Petrol, diesel prices raised again
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday scaled new highs in the country as rates were hiked for the second day in a row. Petrol price was hiked by 30 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise a litre, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. The increase took petrol price […]
Will implement new labour laws in JK soon: Govt
Jammu: New labour laws will be implemented soon in Jammu and Kashmir to empower formal and informal workers and improve ease of doing business, an official said on Wednesday. Commissioner Secretary, Labour and Employment Department, Saurabh Bhagat made the announcement while speaking at a meeting convened to finalise the Jammu and Kashmir Rules for Labour […]
Change for better
People across Kashmir valley are being made to pay for no fault of theirs vis-à-vis the public transport system that is operating here since many decades now. The system is testing the people’s patience as it has escaped all attempts aimed at modernization. The public transport system here can simply be termed as archaic. Not […]
Budget 2021: Health and Wellbeing
Fahid Fayaz Darangay As per Article 112 of the constitution, a union budget is basically the statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the government. It is also known as the annual financial statement of the government. The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is the nodal body responsible for preparing the Budget. […]
Letter to the Editor
Reduce road accidents Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has called for all-round efforts by all stakeholders to ensure that deaths due to road accidents are reduced by 50 per cent by 2025. He stated that we stand at the number one position in road accidents in the world. As per the government’s data, approximately 1.5 lakh […]
An open letter to my teachers
Bashir Ahmad Dar Respected Teachers, I write this letter to you to acknowledge your selfless service to mankind and to bring into your kind notice the gruesome worries confronting me day in and day out. It is an established reality and I reckon that you are the creator, designer and director of heart, mind and […]
Book Review: ‘Urdu Ki Asri Sadaien’
Rayees Ahmad Kumar The book “Urdu Ki Asri Sadaien” written by Ghulam Nabi Kumar is his second compilation after “Qadeem wa Jadeed Adbiyaat ” which has been published by Educational Publishing House Delhi. This book comprises of 368 pages and has been dedicated by Ghulam Nabi Kumar to his teachers viz Prof Irtiza Kareem, Dr […]
Bridge constructed in Anantnag village but sans any approach roads
Anantnag: A bridge in Anantnag district has been constructed at an estimated cost of Rs eight crore, however the bridge failed to provide any relief to the people as the authorities failed to construct an approach road on either sides of the bridge. Locals in Dachnipora and Khovipora belt of Anantnag said that a bridge […]
