Making FASTag mandatory won’t breach right to freedom of movement: Centre
Mumbai: The Union government has informed the Bombay High Court that making FASTag mandatory for all vehicles plying on national highways does not breach a citizen’s fundamental right to freedom of movement in any way. The Centre made the submission in an affidavit filed in the High Court last week in response to a public […]
The Covid comeback
Several states in India have shown an unrelenting positive cases being reported since the past one month now. The situation is very bad in states like Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, MP, Gujarat, Delhi and West Bengal. Maharashtra has already announced a 15 day curfew from today, though some services have been exempted but all offices and […]
The flaws of online mode of teaching
Rayees Ahmad Kumar With the reopening of schools in Kashmir on March 1st this year, both parents as well as students were overjoyed to see the good days ahead. Schools in entire valley have been closed since August 5th 2019 when Parliament passed a resolution abrogating the article 370 and 35A thereby nullifying the special […]
What Ramadan means?
Vinod C. Dixit Ramadan always falls on the ninth month of the 12-month Islamic calendar. Ramadan 2021 begins at sunset on Tuesday, April 13, and may ends on Thursday, May 13.The observance of Ramadan is very personal and individual and is a time for “sacrifice and renunciation as well as a period of reflection and […]
Streamlining education
Ankit Kapoor Being one of the major reforms introduced to the Indian Education system in the recent times, the Central Universities common entrance test (CUCET) is an All-India test for admission various Under-graduate/Integrated, Post-Graduate and research programs in Central/State Universities of India. Having a major change in this academic year, CUCET has been named the […]
COVID vaccine: Public perception needs to change
Dr Shekhar Biswas Since the launch of COVID-19 vaccine is still underway, with conclusions of the clinical trials, a probable list of people being administered with the vaccine has included the frontline workers, healthcare workers, senior citizens and people with co-morbidities since they are at an increased risk of contracting the illness or develop severe […]
Authorities notify nine more micro-containment zones in Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities on Wednesday declared nine areas falling in medical zones –Zadibal and Batamaloo – as micro-containment zones in summer-capital Srinagar. According to an official the notified areas in Zadibal medical zone include; Nawab Bagh near Bahrar Hospital in Lal-Bazar, Umer Colony-A Lal Bazar Lane Number 1 near Rah Masjid, Umer Colony-A Lal Bazar Lane […]
Maintaining social distance while offering prayers in a local Masjid amid the pandemic Muslims across Kashmir observed the first day of the holy month of Ramadhan. KV Pic
Maintaining social distance while offering prayers in a local Masjid amid the pandemic Muslims across Kashmir observed the first day of the holy month of Ramadhan. KV Pic
JK reports 1086 fresh Covid-19 cases, five deaths
Srinagar, Apr 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1086 fresh covid-19 cases, the second highest number of infections in a single day this year, while five more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, official said on Wednesday. Among the fresh cases, the officials said that 402 cases were reported from Jammu Division […]
