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Srinagar, Aug 08: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has announced KATHE 2026: AI Challenge for Kashmiri Language Translation, a national-level competition that aims to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) for the preservation and advancement of the Kashmiri language.The initiative is being organised by Gaash Lab, NIT Srinagar, in collaboration with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), with the University of Kashmir serving as the academic collaborator and GitHub as the primary sponsor.Envisioned as a nationwide platform for students, the challenge seeks to promote the application of AI and NLP to one of India’s low-resource…
Representative Image (Canva) A paddlefish tagged by North Dakota fisheries biologists in 2007 has provided an extraordinary glimpse into the longevity and growth of one of North America’s oldest fish species. As detailed in the North Dakota Outdoors magazine published by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, the fish was originally recorded at 87 pounds before being released into Lake Sakakawea. Eighteen years later, during the 2025 paddlefish snagging season, an angler caught the very same fish upstream of Williston. By then, it had grown to 98 pounds and measured three inches longer, offering scientists rare long-term data on…
Flyers of Air India Express flight to Indore stand near the boarding gate at Pune airport Pune: Over 100 flyers booked on an Air India Express flight (IX1236) to Indore on Saturday morning were frustrated when the airline cancelled it after an initial delay of two hours.The second leg of the same flight from Indore to Delhi was also consequently cancelled. A passenger said the flight was supposed to take off from Pune at 8.10am and reach Indore at 9.55am.“The flight was to take off from Indore at 10.35am and land in Delhi at 11.15am. I had booked the hopping…
Leader of the opposition in Haryana assembly Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sonipat: Escalating the attack on the Nayab Singh Saini-led Haryana govt and the Election Commission (EC), leader of the opposition and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Saturday claimed that attempts were being made to manipulate electoral rolls through the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process.He also accused the Saini govt of presiding over a deteriorating law-and-order situation in the state.Addressing a state-level Congress workshop on the SIR exercise here, Hooda urged party workers to remain vigilant and ensure that no eligible voter is disenfranchised while preventing the inclusion…
Chief secy SP Goyal (L) at the event Lucknow: Chief secretary SP Goyal on Saturday said Lucknow would be developed as a medical tourism hub by expanding specialised healthcare services across the city.“Lucknow is equipped with a wide range of medical facilities, including world-class hospitals in both the public and private sectors, advanced diagnostic services and affordable healthcare. The city also has hotels and hospitality infrastructure to cater to patients and their attendants coming from other parts of the country and abroad. With these facilities in place, Lucknow has the potential to emerge as a major medical tourism hub,” he…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to senior health officials and Mahavir Jaipuriya Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur, over a petition challenging the reduction of an RGHS beneficiary’s refund from ₹4.05 lakh to ₹1.96 lakh, even though the hospital was found guilty of violating RGHS rules.A single judge bench of Justice Anuroop Singhi issued notices to the state govt and others from the health department and RGHS on a petition filed by Ashfaq Ahmed Naqvi, a retired senior nursing officer of SMS Hospital, through advocate Laxmikant Sharma. Replies have been sought within four weeks.Naqvi’s wife, Suraiya Bano, was admitted on…
The demonstrations focus on demanding reforms and an independent probe into examinations. RANCHI: From mock job “rate cards” and satirical posters to verses from the Mahabharata, protesting students in Jharkhand are using creativity instead of abuse or violence to express their anger over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations.At the Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium in the heart of Ranchi, a weighing scale stacked with bundles resembling Rs 500 notes sits beside a mock “rate card” for government jobs. Elsewhere, students recite verses from Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’s’ poem ‘Rashmirathi’.The protesters’ favourite section of the poem is ‘Krishna Ki Chetavani’, bringing the Mahabharata…
CP Ajay Nand at the rally to promote road safety Kolkata: When Kolkata Police commissioner Ajay Nand was the assistant director (outdoor training) at Sardar Vallabhbhai National Police Academy almost 14 years ago, he had sought leave for 40 days and joined IPS officer GUG Sastry from the National Police Academy on a cycling tour from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to promote a noble cause. On Saturday, Nand was atop a cycle again. Nand, along with members of various cycling clubs, hit the roads at 6 am to promote road safety.The state, through Labazar, has hinted that it might take another…
Srinagar, Aug 8: In yet another testament to its growing global academic footprint, SKUAST-K has achieved a significant milestone with six of its students securing prestigious fully funded internships under the Taiwan Experience Education Program (TEEP), Taiwan.The selected students successfully cleared multiple rounds of rigorous screening and highly competitive international interviews, demonstrating outstanding academic merit, research aptitude and technical competence.Their selection among applicants from across the globe underscores the quality of education and research ecosystem at SKUAST-K and further strengthens the University’s international academic standing.The six selected scholars, comprising four undergraduate and two postgraduate students, will undertake research internships at…
Fire broke out early Sunday at a Saudi Aramco facility in Jazan. (Photo: AP) Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels were behind a reported attack on a gas facility in Saudi Arabia’s Jubail region, Israeli media reported on Sunday, amid heightened tensions in the Middle East. However, there was no immediate official confirmation from Saudi authorities linking the reported blast to the Houthis.A loud explosion was reported in Jubail Industrial City, a major energy and petrochemical hub on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast. Israel’s Channel 14 reported that the Houthis had targeted a Saudi Aramco gas facility in Al Jubail, ANI reported.Anadolu Agency…