China successfully launches first crewed mission for space station construction
Beijing, Jun 17 (PTI) China on Thursday successfully launched its crewed spacecraft, sending three astronauts to its space station’s core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China’s Gobi Desert. The launch was telecast live by the […]
Ensuring safety of hospitals
As the covid pandemic wrecked havoc during the second wave in most of the states the need for hospitalization of people has increased tremendously putting a huge burden on the healthcare infrastructure. The overload exposed various loopholes and one such was the compromises made over the fire safety in various hospitals that have emerged as […]
Letter to the Editor
Encourage to purchase hallmark jewellery The decision by the Central Government to make gold jewellery hallmarking mandatory is a positive step in the right direction. Hallmarking of jewellery is essential to increase the legitimacy of gold jewellery and customer satisfaction by providing third-party guarantees of gold purity and consumer protection. Consumers may make an informed […]
Technical education and mother tongue
Vijay Garg The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) took the initiative to teach engineering in eight Indian languages including Hindi along with English and this was approved by the government. Apart from English, other languages are Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam and Gujarati. It should also be regretted that why this […]
When it rains cats and dogs
K S S Pillai As dark clouds hurry across the sky at the end of May, changing their shapes frequently, several cloud-related images flash through my mind. Tansen, the prominent musician in the court of Emperor Akbar, bringing down the rains by singing Raga Megh Malhar. Gandharvas sitting on clouds or floating in the skies […]
Yoga: An emerging fitness schedule
Mir Sumeer Bashir A 3,000 year old tradition, yoga, is now regarded in the Western world as a holistic approach to health and is classified by the National Institutes of Health as a form of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). The word “yoga” comes from a Sanskrit root “yuj” which means union, or yoke, to […]
JK admin approves Rs 12,600.58 cr District Capex Budget 2021-22
Srinagar, Jun 16: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday approved Rs. 12,600.58 Crore District Capex Budget 2021-22 for equitable development of the Union Territory. The announcement was made through a series of tweets issued by the office of the Lieutenant Governor J&K, saying that the amount approved as District Capex Budget 2021-22 is more than […]
JK reports 635 fresh Covid-19 cases, 12 more deaths
Srinagar, June 16: Jammu and Kashmir reported 635 new novel coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, the lowest single-day count in 71 days, even as 12 more people succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Wednesday. They said that 193 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 442 […]
Cricketer Suresh Raina calls on Lt Governor
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: International Cricketer, Suresh Raina today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, here at Raj Bhavan. Raina apprised the Lt Governor about the functioning of cricket academies, and the schools which he has adopted to develop and nurture young sporting talents in the UT. He further informed the Lt Governor about the future […]
Inf. deptt condole demise of employees father
SRINAGAR, JUNE 16: Joint Director Information and Public Relations, Kashmir Division, Haris Ahmad Handoo today condoled the sad demise of father of Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, an ex. employee of Field Publicity Unit of the department, who passed away on Wednesday. Joint Director in this regard convened a condolence meeting to offer his deepest condolences to […]
