Setback: Congress overrides Trump veto of defense bill
Washington: Congress has overridden President Donald Trump’s veto of a defense policy bill, a first by lawmakers since he took office nearly four years ago. In an extraordinary New Year’s Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate easily turned aside the veto, dismissing Trump’s objections to the USD 740 billion bill and handing him a stinging rebuke […]
Don’t use wetlands as dumping grounds: Div Com
Says they act as lungs of Kashmir Valley
SRINAGAR2: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Saturday stressed on revamping of Khushalsar and Gilsar lakes to restore their pristine glory in Srinagar. Div Com said this while chairing a meeting of concerned officers. The meeting, among others was attended by CE I&FC, PHE, Commissioner SMC, Director Rakhs and Forms, ADC, WLW Wetlands, Tehsildar Eidgah, […]
Hope for tourism
Year 2021 has come with some hope for the tourism sector. The yearend celebrations though subdued in almost all regions across India witnessed some positivity in Kashmir as the two main tourist destinations Pahalgam and Gulmarg witnessed huge footfalls. The scenario was celebratory in some Srinagar hotels as well as they also witnessed some booking […]
‘Green Building ‘concept
Er. Prabhat Kishore People spend major part of their life time indoors, i.e. inside the buildings, which may be their homes, offices, hospitals, shops, factories, educational and other places. The time varies from 60 to 90 percent depending upon the nature of jobs and livings. According to UNEP, these buildings are a major source of […]
Beware of vaccine rumors
The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has requested people to not pay attention to the rumors against the much-awaited vaccine to prevent COVID-19. He stated that our prime criteria in the vaccine trial are safety and efficacy and nothing will be compromised. The objective of the dry run for Covid-19 vaccine launching is to measure […]
Brotherhood-till the last breathe
N J Ravi Chander What is bizarre is that two of my maternal grand uncles left us within a year of each other in the same month, date and time- November 27, 4.30 pm? The deaths might be a strange coincidence or just some quirk of fate. 74-year-old RK Shamaraj (number seven) died of multi-organ […]
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 […]
JK reports one death, 244 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 244 new covid-19 cases while one person succumbed during the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 107 cases were reported from Jammu Division and 137 from Kashmir Valley taking the total case tally to 121471. Giving district wise details, the officials said that Srinagar recorded 46 cases, […]
