After WHO alert on its cough syrups, Haryana firm asked to halt production, faces licence cancellation
New Delhi/Chandigarh, Oct 12 (PTI) The Haryana government has ordered the halting of drug manufacturing at the Sonipat unit of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, asking it to explain within a week “many contraventions” found during a recent inspection, or face suspension or cancellation of license. The order to halt production came days after the World Health Organization […]
MeT forecasts light rain, snow on upper reaches today
Srinagar, Oct 12: The weatherman on Wednesday forecast a brief spell of light rain or snow over higher reaches at scattered places of Kashmir, mainly North-West areas of Kupwara and Tangdar. An official of the local meteorological department here said that mainly dry weather was expected from October 13-18 in Jammu and Kashmir.“As of now, […]
Special summary revision: Tehsildars authorised to issue certificate of residence to people residing in Jammu for over one year
Jammu, Oct 12 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu on Wednesday authorised tehsildars (revenue officials) to issue certificate of residence to those residing in the winter capital for more than one year to facilitate their entry in the ongoing special summary revision of electoral rolls. District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Avny Lavasa passed the directive […]
When everyone is slowing, India is doing better and in relative bright spot compared to others: IMF
Washington, Oct 12 (PTI) When everyone is slowing down in terms of economic growth, India has not remained unimpacted, but is doing better and is in a relatively bright spot compared to other countries, a top International Monetary Fund (IMF) official said on Tuesday. Just look at the global conjuncture right now, which is the […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 26,292
New Delhi, Oct 12 (PTI) India logged 2,139 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,18,533, while the active cases dipped to 26,292, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,835 with 13 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
Being sensitive towards the elderly
Vijay Garg The emotional attachment and support that senior citizens need can only be provided by family. It cannot be satisfactory that some relaxation has been given to senior citizens for traveling in trains and banks also give them additional interest. To set up old age homes with basic health facilities across the country the […]
Poem : To my friend
Shahid Shamshad Kumar You are so unique Unique as a tool in wisdom So you have freedom Freedom of hope and positive vibes Your dreams of white coat Will turn your journey to that boat Boat of feeling the pain In the valley of “reddish drains” The God is to provide happiness And you there […]
Are you just shy or is it ‘Sociophobia’?
Umair Shafiq Khanday Are you afraid of attending public gatherings or feel overly conscious while meeting new people? Does the feeling of being judged affect you in everyday situations? If you have been feeling this way consistently for quite some time or if these feelings make it hard to keep up with your daily routine […]
Daughters are a bloom forever
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit 10th October is always observed as the International Day of the Girl .Girls are change-makers. Girls are driving good and growth around the world. They are a fundamental source of transformational change for gender equality, and technology is a crucial tool to support their work, activism and leadership. Our Indian society is […]
Jammu logs two fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 11: Jammu and Kashmir reported two fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said both the cases were reported from Jammu and none from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 479220. Among the cases, 174010 are from […]