20 killed in earthquake in Pakistan
Karachi, Oct 7 (PTI) At least 20 people were killed and over 300 others injured after a powerful 5.9 earthquake struck Pakistan’s Balochistan province early on Thursday, according to media reports. Disaster management officials said the death toll may increase, Geo News reported. According to the seismological centre, the epicentre was located near Harnai at […]
City Livelihood Centres
The twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar have been witnessing a haphazard growth both in terms of economic development and urbanization. Though the two are interlinked but so far no attention was provided to provide any scientific intervention so that the growth trajectory could have been capitalized in a better way. The growth and expansion […]
Technology: The New Addiction
Vijay Garg Many technocrats, such as Steve Jobs, send their children to schools in the San Francisco Bay area where the use of technology is banned. Perhaps they are aware of the dangers of using technology in the early years of their lives. Many scientists also believe that because touch screen technology is new and […]
Resetting reforms for a resilient, inclusive New India
Nirmala Sitharaman Indian economy is seeing rapid changes, particularly in the last seven years, that are transformational. Time does not give us the luxury for gentle incremental changes which are less disruptive. Moving India away from debilitating socialism to a free market economy suffused with Indian ethos is an enormous task. Socialism, aggravated by a […]
JK reports 127 covid-19 cases, two fatalities
Srinagar, Oct 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 127 fresh covid-19 cases even as two persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 54 of these cases were reported from Jammu Division and 73 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 330118. There were two deaths, both from Kashmir, due […]
Two dead as vehicle plunges into gorge in Reasi
Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Two persons were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, police said. The accident took place near Batla in Sawlakot when the driver of a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) lost control while negotiating a blind […]
Ladakh reports 5 new Covid cases, no death
Leh, Oct 6 (PTI) Ladakh has recorded five fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the virus tally to 20,830 in the union territory, officials said Wednesday. The new cases were reported on Tuesday from Leh. With three recoveries in the last 24 hours, the number of active cases in the Union Territory (UT) reached 52 — 49 in […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of 4 JKAS officers
Srinagar, Oct 06: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday ordered transfer and posting of four JKAS officers and posted Nazim Zai Khan as Secretary to the Government, Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction. In an order the government said that Nazim Zai Khan, JKAS, Secretary in the Skill Development Department has been […]
Am still part of NC, always pleasure to meet Farooq, Omar: Rana
Srinagar, Oct 06: Amid speculations about National Conference (NC) provincial president Jammu Devender Singh Rana likely to part ways with the Abdullahs, Rana on Wednesday said that he is still part of the party. “I was here for condolences. And it is always a pleasure to meet Farooq and Omar sahib,” Rana said outside of Abdullah’s […]
Major among two army soldiers injured in Anantnag road mishap
Annatnag, Oct 06: Two Army personnel including a major rank officer were injured on Wednesday when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge at Verinag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag, officials said here. Official sources said that an Army Casper vehicle belonging to 19 RR fell into the gorge at Upper Hallan, […]