Cloudy weather with scattered light rain forecast in J&K
Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) Two earthquakes of 3.4 and 2.8 magnitudes hit Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. While the 3.4 magnitude quake hit Katra belt in Reasi district, the other hit Doda district. However, there were no reports of any loss of life or damage to property, the officials said. The epicentre of the […]
Cloudy weather with scattered light rain forecast in J&K
Srinagar, Aug 26: Cloudy weather with possibility of scattered light rain and thundershower is in store in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours, meteorological department here said on Friday. An official of the department here said that isolated to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thundershower were expected on August 27 and 28 […]
Ghulam Nabi Azad quits from Cong party positions, including primary membership
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday resigned from all party positions, including its primary membership, delivering another blow to the embattled party that has seen a series of leaders leave it. In a five-page no holds barred letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi that comes ahead of crucial […]
SC to live steam proceeding of CJI’s court
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) For the first time since its inception, the Supreme Court on Friday will live stream proceedings. The proceeding of the bench headed by CJI N V Ramana will be live streamed through a webcast portal. Incumbent Ramana is to demit office Friday. Please take notice that on the eve of […]
PDD lineman electrocuted in Ashmuqam in south Kashmir
Anantnag, Aug 26: A PDD lineman died after he was electrocuted while repairing a live wire in Ashmuqam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag on Friday. An official said that the lineman received an electric shock when he was repairing a wire in Manzigam area of Ashmuqam. He said that he was immediately shifted to a […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 90,707
New Delhi, Aug 26 (PTI) India logged 10,256 new coroanvirus infections taking the total tally of cases to 4,43,89,176, while the active cases declined to 90,707, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,556 with 68 fatalities which includes 29 deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at […]
The problem of plenty
K S S Pillai Philosophers say that death is a great equalizer. Once a person dies, the difference between the poor and the rich vanishes. The body will be taken to the crematorium before it starts stinking, where the amount of wood, gas or electricity required to reduce it to ashes is the same. If […]
Advanced technology offers the cure
Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev No matter how ready you are for a life without spectacles or contact lenses, the decision to undergo Laser Vision Correction is a big one. Your eyes are most important, and you want to make sure that the procedure you undergo offers you the maximum safety, precision and comfort. For all […]
Mother Teresa: An Inspirational humanitarian
M Ahmad Mother Teresa said, “By blood, I am Albanian. By citizenship, an Indian. By faith, I am a Catholic nun. As to my calling, I belong to the world. As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus”. Early life: Mother Teresa, actual name Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, born in Uskub, Ottoman […]
JK reports 229 fresh covid-19 cases, two deaths
Srinagar, Aug 25: Jammu and Kashmir reported 229 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that 41 cases were reported from Jammu division and 188 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 476932. Among the cases, 173509 are from Jammu […]