MeT forecasts mainly dry weather across J&K
Srinagar, Sep 13: Weather department here on Tuesday forecast “mainly dry weather” with possibility of very light rain at one or two places on higher reaches in Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said that no ‘significant weather’ was expected for subsequent two days either and weather was […]
SI exam fraud: CBI searches underway at 33 places
Srinagar, Sep 13: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raids are underway at 33 locations in Jammu & Kashmir in connection with the sub-inspector recruitment examination. An official said that CBI sleuths are carrying out at raids at 33 locations including Srinagar and Jammu. “CBI is today conducting searches around 33 locations including at Jammu, […]
Rupee rises 28 paise to 79.25 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai, Sep 13 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 28 paise to 79.25 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday, tracking the dollar’s decline versus its major peers and foreign fund inflows. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 79.30 against the dollar, then touched 79.25 in initial deals, registering a gain […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 46,347
New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) India logged 4,369 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,45,04,949, while the active cases dipped to 46,347, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,185 with 20 fatalities, which includes seven deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated […]
Contoura Vision the latest advancement in Lasik Surgery
Prof. Dr Mahipal S Sachdev The people who wear glasses or contact lenses often start to resent them due to their dependency on them to see clearly and with the rise in the number of people desiring clear vision without having to depend on these external factors, Lasik or Laser Eye Surgery has gained substantial […]
Chinese BRI: Success or a failure?
Asad Mirza The recent economic upheaval followed by the political disruption in Sri Lanka, has once again made the Chinese BRI, the focus of debate whether it is beneficial or insensitive to the participating countries besides being a success or a failure. Chinese President Xi Jinping launched the BRI with much fanfare and high promises […]
Etiquettes of roads in Islam
Umer Riyaz The roads are the public property and are not owned by anyone. But unfortunately, we have mistreated them and considered them our own property and doing what we like with abnormal behavior or aggression against the rights of others on them. Islam came with a set of virtuous morals and ethics to control […]
22 new COVID-19 cases in J-K
Srinagar, Sep 12 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir registered 22 fresh Covid cases on Monday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,78,759 and no fresh death due to the Coronavirus was reported, an official said here. While nine cases were reported from Jammu division, 13 cases were reported from Kashmir valley, the official said. […]
Gold price rises Rs 37 in national capital
New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Gold price in the national capital rose Rs 37 to Rs 51,071 per 10 grams on Monday, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 51,034 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver price also went up by Rs 90 to Rs 56,510 per kg. In the […]
17-kg poppy seized from vehicle in Ramban; 1 held
Banihal/Jammu, Sep 12 (PTI) A tanker driver was arrested after 17 kilograms of poppy was seized from his vehicle in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A police party intercepted a gas tanker on Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Chanderkote area. During its search, 17 kilograms of poppy concealed in a aplastic […]