Winter Session of Parliament to begin on stormy note on Monday
New Delhi, Nov 28 (PTI) The Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin on a stormy note on Monday, with the government ready to bring in a bill to repeal the three contentious farm laws. The Farm Laws Repeal Bill is slated to be introduced in the Lok Sabha. Thousands of farmers have been […]
Ladakh reports 27 fresh COVID cases
Leh, Nov 28 (PTI) Twenty-seven people tested positive for Covid-19 in Ladakh in last one day, taking the overall virus tally in the Union Territory (UT) to 21,494 and active cases to 249, an official statement said on Sunday. Ladakh has registered 213 Covid-related deaths — 155 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since […]
Woman dies of suffocation in Kawdara blaze
Srinagar, Nov 28: An elderly woman died of suffocation while a house got damaged in a fire incident that broke out in Kawdara area of Srinagar on Sunday. Official sources said that the fire broke out in the house of Fayaz Ahmad Najar, son of Abdul Rehman at Kawdara. The fire was brought under control, […]
Freezing conditions continue across Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 28: Freezing cold conditions continued in Kashmir and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording minus 0.2°C on Sunday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury in Srinagar was below previous night’s 0.4°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C in Srinagar which is lowest temperature recorded so […]
Over 1,537 acres of encroached land retrieved in Ramban
Jammu, Nov 28 (PTI) Authorities in Ramban district have retrieved over 1,537.4 acres of state land and those given under the Roshni Act during an anti-encroachment drive an official spokesman said. The drive was conducted across Ramban from November 15 on the directions of Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mussarat Islam, the spokesman said. Providing a break-up, […]
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert
London, Nov 28 (AP) The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. The UK on Saturday tightened its rules on mask-wearing and on testing of international arrivals after […]
Constructive thinking
Since Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing various proposals for new investments in various sectors, the job creation too will witness a push once the industries start functioning. The new investments will therefore help the local youth to seek employment in various sectors but to avail those jobs the youth need to prepare themselves much in […]
Islam promotes rationality
Arafat Fani The intellect is the foundation of knowledge. No one can deny the importance of reason in this age. The reason is the tool that protects our thinking from errors and mistakes. The reason is also the criterion for understanding revelation and distinguishing truth from falsehood. That’s why Quran is appealing to our intellect […]
Dengue is deadlier than one thinks!
Umair Shafiq Khanday It is estimated that 390 million people suffer from dengue virus infections every year. Currently, there is a steep rise in the cases of Dengue across India which could be attributed to a drop in temperature and changes in the season. Although dengue infection can occur at any time of the year, […]
Youth killed, two others injured in road accident
Kulgam, Nov 27: A 38-year-old youth was killed while two others were injured after two motorcycles collided with each other in Yaripora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Saturday evening. An official said that a youth died on the spot while two others were injured after a head-on collision between two motorcycles at Nadimarg […]