Block Development Council funds to be increased in Ladakh: Lt Guv
Leh, Feb 10 (PTI) Asserting that the grassroots democracy including Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) would be strengthened in Ladakh, Lieutenant Governor R K Mathur on Wednesday said funds for Block Development Councils (BDCs) will be increased and will be at their disposal for various development works in the Union territory. Mathur said this while speaking […]
Polling begins in west UP
Lucknow, Feb 10 (PTI) The battle for Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday with polling at 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Polling started at 7.00 AM and will continue till 6.00 PM, officials of the state election commission said here. Campaigning in the constituencies going to vote in […]
Hope the situation improves
Now that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a thrust on improving the infrastructure besides some key facilities, the planners here need to lay thrust on improving the infrastructure in almost all sectors. Besides it also needs to be ensured that the quality of the raised infrastructure is maintained as well. This has become all the […]
Voters: The dominant face of democracy
Acharya Dr. Lokeshmuni The assembly elections of five states have been announced, but the biggest irony is that the elections are not being fought on real issues concerning a common man. From Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand to Goa, Manipur and Punjab, now the fortune of political parties and leaders lies in the hands of the voters. […]
Age hardly matters in joint replacement
Dr Ramneek Mahajan With poor and sedentary lifestyle catching up among the younger and middle-aged population, increasing health ailments are also prevailing. Osteoarthritis is the second most common rheumatologic problem and is the most frequent joint disease with a prevalence of around 40% in India. It is the form of arthritis which features the breakdown […]
Covid: 681 new cases, four more deaths in J-K
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 681 fresh Covid cases that took the infection tally to 4,48,786, while four more fatalities pushed the death toll to 4,732, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 359 were from Jammu division and 322 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest 184 […]
Physical hearing in courts to resume in JK, Ladakh from Feb 14
Srinagar, Feb 09: With the improvement in Covid-19 cases, the J&K and Ladakh High Court on Wednesday ordered resumption of the physical hearings from February 14. Reviving the January 30 order, Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal permitted hearings through physical mode with the restriction that in no Court room more than ten (10) advocates remain present […]
PDP leader Hanjura resigns from party
Srinagar, Feb 09: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura has resigned from his post in the party as a member of political affairs committee. Hanjura has submitted his resignation to party president Mehbooba Mufti, sources said. (KNO)
Unidentified male dead body recovered in Budgam
Budgam, Feb 09: An unidentified male body was recovered in Brenwar area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. Official sources said that a body of an elderly man was found by locals near power grid station Brenwar Chadoora, who later informed the police accordingly. “Body has been recovered from the spot and identification of […]
Muslim religious preacher on mission to revive Sufism to counter radicalization
Srinagar, Feb 9 (PTI) Undeterred by a terror attack that left him partially disabled in 2018, 51-year-old Moulvi Mohammad Ashraf has dedicated his life to strengthen ‘Sufism’ as he believes it can successfully counter radicalism and ensure peace in militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir. Ashraf, a resident of Guree village in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara township, has […]