Promises are to be kept
Sufaya Yousf Do not quarrel with your brother. Do not ridicule him. You should refrain from making a promise and then going back on it (Hadith of Tirmidhi) According to the definition of Merriam Webster “Promise” is a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or […]
Early day banking
N J Ravi Chander In mid-1980, I joined the State Bank of India (SBI), Bengaluru main branch, which was reputed to be the first inland branch of the bank. In the pre-mechanised era, the cashier job which I performed was no walk in the park. We carried out accounting tasks without the aid of gadgets […]
Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Drive cleaner, live Longer
Amitabh Kant The cars we drive say a lot about us. As a climate conscious, new age citizen, when you start the ignition of your vehicle, are you driving towards a sustainable green future for the planet, simultaneously ensuring the safety of fellow commuters? The rapidly rising levels of global warming have given us fuel […]
The ‘Triple S’ Initiative is creating success stories
Syed Tajamul Hussain Success is not a product of overnight work as it involves the depth of hard work and guidance one has absorbed. As Colin Powell stated, “there are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure”. The guidance played a paramount role in making the […]
Hope keeps you alive
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon ‘The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise you begin excusing yourself ‘….Margaret Atwood. Change is the law of nature and from last two years […]
Minor among 2 killed in accident in Samba
Jammu, Aug 17 (PTI) A 28-year-old man and his eight-year-old nephew were killed when their motorcycle skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ashu Choudhary and his nephew Harman Choudhary were on their way to Swankha Morh residence from Vijaypur late on Monday […]
JKSSB begins first recruitment exam after 2nd Covid-19 wave
Srinagar, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board on Tuesday commenced Computer Based Written Test (CBT) Examination for more than 1200 paramedical posts of different categories. This is the first written examination by the JKSSB after second wave of covid-19 reared its ugly head again, forcing postponing of the various examination earlier this year. […]
India records 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, 437 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) India saw a single-day rise of 25,166 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 154 days, taking the tally to 3,22,50,679, while the national recovery rate was recorded at 97.51 per cent, the highest since March 2020, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has […]
Authorities impose restrictions to foil Muharram procession
Srinagar, Aug 17: Authorities on Tuesday imposed restrictions in and around commercial hub Lal Chowk to foil the Muharram procession. Official sources said that in view of Muharram procession that was scheduled to be taken out from Abi Guzar today, restrictions were imposed in Maisuma, Abiguzar, Dalgate, Budshah bridge, Gowkadal and Kralkhud areas. Notably, Muharram […]
Kabul airport plunges into chaos as Taliban patrols capital
Kabul, Aug 17 (AP) Thousands of Afghans rushed into Kabul’s main airport Monday, some so desperate to escape the Taliban that they held onto a military jet as it took off and plunged to their deaths. At least seven people died in the chaos, US officials said, as America’s longest war ended with its enemy […]
