Gold falls Rs 389; silver plunges Rs 1,607
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Gold prices declined Rs 389 to Rs 51,995 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday following weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. The yellow metal had closed at Rs 52,384 per 10 grams in the previous trade. Silver also plunged Rs 1,607 to Rs 56,247 per kg from […]
Burglars decamp with goods from shops, house
Poonch, Aug 19: Burglars targeted three shops and a house in Surankote area of Poonch last night and allegedly decamped with goods worth lakhs of rupees. Locals said that the theft occurred in three shops and a house near BDO office Surankote. The shops, they said, include that of Abdul Ghani (sold and silver shop), […]
India records 15,754 fresh COVID cases; 39 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 15,754 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,14,618, with the active cases increasing to 1,01,830, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,27,253 with 47 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled […]
Missing retired teacher found dead in Shopian
Shopian, Aug 19: A retired teacher, who was missing since yesterday from his home, was found dead on Friday in Feeripora area of Shopian district. An official said that Abdul Gani Rather(66) of Pudsoo village of Shopian was missing since Thursday. He said that today some locals spotted a body in Nallah Vaishav in Feeripora, […]
Weapons dropping by Pak drones: NIA searches multiple locations across JK
Kathua/Doda/Jammu, Aug 19 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has carried out searches in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with its investigation into dropping of weapons by Pakistani drones along the International Border, an official said. The searches were carried out at eight locations on Thursday in Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua, Samba, and […]
Smoking, alcohol, high BMI leading causes of global cancer deaths: Lancet study
Washington, Aug 19 (PTI) Smoking, alcohol use, high body mass index (BMI), and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million global cancer deaths in 2019, according to study published in The Lancet journal on Friday. The findings can help policymakers and researchers identify key risk factors that could be targeted in efforts […]
Modi greets people on Janmashtami
New Delhi, Aug 19 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday greeted people on the occasion of Janmashtami. “May this festival of devotion and gaiety bring happiness, prosperous and good fortune to everyone,” he said. Devotees believe that Lord Krishna was born on this day, as per the Hindu calendar, and Janmashtami is celebrated to mark […]
Rural net connectivity
Internet connectivity has become an unavoidable task which the administration has also realized. Since most of our work, be it availing various government services and facilities or providing access to knowledge hub for the students, internet connectivity has become a must. Though most areas in cities and towns have been covered by various private players, […]
World Senior Citizens Day: Global Amenities for Senior Citizens
M Ahmad An individual above the age of 60 is known as a senior citizen. When people are asked what they fear the most, many of them will say they’re afraid of growing old because they fear loneliness, Social isolation, Health concerns, Mental and physical decline, losing loved ones, not being able to financially support […]
Advancements in heart care making lives better
Dr Balbir Singh As the number of cardiac ailments have drastically increased in recent times, the advancement in technology to prevent the associated mortality have been the need of the hour and with the various developments being made in the field many lives are being saved on a daily basis. Procedures can be done without […]