COVID-19: Ladakh reports 9 new cases
Leh, Dec 7 (PTI) Ladakh has reported nine fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the infection tally to 21,723, officials said on Tuesday. All the nine fresh cases were reported in Leh, they said. The active cases in the union territory has gone down to 270 — 249 in Leh and 21 in Kargil district — […]
US plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Washington, Dec 7 (AP) The US will stage a diplomatic boycott of the upcoming Winter Olympics in Beijing to protest Chinese human rights abuses, the White House confirmed Monday a move that China has vowed to greet with firm countermeasures. US diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the […]
Omicron v. delta: Battle of coronavirus mutants is critical
Washington, Dec 7 (AP) As the omicron coronavirus variant spreads in southern Africa and pops up in countries all around the world, scientists are anxiously watching a battle play out that could determine the future of the pandemic. Can the latest competitor to the world-dominating delta displace it? Some scientists, poring over data from South […]
Amplifying employability
Post covid-19 pandemic the only concern that has been concerning the youth is slow speed of job creation. Various sectors across the board are still fighting the slump in the market and very few jobs are being created for the unemployed youth. However, some sectors that have still managed to generate employment is the service […]
New US Defence Posturing
Asad Mirza In the last week of November, the Biden administration in the US released a Global Posture Review (GPR), to ensure the footprint of American service members worldwide is correctly sized and supports strategy. The Pentagon says that the review will help it “best allocate military forces in pursuit of our national interests” and […]
The various stages of life
M Hussain Khan Human life can be divided into three principal phases- Childhood, Youth and Old age. The childhood is the supreme period as it is free from worries. The youth is full of enthusiasm, power and health. The old age is associated with maturity, wisdom and ability to understand life better. This is the […]
JK reports 108 new covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar, Dec 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 108 new covid-19 cases while as two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. 22 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 86 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 337915. There were deaths, one each from the Valley […]
CS calls for 100% geo-tagging of developmental works
JAMMU, DECEMBER 06: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the progress achieved by the Rural Development Department under various centrally sponsored schemes. It was informed that under MGNREGA, the Department has registered 98% expenditure against the released amount by generating 170.87 lakh man-days employment through the issuance of […]
Several delegations call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, DECEMBER 06: Delegations of All Party Development Committee (APDC) from Reasi; Yuva Rajput Sabha; and Pracheen Bhairav Mandir Trust today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhavan here. The delegation of All Party Development Committee led by its president, Sh Sukh Dev Sharma apprised the Lt Governor of various developmental issues of […]
No proposal from public-funded universities to set up campuses abroad: Education Minister
New Delhi, Dec 6 (PTI) The Ministry of Education on Monday said there was no proposal under its consideration from public-funded universities to set up campuses abroad. Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan gave the information in written response to a question in Lok Sabha about whether Delhi University and many other similar public-funded universities […]