkhand, one of India’s poorest states, on Monday as a weeks-long protest over alleged irregularities in recruitment drives for coveted government jobs escalated into a march on the state legislature.Police fired water cannon and teargas and swung batons as they tried to stop flag-waving demonstrators from clambering over barricades and surging towards the assembly in Ranchi, the state capital. Some of the protesters responded by dancing and cheering as jets of water drenched the crowd.The unrest comes just weeks after the self-styled “Cockroach” movement, a youth-led protest campaign that began as…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is yet to take a final decision on whether it will publicly announce the list of players who will receive central contracts under its new payment and categorisation system.The PCB usually announces its list of centrally contracted players by the first week of August. The contracts normally run from June to July every fiscal year.“The thinking is that it is not necessary to announce the players who are to be given these new contracts, as it is an internal matter of the board,” a source was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.Pakistan ODI captain…
Jharkhand students protest: Police lathi-charge, Devendra Mahto, says ‘Ready to Die’ for students Source link
Explore the best whey protein powders in India and support your fitness journey. (Freepik)Tavishi Dogra is a Deputy Chief Content Producer, Health & Wellness, at Hindustan Times. She has over 9 years of experience writing about fitness, nutrition, and mental well-being, translating medical research and expert insights into practical advice readers can trust.Career journey and experienceTavishi began her health journalism journey in 2017, and has since reported for RSTV, Financial Express, Jagran, HT Media Labs and Zee. She joined Hindustan Times to simplify wellness subjects by cutting through jargon.From decoding health trends and interviewing doctors to testing fitness routines herself,…
Balaji Rajagopalan By Balaji RajagopalanThe Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan (VBSA) Bill has now deferred adoption of its report twice this month. The delay is being read as political management. It is better read as an unanswered question: what, exactly, is a regulator supposed to produce?A single regulator cannot manufacture excellenceThe Bill’s ambition is not in doubt. It would dissolve the UGC, AICTE and NCTE and place regulation, accreditation and standard-setting under a single apex commission with three councils — the statutory expression of NEP 2020’s promise of a system that is ‘light but tight’. The…
A fresh internal dispute has emerged within the Cine and TV Artistes Association (CINTAA), with eight executive committee members resigning from both their positions and the committee, citing an alleged loss of confidence in the organisation’s current leadership. The members have also called for new elections. Amid the escalating disagreement, CINTAA president Poonam Dhillon has hit back at the allegations, describing the claims directed at her and senior vice-president Padmini Kolhapure as “deeply offensive.”The dispute came to the forefront after eight executive committee members submitted a joint resignation letter. In the letter, they alleged that the association’s functioning had increasingly…
The revised closing-price mechanism applies to more than 200 stocks with listed derivatives. India’s newly introduced closing price auction system has left traders jittery as they adjust to the new system. During the first week of trading under the new system, some traders said that one of the country’s most significant market structure reforms in recent years was failing to deliver as intended.With demands mounting for the new mechanism to be withdrawn, the market regulator convened meetings with several of India’s leading stock brokerages and made its position unequivocal: the closing auction will not be rolled back.People familiar with the…