Senate rejects Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses
Washington, Dec 9 (AP) The Senate narrowly approved a resolution Wednesday to nullify the Biden administration’s requirement that businesses with 100 or more workers have their employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing. The vote was 52-48. The Democratic-led House is unlikely to take the measure up, which means the mandate […]
Six IAS officers transferred
Srinagar, Dec 9: Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered transfer six IAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. According to a government order, Bipul Pathak, IAS (AGMUT:1992) Principal Secretary to the Government, Department of Rural Development and Panchayatiraj has been transferred and posted as Principal Resident Commissioner, JK […]
Need to aware people
Most of the diseases and illnesses we are faced with are a directly related to the food we consume. We all consume food to survive. In today’s world when everyone is hard pressed for time we have taken an easy route to get the food we consume by visiting food outlets or eateries so that […]
Biological evolution: An Islamic perspective
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Many people wonder about the theory of biological evolution – the theory that living species on Earth today are descended from others in the past, and that the present diversity of living species we see is a result of descent with modification over the course of numerous generations. Muslims also wonder about […]
CUCET: An entrance to seek admission in 41 universities across India
Ankit Kapoor Being one of the major reforms introduced to the Indian Education system in the recent times, the Central Universities common entrance test (CUCET) is an All-India test for admission various Under-graduate/Integrated, Post-Graduate and research programs in Central/State Universities of India. Having a major change in this academic year, CUCET has been named the […]
Pak driver and assistant suspended for halting train to buy yogurt
Lahore, Dec 8 (PTI) A Pakistani train driver and his assistant have been suspended from service after he stopped the train to purchase yogurt near a railway station in Lahore, according to a media report on Wednesday. Minister for Railways Azam Khan Swati on Tuesday suspended the driver and his assistant after a video went […]
JK report 151 new covid-19 cases, two deaths
Srinagar, Dec 8: Jammu and Kashmir reported 151 new covid-19 cases while as two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 44 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 107 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 338198. There were two deaths, one each from the […]
CDS Gen Rawat confirmed dead
New Delhi, Dec 8: ndia’s foremost military officer, Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, was killed in a chopper crash near Ooty on Wednesday. According to the Air Force, Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons died. Union defence minister Rajnath Singh is likely to give a statement on the accident […]
Helicopter crash: CCS to meet at 6:30 pm
New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) The Prime Minister-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) is scheduled to meet at 6:30 pm to discuss the situation arising out of the crash of a military helicopter with Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and several other officers on board on Wednesday near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu. The […]
Shopian encounter: Three TRF militants killed, search on
Shopian, Dec 08: Three TRF militants have been killed in an ongoing encounter between government forces and militants in Check-e-Cholan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Wednesday. A senior police officer said that three militants affiliated with LeT/TRF have been killed, whose identification is being ascertained while as the search operation is […]