China perceives rising India as ‘rival’: Report
Washington: China perceives a rising India as a “rival” and wants to constrain its strategic partnership with the US, its allies, and with other democracies, the State Department said in a report, emphasising that Beijing intends to displace America as the world’s foremost power. Coming ahead of the transition of power from Donald Trump’s administration […]
Fighting pollution: Pledges by big polluters boost Paris hopes, says UN official
Berlin: The UN’s climate chief says deadlines set by some of the world’s top polluters to end greenhouse gas emissions, along with president-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to take the United States back into the Paris accord, have boosted hopes of meeting the pact’s ambitious goals. The agreement signed in the French capital five years ago […]
DDC polls: PAGD candidate Nasir Mir files nomination
Vows to fight for betterment of people
Srinagar: Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) candidate Naseer Mir filed his nomination papers for Shahbad Bala (Verinag) on Thursday. Mir who is the son of JKPCC President G A Mir was accompanied by hundreds of party workers and supporters while he was lead to the office of the presiding officer. Before filing his nomination […]
It’s peoples election, says Suhail Bukhari
Files nomination from Sangrama Baramulla
Srinagar: PAGD candidate for DDC polls for Sangrama 9 constituency in Baramulla, Suhail Bukhari on Thursday filed his nomination. Addressing workers Suhail Bukhari, who is also spokesperson of PDP said that these DDC elections are being fought directly fought by the people as the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have got united for a […]
Positivity at last
Two good developments have surfaced over the past two days. The Russian sputnik Covid-19 vaccine and the one developed by global drug makers Pfizer and BioNTech have proven their efficacy in dealing with the novel coronavirus. Particularly, the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech claims to have achei3eved 95% success during the third and final […]
Funny side is the Sunny side
Desh Bir Four months from November to February witness plenty of elderly Kashmiri shawl hawkers descending upon the streets of Punjab. Their usual trade call is “Have woolen shawls, have Kashmiri Shawls” They know their customized clients/ customers are in every household and like skilled salesmen the lady of each house is their ‘Bhain ji […]
Empower differently-abled
It is welcome to note that the Punjab Government has approved a new scheme — ‘Punjab Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Yojana’ (PDSY) to empower differently-abled persons in a phased manner across the state. The first stage of the scheme will involve strengthening the existing programs to ensure that their benefits reach the persons with disabilities in a […]
Rise of Dream 11: A startup
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform based in India. It allows its users to play fantasy cricket, football, hockey, kabaddi, volleyball, handball, baseball, and basketball. Dream11 is a Mumbai based firm that started in 2008. It has 8 crore registered users till date. In April 2019, Dream11 became the first Indian gaming […]
