IAF to hold air show over Srinagar’s Dal Lake on Sept 26
Srinagar, Sep 15 (PTI) The Indian Air Force will hold an air show over the famous Dal Lake here on September 26 that will help motivate the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to join the IAF, according to officials. More than 3,000 schoolchildren and college students will attend the show, the officials said. “The main […]
JEE-Main results declared
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) A total of 44 candidates have scored 100 percentile in the engineering entrance exam JEE-Main this year while 18 candidates have shared the top rank, Ministry of Education (MoE) officials said on Tuesday midnight. The first rank holders included Gaurab Das (Karnataka), Vaibhav Vishal (Bihar), Duggineni Venkata Paneesh (Andhra Pradesh), […]
NC leader murder: Jammu resident held
New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) A Jammu native allegedly involved in the murder of a 67-year-old National Conference leader, whose highly decomposed body was found in a flat at Moti Nagar in West Delhi, has been arrested. Identifying the arrested accused as Rajender Chaudhary alias Raju Ganja, a driver by profession, the police said he […]
International Day of Democracy
M Ahmad The International Day of Democracy is celebrated around the world on 15 September each year. It was established through a resolution passed by the UN General Assembly in 2007, encouraging governments to strengthen and consolidate democracy. The International Day is an opportunity to review the state of democracy around the world. It is […]
Liver failure: Living donor liver transplant provides hope
Prof (Dr.) Subhash Gupta It is important to note that there is a huge burden of liver diseases in our country, and for those who develop end-stage liver disease, the only definitive treatment is liver transplant. However, there is a huge scarcity of brain-dead organ donors in our country due to lack of awareness. In […]
The growing crisis
Asad Mirza While the world it seems has been too occupied with developments in Afghanistan, another tragedy in making is currently on in Lebanon. A country facing one crisis after another. However, the crisis is Lebanon is not new, it’s decades old but has worsened in the last two years due to sectarian politics and […]
13 persons detained in Srinagar for not wearing Mask
SRINAGAR SEP 14:- In wake of surge in daily cases of Covid-19 in few areas of Srinagar district, the District Administration on the Directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad have heightened their efforts to make sure Covid-19 SoPs and guidelines are strictly followed throughout the district. Accordingly, Magisterial flying squads constituted by the […]
JK reports 150 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Sep 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 150 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 38 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 112 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 327140 There was no […]
All regional languages must be promoted: HM Shah
New Delhi, Sep 14 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said Hindi is a friend of India’s regional languages and all of them should be promoted and encouraged. Addressing a function on the occasion of Hindi Diwas, Shah also appealed to parents to communicate with their children at home in their mother tongue even […]
Three civilians injured in Pulwama grenade attack
Pulwama, Sep 14: Three civilians were injured after militants lobbed a grenade towards a police vehicle near Rajpora chowk in Pulwama town. An official said that militants hurled a grenade towards a police vehicle near Shaheed park, which exploded on the road. He said that three pedestrians were injured in the attack, who were rushed […]