Threat to our survival
By: Mohammad Hanief The glaciers in the Kashmir Himalayas are melting rapidly, threatening water security in the region. This alarming rate of glacier melt in Kashmir and Ladakh has raised concerns among experts, who warn of significant impacts on regional water availability and hydrological systems. The melting glaciers in Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh will affect […]
Daylight savings is about to start. But why do the days get longer?
By: Laura Nicole Driessen, University of Sydney The days are getting longer and in Australia, the switch to daylight saving time is almost upon us (for about 70% of the population, anyway).But why do we have longer days in summer and shorter days in winter? It’s all about the tilt Earth goes around the Sun […]
Jaishankar to travel to Pakistan to attend SCO summit
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (PTI): India on Friday announced that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Pakistan to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in mid-October. It will be for the first time in nearly nine years that India’s external affairs minister will travel to Pakistan even as the ties […]
JK Polls: All preparations set for Counting of Votes at SKICC-Centaur for 8 ACs of Srinagar
SRINAGAR OCT 04:- Ahead of Counting of votes of Eight 8 Assembly Constituencies of Srinagar District for General Elections to Legislative Assembly-2024, the District Election Officer(DEO) Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today visited SKICC-Centaur to review the arrangements being made for the seamless Counting process. The DEO also took stock of the security measures made […]
Rajnath pitches for greater role of private sector in defence production
NEW DELHI, Oct 4 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said at least 50 per cent of the country’s total defence production should come through the participation of the private sector. Addressing an event by the Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM) here, he said the Russia-Ukraine war proved that the importance of a […]
Right to live with dignity extends even to incarcerated: SC
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) “Right to live with dignity extends even to incarcerated” and its denial to the prisoners is a “relic of the colonizers and pre-colonial mechanisms,” the Supreme Court has said. The observations were made by a bench comprising Chief Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj […]
BJP will form govt in J & K and Haryana, says Chouhan
Bhopal, Oct 4 (PTI) Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday expressed confidence that the BJP will form a government in Jammu and Kashmir as well as in Haryana after the assembly elections. He also said that although elections have not been declared in Jharkhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s ongoing ‘Parivartan Yatra’ in that state […]
Baseless accusations: NC on rumours of post-poll alliance with BJP in JK
Srinagar, Oct 4 (PTI) The National Conference (NC) on Friday said it was not in touch with any political party other than INDIA bloc constituents for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s clarification came amid speculation that it was engaged in backchannel deliberations with the BJP for government formation in the union territory. […]
Will lay down law on high courts revoking orders dictated in open courts: SC
New Delhi, Oct 4 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Friday said it will lay down the law on the issue of high courts revoking orders dictated in open courts after the top court came across a case in which the Madras HC quashed a money laundering case against a former IPS officer and later modified […]
Two soldiers injured in mine blast in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Two soldiers were injured in a suspected mine blast in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said on Friday. They said the blast took place along the Line of Control (LoC) in Trehgam at around 3 am when soldiers were patrolling in the area. “A Havaldar and a Naik of Army’s 19 Sikh […]
