JK reports 171 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Nov 30: Jammu and Kashmir reported 171 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 139 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336852. There was no death due to the […]
1,678 Kashmiri migrants return to JK post Article 370 abrogation: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) As many as 1,678 Kashmiri migrants have returned to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 for taking up jobs under the Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015, the government told parliament on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that as per information provided by the government […]
40 civilians killed in JK in militant violence this year so far: Govt
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) The Centre on Tuesday said as many as 40 civilians were killed and 72 were injured in terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir till this month in 2021. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that a total of 348 security personnel and 195 civilians were killed […]
Lok Sabha adjourns till 2 pm amid Opposition protests
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Tuesday amid Opposition protests over various issues. This is the second straight day that the Question Hour has been disrupted due to protests after the Winter session began on Monday. Speaker Om Birla told the protesting members that they were not doing […]
Cold conditions grip Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar, Nov 30: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording minus 1.5°C against previous night’s minus 0.2°C. A meteorological department official here said that the minimum temperature was minus 0.6 below normal for this time of the year. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus […]
India reports 6,990 new Covid cases; active cases decline to 1,00,543
New Delhi, Nov 30 (PTI) India logged 6,990 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 551 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,87,822, while the active cases have declined to 1,00,543, the lowest in 546 days, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,68,980 […]
Factory gutted in midnight blaze at SIDCO Pulwama
Pulwama, Nov 30: A plastic factory was reduced to ashes in industrial area of SIDCO Lassipora in Pulwama district in a massive fire that broke out on Monday late night. Reports said that fire broke out at the factory ‘Stalwart plastics’ on Monday at around 10 PM and engulfed the whole factory. Officials said that […]
WHO warns that new virus variant poses ”very high” risk
Geneva, Nov 30 (AP) The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is very high based on early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with severe consequences. The UN health agency, in a technical paper issued to member states, said “considerable uncertainties remain about the variant […]
Changing lifestyles
We are witnessing a fast changing lifestyle across the regions and this phenomenon is being felt both in the urban and rural areas alike. The changing lifestyle has meant less time for physical activities and consumption of more calories creating a huge imbalances in our bodies. This being the reason that the latest National Family […]
Globally active China
Asad Mirza Recent reports by Wall Street Journal have revealed that the US intelligence agencies found evidence of construction work on what they believed was a secret Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates, and which was stopped after Washington’s intervention. It says that satellite imagery of the Port Khalifa revealed suspicious construction work […]