Engineers: The backbone of any nation

Er. Prabhat Kishore In year 1968, Government of India declared 15th September as “Engineers Day” as a tribute to the greatest Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiya. Born on 15th September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to become India’s most prolific civil engineer, dam and bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among the last century’s […]
Gunfight breaks out in Pulwama village

Pulwama, Sep 15: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Marwal village in KaKapora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday An official said that a joint team of Police, army’s 50 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the […]
No region in JK will complain discrimination: Lt Guv

Says package for revival of businesses in JK to be announced soon
Srinagar: Regional discrimination in administration will not be tolerated at any level in Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here on Monday as he vowed to use technology to curb the menace of corruption. “There is zero tolerance for discrimination between Kashmir and Jammu or dividing the union territory on any basis. It […]
Lok Sabha meets amid pandemic: Members don masks, sit in different locations
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Monday met for the Monsoon session under unusual circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic with members seated in different locations, including the Rajya Sabha chamber, in view of the physical distancing norms put in place to check the spread of the virus. Before the House met at 9 am, Prime […]
Will Parliament seriously discuss China, COVID-19 issues: Shiv Sena
Mumbai: With the monsoon session of Parliament beginning from Monday, the Shiv Sena asked whether the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will discuss seriously important issues like Chinese aggression along the LAC, COVID-19 and unemployment. In an editorial in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, the Shiv Sena said COVID-19 continues to wreak havoc in states with […]
17 more Covid-19 deaths reported in JK
2 IAS officers among 1229 test positive
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 17 more covid-19 deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 897. Official sources said that while nine persons died due to the virus in Jammu, eight others were residents of Kashmir. Among others who died in Jammu includes a 63-year-old man from Digiana Camp, a […]
Lt Guv reviews covid management
SRINAGAR: Taking cognizance of the various media reports regarding problems being faced by COVID patients admitted in various facilities, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Monday held two back to back video conferences with all Deputy Commissioners and Doctors handling the COVID management at the forefront and reviewed the measures being taken for the overall containment of […]
COVID-19 tally in India breaches 48-lakh mark
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed 48 lakh with 92,071 new infections being reported in a day, while over 37.8 lakh people have recuperated taking the national recovery rate to 78 per cent on Monday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 48,46,427, while the death toll climbed […]
3,186 ceasefire violations along LoC in Jammu region in 8 months: Govt
New Delhi: A total of 3,186 incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan were reported along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region in the last eight months, the government said on Monday. In addition, 242 incidents of cross-border firing took place along the international border with Pakistan in Jammu region from January 1 to […]
Lockdown woes: No data available on deaths of labourers during migration: Govt
New Delhi: The government does not have data regarding the number of migrants who died or were injured during migration to their native places due to the lockdown, Union minister Santosh Gangwar told the Lok Sabha on Monday. “No such data is available,” the Labour Minister said in a written reply. The response was to […]