Hizbul terrorist killed in encounter in Kulgam, operation continues: Police
Srinagar, Jun 11 (PTI) A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of south Kashmir on Saturday, police said. They said the encounter happened after the police launched a cordon and search operation in Khandipora area of the south Kashmir district following a specific input about the […]
India’s economy recovered strongly despite 3 COVID waves, says US Treasury report
Washington, Jun 11 (PTI) The Indian economy has rebounded strongly despite three significant COVID-19 waves, the US Treasury has said in a report to Congress. India’s acute second wave weighed heavily on growth through the middle of 2021, delaying its economic recovery, the Treasury said in a semi-annual report. “However, economic activity rebounded strongly in […]
Convergence for Jal Shakti, resurgence of a nation
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat As a child, all of us might have heard the story of a stack of sticks. The premise of the story is that one stick may break, but when many sticks are bundled together, it’s impossible to break them. This beautiful story taught us the power of unity. Another word for unity […]
Sunrise on the Civil Aviation Horizon
Jyotiraditya Scindia When India’s first commercial flight took off in 1911 within Allahabad, little had the world hoped for any remarkable uptake of this sector in a price-sensitive, nascent market like India. However, over time, the rising Indian middle class embraced this mode of transport, and thus, with economies of scale kicking in, fares dipped. […]
Book Review: ‘Sarhane Meer Ke’ by Ahmad Nesar
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Mohammad Nesar Khan, pen name Ahmad Nesar was born in Awrang Abad Bihar on 16th of June 1967. His pursed his educational in commerce stream and adopted business as his profession. He has tried his luck in poetry, journalism and art also and has successfully managed to gain prominence in all the […]
11 new COVID-19 cases reported in J-K
Srinagar, June 10 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 new coronavirus cases on Friday, taking the infection tally in the union territory to 4,54,325, officials said here. Ten cases were reported from Jammu division while one case was reported from Kashmir valley, they said. There are 71 active cases of the disease in the union territory, […]
Srinagar ranks among 75 top Districts of the country under ‘Eat Right Challenge’
SRINAGAR, JUNE 10: The Srinagar District has figured in top 75 Districts of the country in implementation of the ‘Eat Right Challenge for Cities and Districts’ of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). The Right to Eat Challenge was launched by the FSSAI, Government of India to ensure safe, healthy and sustainable […]
JK govt extends validity of its order regarding registration of bonafide migrants, DPs for Domicile Certificate
SRINAGAR, JUNE 10: The government has extended validity of government order regarding registration of bonafide migrants or displaced persons for the purpose of issuance of Domicile Certificate. According to an order issued here today by the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DDMRRR), it has been ordered that the validity of government order […]
Gold declines by Rs 58; silver tumbles Rs 601
New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) Gold prices declined by Rs 58 to Rs 50,793 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday, according to HDFC securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal settled at Rs 50,851 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled by Rs 601 to Rs 60,914 per kg from Rs 61,515 per […]
Two ‘hybrid’ terrorists arrested in Kashmir
Srinagar, Jun 10 (PTI) Security forces arrested two ‘hybrid terrorists’ linked to the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit in Sopore area of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Friday. The terrorists were arrested at a check point jointly set up by the police, CRPF and Army at Gurseer in Sopore area late on […]