Reduced restrictions
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has announced a seven-hour relaxation in the restriction on non-essential movement amid concerns raised by traders over the 64-hour long weekend Covid lockdown hampering their businesses. Notably, about a fortnight ago, the administration had imposed complete a restriction on non-essential movement from Fridays 2 pm to Mondays 6 am to […]
India’s Central Asian Outreach
Asad Mirza India’s ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road, along which goods, people, and ideas flowed. Geographically Central Asia has been at the intersection of crucial political and economic transformations for centuries. While the dissolution of the Silk Road limited exchanges, there is a renewed effort to reconnect […]
Poem
Mushtaq Hurrah An unending night of gloom And despair, caged me To a corner of my room I dragged the curtain Of my window Very hesitantly The eclipsed moon And the fractured stars Are cursing their fate A Terrible silence Engulfed the earth As if every soul Has flown to the heavens There is howling […]
Disciplined life
N J Ravi Chander Memories of our late father, MN Jayaraman, remain indelibly etched. A stickler for being well-groomed, he was always clean-shaven and impeccably attired. His grooming kit included Bharat safety razor blades, Godrej shaving round, an alum block, Lifebuoy soap and Pond’s Dreamflower Talc. He hesitantly added Old Spice aftershave lotion to his […]
Ongoing schemes of RDD, PR reviewed in Jammu : Officers asked to identify two heritage works in their areas
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, Monday reviewed progress on implementation of ongoing schemes of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj department in Jammu district. The meeting was attended by Chairman, District Development Council Jammu, Bharat Bhushan, Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Anshul Garg; Mission Director JKRLM, Dr Sehrish Asgar; Director Rural Development Department […]
JK reports 15 covid-19 deaths, 2550 fresh cases
Srinagar, Jan 31: Jammu and Kashmir reported significant decline in the number of covid-19 cases as 2550 were confirmed during the last 24 hours even as 15 persons succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said Monday. They said 974 of the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 1576 from Kashmir Valley, […]
Last date for Haj-2022 Application Forms extended to February-15
SRINAGAR, JAN 31: The intending Haj pilgrims are being informed that the last date for submission of online Haj Application Forms for Haj–2022 has been extended up to 15th February, 2022. It has been informed that only those applicants who possess machine readable valid Indian International Passports issued on or before 15th February, 2022 and […]