Mental health: SC deprecates practice of states to re-designate old-age homes as halfway homes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deprecated the practice by states of re-designating old-age homes and other custodial institutions as halfway homes for people who have been cured of mental illness saying it would not subserve the purpose of rehabilitation. A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Vikram Nath and Hima Kohli said halfway […]
Afghans face hunger crisis as stocks run out
Kabul: Food stocks in Afghanistan could run out this month, a senior UN official warned Wednesday, threatening to add a hunger crisis to the challenges facing the country’s new Taliban rulers as they endeavour to restore stability after decades of war. About one third of the country’s population of 38 million is facing emergency or […]
Planning for future
Development of the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar on modern lines needs to be a priority for the administration. The project not only being an ambitious one but it should also top the agenda of development. Though the project needs lot of planning and investment so that an infrastructure is created that is long […]
Internet, smart phones hampering growth in children
Vijay Garg In today’s age of increasing use of the Internet, childhood is being lost and for which no one cares about nor does society care about it collectively. It feels like non-issues are overwhelming us and we are turning our backs on important issues. If it continues like this then we will bring the […]
Rooting to a new locale!
Desh Bir In May 1963, my father’s transfer occasioned a shift for the family to a new place named Pir Saluhi, some twenty kilometers from Kangoo. Amid sentimental scenes involving parting from friends accompanied by lachrymose outbursts, we boarded the bus for the new place. From a social milieu so intimately known for seven years, […]
Divisional Admin to address vaccine hesitancy among public
SRINAGAR: Under the guidance of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, the Divisional Covid-19 Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) has started to address Vaccine hesitancy among the general public through Digital Display Signage in Srinagar. The awareness through Digital Display Signage has been an addition to the already existing IEC through which information is disseminated among […]
Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson of DDC Kishtwar call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Pooja Thakur, Chairperson, and Saima Parveen Lone, Vice-Chairperson of District Development Council, Kishtwar Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here. Thakur apprised the Lt Governor of various concerning issues of Kishtwar and submitted a Blockwise charter of demands. The demands included construction of Dachhan road, GDC Dachhan, Extension counters of […]
