AHD Bpr holds weekly awareness camp at Qazipora
BANDIPORA: The Department of Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) Bandipora on Friday sponsored 26 KCC Cases on the spot through different banks during a Weekly KCC Camp. The camp was organised by AHD in collaboration with Lead District Bank Bandipora under Nation-wide KCC campaign at Meeting Hall of Panchayat Ghar, Qazipora. The camp was chaired by […]
Digital Financial Inclusion: A Whole New World of Opportunities
By: V.Anantha Nageswaran, Chanchal C. Sarkar Financial Inclusion has long been recognised as a key enabler of economic growth and development. It plays a significant role in reducing poverty and empowering and connecting people within the ambit of a productive economy. Financial inclusion thus was rightly identified as an enabler for seven of the seventeen […]
Arthroscopy makes minimally invasive joint surgeries possible
By: Dr. Amit Nath Misra There has been a significant rise in joint injuries in the recent past with people injuring their knees, spine, shoulders, and wrists on a regular basis. As these are the primary parts we use for protection against anything, these are the ones at the most exposure. Along with injuries and […]
Living a comfortable life
By: K S S Pillai I have been told since childhood that living a righteous life is a pre-condition for entering heaven after death. I am all for it while enjoying at least some comforts of modern life. The problem is that righteousness and affluence often do not go together. The cost of living, perhaps […]
RPF arrests over 5,000 people for travelling in train coaches reserved for women
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) More than 5,100 people were arrested for travelling in or entering train coaches reserved for women and over 6,300 for occupying or entering coaches reserved for differently-abled people during a drive in December, the railway ministry said on Friday. The Railway Protection Force (RPF), which is entrusted with the security […]
Govt orders transfer of 15 senior police officers
Srinagar, Jan 6: The Government on Friday ordered reshuffle in Police with Rayees Mohammad Bhat (IPS) posted as incharge Deputy Inspector General of Police South Kashmir. According to a Government Order Garib Dass, IPS (AGMUT: 1997), Commissioner Civil Military Liaison, holding additional charge of Director SKPA, has been transferred and posted as Director SKPA, Udhampur, […]
War in Ukraine at a critical point right now: President Biden
Washington, Jan 6 (PTI) The war in Ukraine is at a critical point right now, US President Joe Biden said Thursday as the US and Germany announced additional support for Ukraine. “Right now, the war in Ukraine is at a critical point. We have to do everything we can to help the Ukrainians resist Russian […]
Kashmir braces up for wet weather
Srinagar, Jan 6: With two back-to-back Western Disturbances “mostly likely” affecting Jammu and Kashmir from January 7 evening, meteorological department on Friday forecast light to moderate snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir for nearly seven days from Saturday onwards. “Two back to back Western Disturbances (are) most likely to affect J&K and adjoining from 7th January […]
Mercury rises slightly as cold conditions continue in Kashmir, MeT predicts downpour
Srinagar, Jan 6: Severe cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley even as there was slight rise in the minimum temperature on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.5°C against last night’s minus 6.4°C that was coldest for the season so far. Today’s minimum temperature was 3.6°C below […]
Census to be further delayed, say officials
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The exercise to carry out the decennial census has been further postponed at least till September 30, officials said. The housing listing phase of the census and the exercise to update the National Population Register (NPR) were scheduled to be carried out across the country from April 1 to September […]
