India logs 1,335 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) With 1,335 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,30,25,775, while the active cases dipped to 13,672, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,181 with 52 fresh fatalities, the data updated at […]
Night temperature stays above normal in JK
Srinagar, Apr 1: Night temperatures continue to stay above normal across Jammu and Kashmir despite drop at most places with Srinagar recording a low of 8.4°C on Friday. A meteorological department official said that even though the temperature in Srinagar was down by four notches from 8.8°C on the previous night, it was 2.0°C above […]
ATF price hiked by 2% to all-time high
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Jet fuel prices on Friday were hiked by 2 per cent – the seventh straight increase this year – to an all-time high, reflecting a surge in global energy prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) – the fuel that helps aeroplanes fly – was hiked by Rs 2,258.54 per kilolitre, or 2 […]
Shopian Encounter: 01 militant killed, operation on: Police
Srinagar, Apr 1: One militant has been killed in an ongoing overnight encounter at Turkwagam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. A top police officer said that one militant has been killed as the body can be seen from a distance. However, the identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained […]
All JK districts to have 10-bedded Palliative, Geriatric Care Wards
Have addressed health infrastructure issue with long-term vision: Lt Guv
JAMMU: In yet another step towards revolutionizing the healthcare ecosystem in the UT, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday inaugurated 10-bed state-of-the-art Palliative/Geriatric Care Wards in all districts of Jammu & Kashmir. While congratulating the Health department for creating the much-needed facility, the Lt Governor said the landmark step bridges a decades-old void in our healthcare […]
Breaking the shackles
Imtiyaz Ahmad Shah Education is the most substantial method and the only means of lessening illiteracy, discrimination, apartheid, and inequality. Education is a fundamental right, and all people have the right to education. Education brings about reform and progressively erases ignorance. The best way to survive is to learn. If we are witnessing any change […]
Catch the rain campaign is everybody’s business
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Jal Shakti Abhiyan-Catch the Rain Campaign-2022 was launched by the President of India on 29th March, 2022. This is the 3rd year that the country is, in mission mode, organizing a Jan Andolan to conserve rain water and recharge ground water. Led and inspired by the Prime Minster of India Narendra Modi, […]
A failed UN
Mushtaq Hurra United Nations Organisation ( UNO ) as the peace keeping watchdog in contemporary times, has almost lost its credibility, integrity and authority. Like its predecessor viz League of Nations, it has failed to uphold its sanctum-sanctorum charter and cherished ethos which are based on the dignity and respect of human life. I wonder, […]