Afghan peace talks: Top Afghan negotiator arrives in Pakistan
Islamabad: Afghanistan’s top official in negotiations with the Taliban arrived in Pakistan’s capital Monday on a three-day trip during which he will meet with the country’s prime minister and other government officials. Abdullah Abdullah, who leads the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation, was received by top government officials on arriving in Islamabad. Apart from […]
Tough time ahead
One of the major drawbacks of Covid-19 has been the increased fiscal woes for the states. Reports that various states are facing severe cash crunch is becoming a reality now. States like Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are among the states reporting delays in salary payments to even healthcare workers. In Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka […]
Memories of the urban life
N J Ravi Chander A torrent of memories engulfed me as our childhood home in Fraser Town, Bengaluru, made way for high-rise construction. It was in the mid-1960s that my kin moved into the quaint, colonial-style ‘Monkey Top’ building with whitewashed masonry and red oxide flooring. A pair of guava trees towered over the dwelling, […]
Indian Healthcare system is dying
Shashidhar Vuppala It is time to reset and reform, the current Corona crisis provides an opportunity to address inadequacies in healthcare system, and lack of safety nets for urban poor. India’s public healthcare system needs far more investment. For any nation’s development Quality Education and Health Systems plays a significant role but unfortunately all our […]
J&K Bank holds 82nd AGM of its shareholders
UT Government’s financial package of 1350 Cr a game changer: CMD
Srinagar: J&K Bank held the 82ndAnnual General Meeting (AGM) of its shareholders for the financial year (FY) 2019-20through video-conferencing from its corporate headquarters in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Financial Commissioner (Finance Department) Dr Arun Kumar Mehta (IAS) represented the J&K UT Government, the majority shareholder of the bank. Besides, the bank’s Chairman and […]
Pak women married to Kashmiri men detained
Were on way to Rajbhawan to meet Lt Guv
Srinagar: Police on Monday detained some Pakistani women who are married to former militants. The women were detained near Gupkar road after they tried to meet Lt Guv. Some 11 Pakistani women had gone to Lt Guv House to meet Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, however, as they de-boarded from the three wheelers, they were detained […]
Vehil-Amshipora road in Shambles, authorities unmoved
Anantnag: A vital road starting fom Vehil to Amshipora is in shambles from last several years however, the authorities have remained unmoved and have failed to get the road repeired. Locals said that the road connects dozens of villages with district headquarters but this road is being neglected due to unknown reasons. They said that […]
Gov employee shot at in Shopian, suffers critical injuries
Srinagar: Unknown gunmen on Monday evening fired upon a youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, in Nildoora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo son of Abdul Rasheed Naikoo in the native Nildora village, leaving him critically injured. He was immediately shifted […]
CAG flags slow work under NRDWP, PMGSY in JK during 2017-18
Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Jammu and Kashmir government for its failure to complete various projects under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) and the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during 2017-18. In its audit report on social, general, economic (non-Public Sector Undertakings) sectors for the year […]
Ladakh reports 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Leh: One more patient succumbed to coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the death toll to 58 in the Union Territory, while the infection tally reached 4,103 with 10 fresh cases, officials said on Monday. Fourteen patients were discharged after being cured of the contagion during the past 24 hours, they said. With the death of one […]
