Winter woes
Winter in Kashmir is fading as the 40-day-long Chilai-Kalan, the harshest period is about to end. Though this year’s Chilai-Kalan was not as harsh so far but the miseries winter season brings with itself did cause lot of troubles to a common man. Chilai-Kalan begins annually on December 21 and the average minimum temperatures during […]
Education, the soul of society
Mir Tajamul Islam, Arif Rashid Malik Education is contemplated as a behaviour shaping means from the advent of the universe and undoubtedly it invests its positive gears in a man, as well as in society. Education and Kashmir, from the beginning, had stayed in a warm shell; outright, hand in hand. Although education had remained […]
Resolving the economic inequality
Lalit Garg A global organization named Oxfam is working to reduce the imbalance between poverty and rich ratio. In its latest economic inequality report, it has given a factually effective presentation of new attitudes growing in the name of prosperity, anomalous economic structure and the growing gap between rich and poor. Today the prosperity of […]
JK reports 5720 fresh covid-19 cases, five deaths
Srinagar, Jan 21: Jammu and Kashmir reported 5720 new infections while five more persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. They said that 1890 the fresh cases were confirmed from Jammu Division and 3830 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 384381. Regarding the deaths, they said, four […]
Dedicate one or two beds in DHs for dialysis patients, DHSK to officials
Srinagar, Jan 21: Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) on Friday directed all Chief Medical Officers (CMO) and Medical Superintendents to dedicate one or two dialysis machines (beds) in district hospitals/sub district hospitals for Covid positive dialysis patients. He also directed them to issue immediate necessary directions to all such registered private dialysis unit holders […]
Weekend restrictions begin across Kashmir
Srinagar, Jan 21: Shops and business establishments were shut immediately after Friday prayers in Srinagar as government had announced a weekend lockdown late Thursday night in view of the spiraling COVID-19 cases across Jammu and Kashmir, reports said. Government on Thursday said that there will be complete restriction on non-essential movement in the entire J&K […]
Transmission tower damaged, Kashmir to face additional curtailments for next two weeks: KPDCL
Srinagar, Jan 21: The Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited on Friday informed that a transmission tower of Samba-Amargarh line has got damaged due to landslides in Thanamandi area of Rajouri, which will result in the additional power curtailments in Kashmir valley for next two weeks. “Due to landslides at Thanamandi Rajouri, 1 tower of 400 […]
Amit Shah to release district-based Good Governance Index for JK
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah will release the District Good Governance Index for 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the first of its kind index for a union territory. Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and […]
BSF deploys more troops, surveillance equipment along border in J&K as part of ‘winter strategy’
Jammu, Jan 21 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) has deployed additional troops along with anti-fog surveillance equipment on the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir as part of its “winter strategy” to foil infiltration bids and terror plans ahead of Republic Day celebrations, officials said on Friday. BSF troops guarding the 200-km International […]
‘Isolation’ not mandatory for foreign arrivals testing COVID positive: Authorities
New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) Travellers arriving in India from any country who will test positive for COVID-19 shall be treated/isolated as per the laid down standard protocol and will not mandatorily be managed at an isolation facility, authorities have said. According to the revised Guidelines for International Arrivals’ released on Thursday, the new norm […]