JK reports seven new covid-19 cases, no death
Srinagar, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the pathogen during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that six of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu division and one from Kupwara, taking the overall tally to 454125—166383 in Jammu and […]
Gunfight breaks out in Bandipora woods in north Kashmir
Srinagar, May 11: A fierce gunfight broke out between government forces and terrorists in forest area of Salinder in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Salinder forest. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected […]
Alertness key to deal with sticky bombs; jawans being sensitised ahead of Amarnath Yatra: CRPF
Jammu, May 11 (PTI) CRPF personnel, who will be deployed for the Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, are being sensitised about the threat posed by “sticky bombs”, a senior officer said on Wednesday, asserting that alertness is the best way to deal with the problem. In a first of its kind seizure in February […]
Man dies after falling from moving bus in Budgam
Budgam, May 11: A man was killed on Wednesday after he fell down from a moving vehicle in Humhama area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that a man was, traveling from Budgam to Srinagar when he fell down from Bus bearing registration number JK01D 8652. He said locals immediately shifted him to […]
India records single-day rise of 2,897 COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) With 2,897 coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of cases rose to 4,31,10,586, even as active cases have decreased to 19,494, according to Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,24,157 with 54 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. […]
Arms, ammunition recovered in Ramban: Police
Jammu, May 11: Police have recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Ramban district. An official said that during a search operation in Sumbar area of Gool sub division, police recovered 179 bullets of ammunition (including AK-47 132 bullets, 7.65 mm 21 bullets, 303 mm 14 bullets, Chinese Pistol Rounds […]
Fresh heatwave spell in Delhi from Friday
New Delhi, May 11 (PTI) The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to hover around the 40-degree mark on Wednesday and start increasing thereafter as moisture-carrying easterly winds make way for hot and dry westerlies. The minimum temperature settled at 28 degrees Celsius, three notches more than normal. A fresh heatwave spell was predicted over […]
Russia pummels port of Odesa in attempt to disrupt supplies
Zaporizhzhia, May 11 (AP) Russia pummeled the vital port of Odesa, Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday, in an apparent effort to disrupt supply lines and Western weapons shipments as Ukraine’s foreign minister appeared to suggest the country could expand its war aims. With the war now in its 11th week and Kyiv bogging down Russian […]
Some planning needed
Today the world is claiming fresh technologic breakthroughs every now and then, but at the same time a brazen violation is happening as the infrastructure that has been build years back is being ignored with no idea about how disastrous it can prove if something bad happens. A United Nations report which has been made […]
Empowering women through policy
Smriti Zubin Irani The Indian government has catapulted the maxim of sarvajanahitaya, sarvajanasukhaya (for the good of all, for the happiness of all) into a palpable reality in the past decade. The extant essence of janhit (public interest) has been reinvented to “mainstream” gendered experiences. Gender mainstreaming has seamlessly pervaded every sphere of statecraft, ensuring […]