Vice Chancellor KU Talat Ahmad Admitted To SKIMS
Srinagar, Apr 22: Professor Talat Ahmad, Vice Chancellor Kashmir University, has been admitted to SKIMS Soura, days after testing positive for the covid-19, official sources said on Thursday. They said that Talat is suffering from bilateral covid pneumonia and was admitted to SKIMS Soura where his condition is now stated to be stable. Dr G […]
Sitaram Yechury’s son dies of COVID-19 in Gurgaon hospital
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his son Ashish died of COVID-19 in the morning. Ashish, a journalist by profession who would have celebrated his 35th birthday on June 9, was recovering well at Gurgaon’s Medanta Hospital, people close to the family added. They described his sudden death […]
Polling begins for sixth phase of Bengal elections
Kolkata, Apr 22 (PTI) Polling began at 7 am on Thursday for 43 seats in the sixth phase of the assembly election in West Bengal amid a surge in COVID-19 cases with the state reporting record infections. Long queues were seen outside most of the polling boths even before the voting began. In this phase, […]
India crosses 3 lakh covid cases mark
New Delhi, Apr 22: For the first time, more than 3 lakh COVID-19 cases were registered in a single day in India on April 21. As many as 3,15,660 cases and 2,091 deaths were recorded in the country as of 11.15 p.m. IST on April 21. No country has recorded more cases in a single […]
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan
Quetta, Apr 22 (AP) A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said. It was unclear who was behind the bombing at the Serena Hotel. Police said rescuers transported victims […]
Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passes away in Delhi
New Delhi, Apr 22 (PTI) Islamic scholar Maulana Wahiduddin Khan passed away on Wednesday at the age of 96. He had recently tested positive for COVID-19. Family sources said he breathed his last at Delhi’s Apollo Hospital. He was admitted to the hospital on April 12 due to the coronavirus infection. In January this year, […]
Admin sets up STF to scrutinise cases of govt employees involved in ‘suspected activities’
Jammu, Apr 22 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday set up a special task force (STF) for identifying and scrutinising cases of government employees involved in “suspected activities” against the government. Additional director general of police (DGP) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) will be the chairman of the six-member STF, according to […]
Progressive approach needed
Though the weather has not improved completely in Kashmir Valley but summer season has already made its presence felt here with the month of April nearing an end. However, despite this the condition of roads has not seen any improvement as the administration has not initiated any repair works on the roads that witnessed severe […]
Malevolence of slandering, backbiting
Mushtaq Hurra Everyone wishes to earn recognition among his fellows, neighbors and colleagues. We human beings are born with such longings and traits. And it is not bad at all to carve a niche for ourselves or win the fame. But it should not be achieved by putting others at stake. Those who become famous, […]
Celebrating Earth Day
M Ahmad, Earth Day, April 22, is an annual celebration, to honour the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness of the importance of long-term ecological sustainability. The day inspires to act towards the protection of the environment and focus on the need for conservation. Earth Day is recognised as the largest civic event […]
