At minus 2.3, Sgr records coldest night of the season
Srinagar, Nov 23: Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the coldest night of the season as the mercury in the previous night settled at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius. An official from Meteorological department said that Pahalgam, a famous tourist resort was coldest in Kashmir where a temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius […]
CAG to start natural resources accounting
Bhubaneswar, Nov 23 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India said it will start accounting of natural resources such as mines and help state governments so that real-time audit of local bodies becomes possible. This was stated by CAG Girish Chandra Murmu while inaugurating the new office building for the Principal Accountant General […]
Taking care of hospitals
Two important factors that make us realize to take better care of our hospitals is the onset of winter season and the growing cases of covid-19. Since fire incidents become a routine feature during winter season the administration needs to move fast on ensuring that ll hospitals are checked for fire safety audit. Thought the […]
Parent, teacher synergy
Dr Sheikh Arshid Ahmad Teachers in the schools have great role in inspiring and empowering the students for future learning abilities and experience, and parents expect teachers to instruct their wards in every kind of situation whether social or emotional that can help them to achieve successes without distraction or any disorder. In the schools, […]
Bihar facing discrimination
Er. Prabhat Kishore At the time of partition of India in 1947, some areas of Dinajpur and Jalpaiguri in West Bengal were allotted to East Pakistan (now Bangaladesh). As a result, West Bengal was divided into two separate physical parts. The Government of West Bengal requested the Central Government to transfer the eastern part of […]
JK reports 160 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Nov 22: Jammu and Kashmir reported 16o fresh covid-19 cases while one person died due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. Among the fresh cases, 32 were reported from Jammu Division and 128 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 335528. There was one death, from Kashmir, due to […]
Rulers need to introspect everyday, says CJI Ramana
Puttaparthi, (Andhra Pradesh) Nov. 22 ( PTI): Rulers should introspect everyday whether the decisions taken by them are good and also check if they have any bad characteristics, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Monday. Addressing the 40th convocation of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning in Puttaparthi town in Anantapuramu district, […]
2 Bangladeshi tourists stray into India, sent back: BSF
Shillong, Nov 22 (PTI) Two Bangladeshi tourists who strayed into India were sent back by the BSF on Monday as a goodwill gesture, officials said. They inadvertently entered Indian territory in the South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya on November 20, a BSF spokesperson said. They were identified as Md Akhter Ujjaman (43) of Mukhtir Kasandi […]
High alert in areas near Punjab—Jammu border after mysterious blast near army camp
Jammu, Nov 22: A high alert has been sounded in the border belt of Punjab—Jammu and neighbouring parts of Jammu division after a mysterious blast occurred outside a gate of the Army cantonment in Pathankot city, officials said Monday. Police sources said that the authorities sounded alert after a low intensity mysterious blast occurred outside […]
Kashmir freezes as mercury slides further
Srinagar, Nov 22: Freezing weather conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, experienced the coldest night of the season with temperature dropping as low as minus 1.6°C on Monday, the Met office said. A meteorological department official here said that minimum temperature in Srinagar was minus 1.7°C below normal […]