Work out a solution
Most of the times when our intellectuals meet and discuss the issue confronting our society, one issue that dominates all the discussions is the rising use of drugs among the young generation. The issue is so widely discussed that hardly a day passes when we do not report about seminars, debates and even action taken […]
2020 left bitter memories
Rayees Ahmad Kumar One more year is passing by. However, this time year 2020 will be remembered for many reasons in human history. With the outbreak of corona pandemic in China in December 2019 and hence the name COVID 19, other parts of the globe started discussing the havoc it created and the measures China […]
China’s bottled water king dethrones Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest man
Beijing, Dec 31: Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and health care, he’s become Asia’s richest person, eclipsing India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans including Jack Ma. Zhong’s net worth has surged $70.9 billion this year […]
Govt-farmers meet ends in a deadlock
No agreement over MSP, repeal of farm laws
New Delhi: The government and farm unions reached some common ground on Wednesday to resolve protesting farmers’ concerns over rise in power tariff and penalties for stubble burning, but the two sides remained deadlocked over the main contentious issues of the repeal of three farm laws and a legal guarantee for MSP. After nearly five […]
Farmers don’t trust PM: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that farmers do not trust Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to his long history of “asatyagraha” and shared an online survey asking people why the PM was not repealing the farm laws. “’15 lakh in every bank account and 2 crore jobs every year’, ‘Give me […]
NC, CPI (M) seek probe, PDP asks govt to come clean
Srinagar: National Conference on Wednesday sought time bound inquiry into the “circumstances leading to the killing of three persons at an encounter site in Hokarsar area of Srinagar” while Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti asked government to come clean over the allegations leveled by the families of the slain youth. NC Party’s Additional […]
Govt planning appointment of ombdusman for Panchayats
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir government has set the ball rolling for appointment of ombdusmen for probing charges of corruption and maladministration in Panchayat Raj institutions in the Union Territory. The process for appointment of ombdusman for Panchayats was initiated last month by the administration with appointment of a four-member committee mandated under “The J&K Ombdusman […]
Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures
Gulmarg shivers at minus 11 degrees C, Pahalgam at minus 9
Srinagar: Intense cold wave conditions swept Kashmir on Wednesday as the mercury fell below the freezing point across the valley, officials said. The cloud cover ahead of Tuesday’s snowfall had kept the night temperature around the freezing point for two consecutive nights in most parts of the valley but the respite ended as the mercury […]
