USD 6 bn loan project: China denies seeking additional guarantees from Pakistan
Beijing: China on Monday termed as baseless the reports that it has sought additional guarantees from Pakistan for sanctioning a whopping USD 6-billion loan for a railway line project and backing away from its initial financial commitments to the multi-billion dollars China-Pakistan Economic Corridor due to weakening financial position of its all-weather ally. Chinese Foreign […]
Unchecked pollution
With winter season at its peak the air pollution levels across north India have risen to alarming levels. In Capital city of Delhi even the courts have failed to get the authorities to check the menace of air pollution and the condition has hardly improved since the past many years now. Like Delhi and other […]
Global Britain: UK aspires to re-emerge as a key player at the global stage. The question is whether it will be able to?
Asad Mirza The recent bonhomie between India and the UK, during the continuing Covid pandemic indeed comes as a real surprise. The Indo-UK bilateral ties during the recent times can’t be labelled as one very strong or warm. One reason for this might be due to the wrong decisions or priorities set by the continuing […]
Relationship between faith and practice
Fidhat Fayaz Drangay Faith in Islam is never blind. Although belief in the unseen is just as important in Islam as it is in other religions, there comes a point at which the spiritually aware human being transcends the level of simple faith. At this point the person is more than just a believer, for […]
DDC members administered oath of office across Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The elected members of maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections held in the history of Jammu and Kashmir were today administered oath by respective district heads across all the districts of Kashmir division. On the occasion, 138 DDC members representing 138 Block Constituencies of 10 districts of the division swore in the name of […]
Mahatma Gandhi’s dream ‘Gram Swaraj’ realized: Div Com
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir PK Pole Monday stated that the completion of three-tier Panchayati Raj System has realized the dream of Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘Gram Swaraj’. This was stated by the Div Com at an oath ceremony of DDC members held at SKICC Srinagar, today. While addressing the gathering, the Div Com congratulated […]
60 food business operators booked under FSS Act
SRINAGAR: A fresh drive has been started in district Srinagar against those Food Business Operators, who are running their business without obtaining licenses and registration, mandatory under Food Safety & Standards Act. As per the statement of the Food & Drug Administration, Department, sixty complaints have been filed in the competent court in this regard. […]
KU releases social audit report of Mid-Day Meal Scheme
Academics underscore importance of elementary, secondary education
Srinagar: The University of Kashmir on Monday released the findings of a social audit conducted into the Mid-Day Meal Scheme in select schools of Kashmir division. Dean Research Prof Shakil A Romshoo released the report of the social audit, carried out by the varsity’s Department of Social Work (DoSW) under a study sponsored by J&K’s […]
