Covid-19: 5 new cases reported in JK
Srinagar, May 25 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir reported five new Covid cases on Wednesday that took the infection tally to 4,54,212, officials said. Of the new cases, three were from Srinagar district and the rest from Jammu district, they said. There are 59 active cases while the overall recoveries has reached 4,49,401, officials said. The […]
Helmets made compulsory for pillion riders in Mumbai
Mumbai, May 25 (PTI) The Mumbai traffic police on Wednesday issued a notification making helmets mandatory for pillion riders as well and warned of action against those who violate the rule. The rule will come into effect after 15 days, following which the traffic authorities will start taking action against violators, an official said. As per […]
‘Faith healer’, two others held for murder in Shopian
Srinagar, May 25: A “faith healer” has been arrested along with two other persons by police in Shopian following the death of a woman allegedly after she was beaten up last night in the south Kashmir district, officials said on Wednesday. A police official said that the woman, Souby Jan wife of Muzzafar Ahmad Sheikh […]
Three terrorists, cop killed in Baramulla gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, May 25: Three Pakistani terrorists and a cop were killed in a fierce gunfight in Kreeri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar, the Kashmir Police Zone wrote, “Three Pakistani terrorists killed. One JKP personnel also attained martyrdom in this chance encounter. Incriminating […]
SpiceJet faces ransomware attack; flights delayed
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) SpiceJet said it faced a ransomware attack on Tuesday night causing a delay in departure of its flights on Wednesday morning. “Certain SpiceJet systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that impacted and slowed down morning flight departures today (Wednesday),” a SpiceJet spokesperson said. The airline’s IT team has contained […]
India logs 2,124 Covid cases in a day, 17 deaths
New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 2,124 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,42,192, while the active cases rose to 14,971, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The COVID-19 death toll has climbed to 5,24,507 with 17 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
Texas school massacre: 18 children, 3 adults shot dead, several critical
Houston, May 25 (PTI) In one of the worst school shootings in American history, an 18-year-old gunman has killed 21 people, including 18 children, and rendered several other grievously injured at an elementary school in Texas state, before the assailant was eliminated in police firing. Gunshots rang out of Robb Elementary School in Uvalde town, […]
War brought no good news
It was February 24 this year when the world woke up to the news of Russian invasion over Ukraine. The war which the Russian officials predicted will be over in few weeks has been raging on and the repercussions have been so far reaching that the entire world is facing tough times. Now with three […]
Eradicating unemployment
M Ahmad Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) is defined as that aspect of education which leads to the acquisition of practical and applied skills as well as basic scientific knowledge. It is an integral part of total education programme contributing towards the development of good citizens by developing their physical, social, civic, cultural and economic […]
It is not over yet
Vinod ChandrashekharDixit Referring to Covid19 PM Narendra Modi had said “See how big a danger this Corona was. And we still do not believe that this danger has gone…somewhere it raises its ugly head. Nobody knows when and where it will show up…this ailment is multi-faced… It reveals the fact that the poor adherence to […]