Letter to the Editor
Ensure safe cremations The Centre Government has directed States to prevent the dumping of dead bodies in rivers and focus on their safe disposal and providing support for ensuring dignified cremation. This is the most undesirable and alarming situation in the country to witness dead bodies in the rivers. Stopping the dumping of dead bodies, […]
Social media demands carefully use
Vijay Garg Technology has evolved a lot in the 21st century. The same development has had a huge impact on the Internet. Today Internet access is available not only on computers but also on mobile phones. Meanwhile, social media is used as a status symbol when needed. Many websites have been created to increase the […]
Mental pollution can be calamitous
Abid Hussain Rather Mental pollution is bewilderment and perplexity in the thinking process which ultimately leads to stress, anxiety and tension in our lives. It is the amalgam of preoccupied imaginary negative thoughts, apprehensions and speculations which psychologically haunt our mind. With the advancement of science and information technology in our lives, we have oceanic […]
Human Rights and Islam
Suhaib Rafi Mir Human rights are rights that are generally available to everyone, irrespective of their gender, caste, nationality, color, etc. Human rights are related to life and liberty, the right to liberty, and so on. And the state or governing body is held accountable for ensuring such rights. As we are living in an […]
Jamia announces entrance exam dates; introduces 8 new courses, 4 depts
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI) The Jamia Millia Islamia on Monday announced the dates of the entrance exams for 134 courses, while introducing eight new courses and four new departments. The university said in a statement that it would hold the entrance tests from July 26 till August 28, for which students will have to […]
JK reports 73 deaths, 3344 fresh Covid-19 cases
Srinagar, May 17: Jammu and Kashmir reported highest ever single day spike in the number of covid-19 deaths as 73 persons succumbed to the virus in last 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Also, 3344 new covid-19 cases have been reported, 1418 from Jammu Division and 1926 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 247952. […]
‘Increased mortality’: Govt orders senior doctors to take charge
Srinagar, May 17: Amid “increase in mortality rate” among the COVID positive patients, the authorities have ordered senior faculty members of GMC Jammu to make frequent rounds of wards where the COVID positive patients are admitted. In a communication to Principal Government Medical College Jammu, Atal Dulloo (IAS), Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department, […]
72 out of 479 inmates test positive for Covid-19 at Udhampur jail
Srinagar, May 17: Authorities on Monday said that 72 inmates have been tested positive for COVID-19 in Udhampur jail. Superintendent of Udhampur Jail, Harish Kotwal said that samples of inmates were collected yesterday and 72 out of 479 inmates tested positive for COVID-19. He added that the cases were detected through the Rapid Antigen Test […]
23-year-old among 34 succumb to Covid-19 in JK since last night
Srinagar, May 17: A 23-year-old youth from Srinagar and 26-year-old youth from Pulwama were among 34 persons who died of Covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, taking the toll to 3,183. An official said that the patients who died include 60-year-old female from Dalgate, 70-year-old female from Buchpora, 65-year-old man from Bemina, 23-year-old […]
Herd immunity appears unlikely for COVID-19, but CDC says vaccinated people can ditch masks
Charlottesville (US), May 17 (The Conversation) When COVID-19 first began spreading, public health and medical experts began talking about the need for the US to reach herd immunity to stop the coronavirus from spreading. Experts have estimated that between 60 per cent and 90 per cent of people in the US would need to be […]
