Letter to the Editor
Promote online yoga programmes The Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga has offered online yoga training programmes is a step in the right direction. The programmes conducted under the Ministry of Ayush, which are health-promoting and anxiety-relieving, provide useful support to the common people to balance their daily lives in the changed scenario. In addition […]
COVID-19 and people with disabilities
M Ahmad The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the outbreak of coronavirus disease, COVID-19, to be a pandemic due to the speed and scale of transmission. It is a global public health emergency affecting millions of people around the world. Most people with disabilities are not inherently at higher risk for becoming infected with or […]
Creation of the Universe and Evolution in Islam
Mir Jamid Afzal The descriptions of creation in the Qur’an are not intended as dry historical accounts but rather to engage the reader in contemplating the lessons to be learned from it. The act of creation, therefore, is frequently described as a way of drawing the reader into thinking about the order of all things […]
The changing dress styles
K S S Pillai Had Rip Van Winkle woken up from his twenty-year sleep now in Kerala, he would have been so baffled by the attire of people moving around him that he would have gone for another swig of the mysterious drink and slipped back to his second stint of stupor. While nature has […]
Covid Surge: NGOs turn out ‘saviors’ for people
Srinagar: Various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in Srinagar are out yet again to provide help to the people in need amid the spike in the COVID-19 cases and reports about the shortage of oxygen facilities. Athrout, Dar-ul-Ata and SRO are among the NGOs who have kept its men on toes to serve the people in the […]
Macadam on vital Naina-Awantipora road didn’t last for even six months
Anantnag: The macadam laid on Naina-Awantipora via Dogripora road which was laid in month of September-October last year has got damaged which raises questions over the use of the material while constructing the road. Locals from Kawani, Dogripora and its adjacent areas on Wednesday alleged that macadam laid on the road after around a decade […]
40-year old man injured by wild bear
Sopore: A 40-year-old man was critically injured after a bear attacked him in Sopore village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. Abdul Salam Dar son of Ghulam Muhammad, a resident of Hib Dangarpora area of Sopore was attacked when he was walking along the bank of Pohru nallah early morning on Wednesday. He sustained […]
Striking transporters stage protest in Jammu, demand hike in passenger fare
Jammu: On strike against the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s order capping the seating capacity in public transport at 50 per cent amid the COVID-19 pandemic, dozens of transporters staged a protest here on Wednesday, demanding a hike in passenger fare for the survival of the “economically-hit” industry. Led by T S Wazir, chairman of the […]
Adherence to Covid-19 SOP’s
DC Srinagar inspects City markets, seeks people’s co-operation
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate, Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad Wednesday visited various markets of Srinagar City to inspect the implementation of Covid related SOPs and imposition of Sec. 144 to combat the fresh wave of Covid-19 in the district. During the visit, the DC inspected various markets of Srinagar City including Lal Chowk, Ganta Ghar, […]
Banks in J&K to curtail business hours
Srinagar: In view of the steep rise in COVID19 cases across the country, the banks operating in J&K shall conduct banking business for public from 10 am to 2 pm with reduced staff presence in branches as well as in controlling offices. The new standard operating procedures will be implemented with immediate effect till May […]
