Hajj forms can be submitted upto January 10
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Hajj Committee Thursday extended the last date of submission of Haj application forms for intending pilgrims 2021 upto 10th January, 2021. As per a notification issued here, the Executive Officer, J&K Haj Committee has hereby informed the intending Haj pilgrims that in pursuance of Circular issued by Haj Committee of […]
With eye on trade Iran, Afghanistan open first rail link
Tehran: The leaders of Iran and Afghanistan on Thursday inaugurated the first railway link between the two countries, expressing hope it would enhance trade links across the region. The 140-kilometer (90-mile) line running from eastern Iran into western Afghanistan will eventually be expanded by 85 kilometers to reach the Afghan city of Herat, providing a […]
Roshni Act: SC asks J&K HC to decide pleas on Dec 21
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court to decide on December 21 the pleas seeking review of its verdict scrapping the Roshni Act which conferred proprietary rights to occupants of State land. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana considered the oral assurance of Solicitor General Tushar […]
Provide Covid-19 vaccine to poor as well: UN Chief
Says 'vaccine nationalism' is moving at full speed
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that vaccine nationalism is moving at full speed, leaving poor people around the globe watching preparations for inoculations against the coronavirus in some rich nations and wondering if and when they will be vaccinated. The UN chief on Wednesday reiterated his call for vaccines to be treated […]
The haves and the have not’s
It is great to hear that the covid-19 immunization has started and people are responding to the vaccine with fewer side effects or any other complications. However, what concerns the major portion of the global population is that the vaccination has started in the developed countries only and the poor or the underdeveloped have been […]
The unparalleled guidance
Tousif Raza Islam is not only the discovery of the purpose of life: it is the materialization of this purpose, it is not mere publicity but is the actualization of publicity. Islam is not logical and philosophical hairsplitting and rationalization: it is the generation of consequences and achievements through practical struggle. Therefore, the thought is […]
The resolve I still maintain
N J Ravi Chander One of the enduring memories of my childhood were those spent in our ancestral home in Fraser Town, Bengaluru, in the heart of the cantonment. Our family of five comprising my parents, two siblings and I moved into this quaint monkey-top bungalow in the early 1960s, a time when the area […]
