PM launches scheme for retail participation in govt securities
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched two customer-centric initiatives of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with a view to provide opportunities to retail investors to participate in the government securities market and contribute towards nation-building. The two initiatives of RBI — retail direct scheme and integrated ombudsman scheme […]
Govt repatriates doctors from 500-bedded DRDO Jammu Hospital after covid cases decline
Srinagar, Nov 12: With “significant decline” in covid-19 cases in Jammu division, the authorities have repatriated doctors deployed from peripheral areas in 500-bedded to DRDO hospital Jammu. “In view of the significant decline in covid-19 cases in Jammu division leading to the underutilization of infrastructure of the covid-19 hospital and in the interest of health […]
Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar, Nov 12: Cold conditions intensified across Kashmir Valley with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording season’s coldest night so far on Friday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.7°C against previous night’s 1.6°C. The temperature is below minus 0.5°C than the normal for this time of the […]
Woman injured in bear attack at Sopore
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Nov 12: A 28 years old woman was injured after a wild bear attacked her outside her home in north Kashmir’s Sopore village on Friday morning. Reports said a woman name withheld a resident of Hardushiva area of Sopore was attacked and injured by a wild bear when she was heading for […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 267 days
New Delhi, Nov 12 (PTI) India logged 12,516 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,44,14,186, while the active cases declined to 1,37,416, the lowest in 267 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 4,62,690 with 501 fresh fatalities, including 419 from […]
Covaxin 77.8% effective against COVID-19: Lancet Study
Hyderabad, Nov 12 (PTI) Bharat Biotech’s vaccine Covaxin has demonstrated that it is 77.8 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, through evaluation of 130 confirmed cases, with 24 observed in the vaccine group versus 106 in the placebo group, Phase III data published in The Lancet said on Friday. The efficacy data which was peer […]
Bemina shootout: Militant killed identified, was tasked to carry out Fidayeen attack: IGP
Srinagar, Nov 12: The militant who was killed in a brief gunfight in Bemina area of Srinagar yesterday evening has been identified and was a relative of one of the accused in Lethpora attack, IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar said Friday. “Militant killed in Srinagar Encounter identified as Aamir Riyaz of Khrew Pulwama affiliated with militant […]
Kulgam gunfight Day 2: Top Hizb commander among two militants killed
Kulgam, Nov 12: Two militants including a top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) commander have been killed in an encounter on the second day in Chawalgam area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Friday. A senior police official said that the operation had started yesterday (Thursday) in which one militant was killed and was suspended due to darkness. He […]
Scientific solutions to problems
The way urban population is increasing new measures will have to be taken to deliver facilities to them. This is all the more important for the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar which have been witnessing a haphazard growth both in terms of economic development and urbanization. Importantly, the two are interlinked but so far […]
Repentance is what Allah (SWT) likes the most
Shagufta Hassan Sins take our ship (keel) to indignity. Allah Almighty is aware of all the deeds of Ummah, the good and the bad. Allah (SWT) has absolute knowledge of the unseen and His eyes are on spy. Allah (SWT) says.” With Him are the keys of the unseen, the treasures that none knoweth but […]