Boost to young authors
The launch of the YUVA Scheme for mentoring young authors by the Union Education Ministry is a laudable step. This is an author mentorship programme that aims to bring the perspectives of a new generation of writers to the forefront on topics such as unsung heroes, freedom fighters, unknown and forgotten places and their role […]
Mufti Faizul Waheed: Humanity lost a jewel in its crown!
Sufaya Yousf Mufti Faizul Waheed Sahab was a blessed soul who served his religion by translating the most precious Book of Allah (Qur’an) into the Gojri language for the first time. Mufti Sahib was a renowned Islamic scholar who was blessed with the noble blessings. Mufti Sahab was born in Dodhasan Bala, Rajouri in 1966. […]
Mucormycosis: An epidemic within a pandemic
Umair Shafiq Khanday COVID-19 has shaken the world ever since it surfaced. It has been mutating and throwing new challenges for not just the medical fraternity across the globe, but for the entire humanity. Lately, multiple cases of a rare fungal infection called mucormycosis, inappropriately known as Black Fungus, have been reported in some of […]
A sincere prayer I made at dawn
Ahmed Abud It was the time of dawn and somewhere I saw written ,”We should be grateful for the beautiful souls we’ve been blessed with in our lives” and at once, it reminded of ‘you’, my amazingly beautiful sister ‘Dawn’ . I indeed am very thankful to be accompanied by a wisdomful sister through this […]
HDFC Bank deploys Mobile ATMs across 50 cities in India
Mumbai: In view of restrictions imposed in various parts of the country, HDFC Bank today announced the availability of Mobile Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 50 cities across India to assist customers during the lockdown. At restricted areas, the Mobile ATMs will eliminate the need for general public to move out of their locality to […]
Dir Tourism visits Gulmarg, reviews status of facilities
Says awareness programme to be held on World Environment Day
GULMARG: Director Tourism Kashmir Dr. GN Itoo Tuesday visited Gulmarg and convened a meeting of concerned agencies to review the status of departmental and other assets at the world famous tourist resort. Laying focus on strengthening of assets at the resort, Director Tourism emphasised upon executing agencies to ensure that all the pending tourism projects […]
Govt sets time limit for virtual classes
Srinagar, Jun 01: The government on Tuesday said that the virtual classes for Pre-Primary and Primary classes shall not exceed the time limit of 30 minutes and 90 minutes a day respectively. Officials said that the guidelines were issued a day after Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha directed the School Education Department […]
JK reports 1895 fresh Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths
Srinagar, June 1: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1895 fresh covid-19 cases while 32 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said among the fresh cases, 633 cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1262 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 292360. Regarding the deaths, […]
Govt fixes rates for RT-PCR Tests in JK
SRINAGAR, JUNE 01: The Jammu and Kashmir Government today directed private laboratories not to charge more than Rs 400 for RT-PCR Test for COVID-19 in the Union Territory. In this regard an order was issued here by the Department of Health and Medical Education which stated that in exercise of the powers conferred by section […]
Protesting J-K transporters decide to resume operations; seek meet with LG
Jammu, Jun 1 (PTI) Private transporters in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to resume operations from Wednesday after keeping their vehicles off the roads for the past 42 days in protest against the government’s decision to cap the seating capacity at 50 per cent amid surging COVID-19 cases. However, they sought a meeting with Lt […]
