NHRC issues notices to Centre, UP & Bihar over bodies found floating in Ganga
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Jal Shakti Ministry, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, after receiving complaints about several bodies found floating in the Ganga river in the two states. “It (NHRC) has issued notices to the chief secretaries of both the states and the […]
JK reports 4356 Covid-19 Cases, 55 Deaths
Srinagar, May 13: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4356 fresh covid-19 cases while 55 people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that among the fresh cases, 1771 were reported from Jammu division and 2585 from Kashmir, taking the overall case tally to 233763. Regarding the fresh fatalities, […]
SMHS has augmented oxygen supply, beds to compensate demand: Officials
SRINAGAR, MAY 13: As the surge of covid positive cases in District Srinagar continues to infect more and more persons, the administration of tertiary hospitals are capitalizing all their resources to enhance capacity for catering to the demand of treatment of severe SAR COV2 patients through augmentation of bed capacity, oxygen supply and manpower. The […]
Nowhere to run: Fear in Gaza grows amid conflict with Israel
Gaza City, May 13 (AP) Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping in the dark, the 50-year-old grabbed her four children and ran as Israeli bombs struck their apartment building Wednesday, shattering windows, ripping doors to splinters and blasting away concrete. While casualties […]
Low-key Eid celebrations in Kashmir in view of restrictions clamped due to COVID-19
Srinagar, May 13 (PTI) Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in Kashmir were a low-key affair on Thursday as the faithful marked the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan by offering the thanksgiving prayers in small congregations at local mosques by observing social distancing in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. No Eid prayers were offered for the fourth […]
COVID-19:India logs 3.62 lakh new cases, 4,120 fresh fatalities
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) India added 3,62,727 new coronavirus infections in a day taking the COVID-19 tally of cases to 2,37,03,665, while the death toll rose to 2,58,317 with 4,120 daily fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The active cases have increased to 37,10,525 comprising 15.65 per cent of […]
Govt panel suggests increasing gap between two doses of Covishield
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) The National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) has recommended increasing the gap between two doses of Covishield vaccine to 12-16 weeks, sources said on Thursday. It has also suggested that pregnant women may be offered the choice to take any COVID-19 vaccine and that lactating women can be inoculated […]
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures
Gaza City (Gaza Strip), May 13 (AP) Israel has pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in a series of airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing down and […]
Lt Guv, Advisors, CS greet people on Eid-ul-Fitr
JAMMU, MAY 13: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended warm greetings to the people on the joyous occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. In his message of felicitations, the Lt Governor observed that the festival of Eid, which marks the culmination of the holy month of Ramzan, is a celebration of the spirit of compassion, brotherhood, and harmony. […]
Don’t let worries steal your joy
Rayees Ahmad Kumar No person can escape from grief, worry, loss, depression, illness and calamity during his life. Certainly these are experienced by one or the other ways. To overcome and to manage in these tough and testing times we need a broadminded approach. There is a famous proverb “worry steals your joy and keeps […]
