India logs 14,146 fresh Covid cases, 144 new deaths
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) India recorded 14,146 fresh COVID-19 infections in a day taking the cumulative cases to 3,40,67,719 while the death toll climbed to 4,52,124 with 144 more fatalities, according to the Union Health Ministry’s data on Sunday. Active cases have declined to 1,95,846 and comprise 0.57 per cent of the total infections. The […]
Three persons from Haryana injured after truck falls into Nallh in Shopian
Srinagar, Oct 17: Three persons were injured, one of them critically, when a truck skidded off the road and fell into nallah (rivulet) in shopian district of south Kashmir on Sunday. They said the truck bearing registration (HR39E-2622) coming from Heerpora to Shopain skidded off from road and fell in to nalla at Padpawan, causing […]
Russia’s daily COVID-19 deaths top 1,000 for first time
Moscow, Oct 17 (AP) Russia’s daily death toll from COVID-19 has exceeded 1,000 for the first time as the country faces a sustained wave of rising infections. The national coronavirus task force on Saturday reported 1,002 deaths in the previous day, up from 999 on Friday, along with 33,208 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, more than […]
Golgappa’ vendor Arvind Kumar wanted to get his family out of poverty
Srinagar, Oct 17 (PTI) Arvind Kumar Sah was selling golgappas’ — a type of street food — in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city with the hope to earn enough money to improve the lives of his poverty-stricken family back home in Bihar. However, that dream of the 30-year-old was snapped in a jiffy by his […]
Commercial aspect of education
The covid-19 pandemic has made us to learn various lessons. It has not only redefined the way we conduct our daily lives but also made us realize to view various businesses and sectors in a totally different perspective. One such sector that has witnessed a tremendous change is the education sector which in particular has […]
Students can help in preserving the Dal Lake
Sheikh Arshid The environment comprises of different types of living organisms and contributing the ecosystem to build a balanced environment that stabilizes the coexistence of all living organisms. The different species develop a harmonious relationship which reflects the healthy and desirable ecological balance. Human beings play a key role to maintain the ecological balance because […]
35 Words Per Minute
Fahid Fayaz Darangay The notification reading “Academic requirement is that the candidate should be Graduate from recognized University having minimum speed of 35 words per minute in typing,” popped on his computer screen. He was a competent academic student with a great track record. He could easily manage the first requirement of the aforesaid post, […]
Fake currency racket busted in Jammu; three held
Jammu, Oct 16 (PTI) A fake currency racket was busted on Saturday with the arrest of three persons here, police said. The racket came to light after police arrested two persons along with fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 5,000 during vehicle checking near Babliana on the outskirts of the city, a police […]
JK reports 82 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 82 COVID-19 cases and zero daily deaths due to the disease on Saturday, taking the union territory’s infection tally to 3,30,967. Fifteen of these were from Jammu division and 67 from Kashmir division, officials said. They said Srinagar district recorded the highest number of 37 new cases, followed Baramulla with […]
Non-local carpenter shot at in Litter Pulwama
Pulwama, Oct 16: A non-local carpenter was on Saturday evening shot at by unknown gunmen in Litter area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that a non-local identified as Sajeer from Uttar Pradesh was fired upon at a shop in Litter area of Pulwama district. He said that Sajeer was working as carpenter […]