Grades can’t determine intelligence
Haroon Rashid Academic exams that are conducted only test the learning ability of a student, not his or her intelligence. Answer sheets don’t prove the intelligence of a student. Many students make spelling mistakes or careless mistakes due to nervousness or hurry. Students have trouble memorizing long, complicated definitions. Writing a perfect description within […]
JK reports 547 fresh covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar, Feb 10: Jammu and Kashmir reported 547 fresh covid-19 infections during the past 24 hours even as seven persons succumbed to the virus, officials said Thursday. They said 307 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 240 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall infection tally to 449333. On January 8, 655 […]
3.8 magnitude earthquake hits J&K
Srinagar, Feb 10 (PTI) A 3.8 magnitude earthquake hit Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, but there were no reports of any damage or loss of life, officials said. Its epicentre was at a depth of 29 kilometres in Kel, Gilgit-Baltistan, and tremors were felt in Jammu and Kashmir around 12.45 pm, they said. This is the […]
Covid: 86 new cases in Ladakh
Leh, Feb 10 (PTI) Ladakh reported 86 new Covid cases that took the infection tally to 27,148, officials said on Thursday. The number of active cases stands at 696 — 476 in Leh and 220 in Kargil, they said. The Union Territory has recorded 226 Covid-related deaths — 167 in Leh and 59 in Kargil, […]
Man slips to death in Poonch forest
Poonch, Feb 10: A 25-year-old young man died after he slipped while returning home with firewood from a jungle near his residence in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources said that a person identified as Manzoor Hussain (25) of Ucchad Nabana who was carrying firewood from nearby jungle (forest) slipped and fell down, resulting in […]
RBI holds interest rate steady at record low
Mumbai, Feb 10 (PTI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) held its key lending rates steady at record low levels for the 10th straight meeting to support a durable recovery of the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the monetary policy committee decided to hold the lending rate, or the repo rate, […]
Gunmen loot Rs 1.59 Lakh from Petrol Pump in Shopian
Srinagar, Feb 10: Three pistol-borne gunmen looted over Rs 1.59 lakhs from a petrol pump in Shopian district of south Kashmir while burglars broke open donation box at venerated shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) in Khanyar area of Srinagar and decamped with unknown amount of cash last night, officials said Thursday. […]
Mercury drops below freezing point in Kashmir, minus 10.4°C In Gulmarg
Srinagar, Feb 10: Night temperatures dropped below freezing point in Kashmir with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.4°C on Thursday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of minus 0.1°C against last night’s 0.6°C, he said. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, […]
Residential house damaged in Sopore blaze
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Feb 10: A residential house was gutted in a fire incident in Badam Bagh area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, reports said. They said that fire broke out mysteriously in the residential house of Ghulam Nabi Matoo during the intervening night. Reports said that a team of Fire and Emergency […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 7,90,789
New Delhi, Feb 10 (PTI) India logged 67,084 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,78,060, while the active cases declined to 7,90,789, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,06,520 with 1,241 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The […]