Letter to the Editor
Relief for differently-abled employees The step by the Tamil Nadu government to exempt its differently-abled employees from attending office following the surge in COVID 19 cases is really praiseworthy. The differently-abled employees need not come to the office till June 20. This is a big relief for them. The central government has already issued an […]
Online education fails to achieve desired result
Zainab Education is the tool of strong. The strong people do not need to have the muscles of iron and steel. However, the roughness of mind is a blessed gift for them. Keeping this thing in mind, Jammu and Kashmir is not lagging behind. It, knowing the fact very well, has tread on the path […]
Long covid and persisting pain
Dr Amod Manocha The name corona virus comes from the spikes on the surface of virus (corona – Latin word for crown), when seen under the microscope. On 11th March 2020 WHO declared COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic and 1 year on we are still haunted by the mysteries of this virus. Much has […]
Costume designing as a career option
Vijay Garg From Superman’s cape to Dorothy’s slippers, costumes can be as identifiable with a character as the actor who played the part. Yet most would be hard pressed to name any of the men and women who designed these iconic outfits, let alone being able to identify the elements and process of their craft. […]
JK reports 4926 fresh covid cases, 52 deaths
Srinagar, May 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4926 fresh covid-19 cases, the highest so far since the pandemic started, even as 52 more persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, according to Health Department data on Thursday. 1685 of these case were confirmed from Jammu Division and 3241 from Kashmir, taking the […]
Kashmir University to conduct all remaining PG, UG exams in online mode
Srinagar, May 6: The University of Kashmir has decided to conduct all its remaining PG and UG examinations in the online mode in view of the ongoing pandemic situation and ensure that there is no loss of students’ academic time. The decision was taken pursuant to detailed deliberations held during a high-level meeting of the […]
Two senior officers to oversee all Covid containment related work in JK
Srinagar, May 06: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday deployed two senior officers to oversee all Covid containment related work at Jammu and Kashmir divisions respectively. One of them, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary (IAS), Administrative Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, shall remain stationed at Jammu to oversee all COVID containment related work at Jammu, reads an order […]
Several top officers in police transferred
Srinagar, May 06: Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday ordered transfer of several police officers including DGP Prisons, J&K. According to an order issued by Home department, V.K. Singh (IPS), DGP Prisons, J&K, has been transferred and posted as Commandant General HG/CD/SDRF, J&K. “The post of Commandant General HG/CD/SDRP, J&K, is declared to be equivalent […]
Covid-19: 29 more succumb to Covid-19 in JK, toll touches 2539
Srinagar, May 6: A 30-year-old woman was among 29 more people who succumbed to the covid-19 since last evening in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the toll to 2539, officials said on Thursday. They said that nineteen of these fatalities were reported at GMC Jammu while ten others happened in Kashmir hospitals. Regarding the fatalities, they […]
Prisoners need to be released on bail, parole in view of alarming COVID situation in Delhi
New Delhi, May 6 (PTI) A high powered committee constituted to decongest jails to prevent spread of COVID-19 has said there is a need to release prisoners on interim bail for 90 days or eight weeks parole in view of the “alarming” and “threatening” situation of the pandemic in the national capital. The committee, headed […]
