US security assistance to Pakistan remains suspended: Pentagon
Washington, May 25 (PTI) The security assistance to Pakistan that was suspended by the previous Trump administration remains to be the same, the Pentagon said on Monday as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and US National Security Advisor Jek Sullivan met his Pakistani counterpart in Geneva. “At […]
Balancing act
After a brief pause the vaccination drive in Jammu and Kashmir has once again started t pick up. Though the pace cannot be termed as satisfactory but lot of efforts are needed to make the drive a success with the reach out to the public being maintained with full gusto. The administration has also felt […]
India’s Medical system needs revamp
Asad Mirza During the continuing Covid pandemic, one fraternity, which has been eulogised for its dedication and services in India, is the medical fraternity. Till date as per the Indian Medical association (IMA), 1017 doctors have died during the current pandemic since last year. The actual numbers may be higher as the doctors’ association only […]
Letter to the Editor
Ramdev’s naïve remark Baba Ramdev has remarked that allopathy is a stupid science and medicines such as remdesivir, faviflu, and other drugs approved by the Drugs Controller General of India have failed to treat Covid-19 patients is irresponsible. The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written a letter to Ramdev and said that the statement […]
The journey of life: Fantastic or frustrating!
Shah Hudaif “He is a manager of an International company and I’m still wandering from office to office in search of employement, even though we graduated together from the same college. He is established in his life even though I always used to secure grades much better than him but still struggling for my career. […]
The dreams we had
Desh Bir Around 1958 when I was in my Third standard at Kangoo, India had already been independent for 11 years and the democracy based on elections had completed six years of its existence. Naturally the entire atmosphere exuded a fervent nationalism. The overall environment was surcharged with much enthusiasm. There was a spirited resolve […]
Educating the girl child
Vijay Garg 263 million children are out of school, with 202 million of those of secondary school age. 130 million of them are girls. And despite all the efforts and progress made in previous years, more girls are still denied an education than boys — with 15 million girls of primary-school age estimated to never […]
JK reports 2237 fresh covid-19 cases, 45 deaths
Srinagar, May 24: Jammu and Kashmir reported a major dip in the number of covid-19 cases as 2237 were confirmed to have contracted the infection in the last 24 hours while 45 more people succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Monday. Among the fresh cases, the officials told that 854 were […]
COVID-19 Relief Measures: Lt Guv assesses effective implementation of welfare schemes
JAMMU, MAY 24: In order to assess the effective implementation of various welfare schemes in J&K, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today chaired a review meeting and sought the detailed status of relief measures being extended to different sections of the society affected due to Covid-19 pandemic. Pertinently, the Lieutenant Governor had recently announced a slew […]
JDI Kashmir, employees condole sad demise of former Deputy Director
Srinagar, MAY 24: Joint Director Information and Public Relations, Kashmir Division, Haris Handoo on Monday expressed grief and shock over the sad demise of former Deputy Director Information Fida Ali, who passed away today morning. JDIK in this regard convened a condolence meeting in his Office chamber to offer his deepest condolences to the bereaved […]
