Israeli military targets home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader
Jerusalem, May 16 (AP) The Israeli military says it has targeted the home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader after nearly a week of heavy airstrikes and rocket fire into Israel from the territory ruled by the Islamic militant group. Brig. Gen. Hidai Zilberman, an army spokesman, told Israel’s army radio Sunday that the military targeted […]
177 fresh COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths in Ladakh
Leh, May 16 (PTI) Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 16,333 with 177 fresh cases while the death toll climbed to 165 as two more people succumbed to the viral disease in the union territory, officials said on Sunday. Of the latest deaths, one each was reported from Leh and Kargil districts, they said. So far, […]
LG sets 10-day timeline for 100% vaccination of 45+ age group
Jammu, May 16 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha asserted on Saturday that the restrictions were showing significant results in containing the coronavirus transmission, as he set a timeline of 10-days for achieving the target of 100 per cent vaccination of 45-plus age group with the first dose. Sinha also directed the Health […]
Israel strikes Gaza home of Hamas leader, destroys AP office
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 16 (AP) Israel slammed the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, in a dramatic escalation that included bombing the home of a senior Hamas leader, killing a family of 10 in a refugee camp most of them children and pulverizing a high-rise that housed The Associated Press and other media. The Hamas […]
The second wave is hitting rural areas
Vijay Garg It is easy to overlook rural India with about 90 crore people (65% of India’s population). Neglecting rural India’s second wave will be a monumental error in terms of lives and livelihoods that will be lost. We hear that in some Northern states, every second or third rural household has at least one […]
Letter to the Editor
A big boost to farmers Prime Minister Narendra Modi has offered a big relief to the farmers in this era of the pandemic by releasing eighth installments of the financial benefits of Rs 19000 crores to more than 9.5 crores beneficiary farmers under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme. The scheme was launched […]
Eid: The day of Harvest
Mohammad Hussain Khan Eid is an Arabic word meaning “festivity”. Eid-ul-Fit marks the end of Holy Ramadhan. Eid-ul-Fitur is the occasion of sharing the happiness and blessings with others. This day is meant to take care of the poor and hapless people. In our society, most of the people are particularly considerate on the happy […]
AVM can now be treated with zero risk through cyberknife radiosurgery
Dr Aditya Gupta AVM means a wrong connection between the arteries and veins and leads to swelling of blood vessels and there is always a danger of bleeding in these abnormal blood vessels. What is Spinal AVM? Spinal Cord arteriovenous malformation (SCAVM) is a relatively rare disease. Normally the oxygen rich blood enters the spinal […]
Seeking the right path
Tousif Raza When man turns away from worldly involvement and submits himself to the will of Lord his inner voice says from heart ‘I desire the right path’ so he says “O, My Lord, guide me the right path”. The voice is heard during his state of prayer when he has discarded the mask of […]
Superstition is not a good innovation
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon Allah has strictly forbidden spending in vain in the Quraan, even saying, the extravagant spender will appear in the court of Allah as a sinner on the Day of Judgment. “Behold, the squanderers are, indeed, of the ilk of the Satans – in as much as Satan has indeed proved most ungrateful […]
