Second COVID wave could spark greater uncertainty; govt will respond with fiscal steps if required: Niti Aayog vice chairman
New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) The country needs to prepare for “greater uncertainty” in terms of consumer as well as investor sentiments due to the second wave of coronavirus infections, and the government will respond with fiscal measures as and when required, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Sunday. While acknowledging that the […]
With 362 fresh COVID cases, Ladakh records highest single-day spike this year
Leh, Apr 18 (PTI) Ladakh recorded 362 fresh cases, its highest single-day spike this year, which took the tally to 12,071, while a fresh coronavirus death pushed the toll to 133 in the union territory, officials said on Sunday. Out of the fresh cases, 354 were from Leh district and eight from Kargil district. The […]
Soldier shoots himself dead in Ramban
Jammu, Apr 18 (PTI) An Army personnel allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle inside a camp in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Sepoy Hanuman Choudhary, who was on sentry duty, shot himself at his camp in Ukhral area around midnight, a police official said. The body has been […]
Minor drowns in Sopore, body yet to be retrieved
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Apr18: A 5-year old girl drowned in Nallah Khrusu at Ningli area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday evening. Report said that, a 5-year old girl identified as Rabiya Shabir D/o Shabir Ahmed Ganaie of Zaloora Sopore slipped and drowned in the Nallah Khrusu at Ningli area of Sopore […]
Strict control needed
One positive piece of news that was rather ignored by the media and other news platforms this week was an order issued by district administration in Kulgam regarding the sale of tobacco products. The order has asked all the vendors to procure license from the administration for selling tobacco products. Though the order may seem […]
The Hand that rocks the cradle rules the world
Mohammad Hussain Khan Before the age of Islam women were a very miserable species, considered as vile creatures of lesser origin with no rights. Before Islam, the majority of husbands did not treat their wives with respect. They scolded, yelled, reviled, berated and abused the wife, threw filthy words towards them, even beat or tortured […]
Covid-19 survivor story: My Struggle with Deadly Virus
Farooq Bandey At the stroke of midnight on 13th March 2021, I was admitted in a hospital in Uttar Pradesh after my Covid-19 RT-PCR test came positive. I was informed by the concerned doctors on phone at about 10.45 in the evening and advised to get admitted in the hospital. When I reached the hospital, […]
Ramadhan cannot be imagined without Quran
Faheem ul Islam Many among us think that Ramadhan is the month of Fasting and charity. Is it only confined to this very idea of leaving food and other unethical practices from dusk to dawn? If not this, then what is the actual purpose of the holy month of Ramadhan which we all should know […]
Letter to the Editor
Ensure availability of oxygen Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stressed taking effective steps to ensure the supply of oxygen across the country. PM Modi also took a detailed review of the current situation of oxygen supply and projected use in the coming fifteen days across twelve high burden states and suggested increasing oxygen production as […]
