Jammu gets X-band doppler weather radar to provide improved weather services
Jammu, Sep 4 (PTI) An X-band doppler weather radar has been installed here to provide improved weather services to people of Jammu and Kashmir, the India Meteorological Department said on Saturday. Union minister Jitendra Singh will dedicate the radar along with an indigenous GPS based pilot-sonde to public at the meteorological office in Jammu on […]
COVID-19 cases spike among children in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 4 (PTI) Coronavirus infection among children continued to rise in Odisha even as the total number of new cases dropped to 681 on Saturday, a Health Department official said. The state had reported 849 new cases on Friday, he said. Among the new patients, diagnosed with COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, there were […]
US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans
Washington, Sep 4 (AP) At least 50,000 Afghans are expected to be admitted into the United States following the fall of Kabul as part of an enduring commitment” to help people who aided the American war effort and others who are particularly vulnerable under Taliban rule, the secretary of homeland security said on Friday. Tens […]
US reaffirms its strong defence relationship with India
Washington, Sep 4 (PTI) India and the United States on Friday reaffirmed the strength of their defence relationship underscoring their commitment to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation for a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin H Kahl met visiting Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to reaffirm the strength of […]
Ladakh reports 6 new COVID-19 cases, 9 recoveries on Friday
Leh, Sep 4 (PTI) Ladakh recorded six fresh COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking the tally of infections to 20,573, while the count of active cases in the union territory stood at 68, officials said. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths so far — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil. Nine more patients were cured […]
J-K logs 96 COVID-19 cases
Srinagar, Sep 3 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 caseload increased to 3,25,714 on Friday as 96 more people tested positive for the disease, officials said. No fresh fatality was reported in the union territory. The death toll stands at 4,409, they said. Of the fresh cases, 70 were reported from the Kashmir division and 26 from […]
UPSC’s EPFO/AO examination as per schedule on Sept 5 : Div Com Kashmir
SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 03: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole today said that the EPFO examination (Employee Provident Fund Organization, Enforcement officer/Account Officer) 2021 being conducting by UPSC would be held as per schedule on September 5, 2021. In a statement issued here, Div Comm Kashmir informed that the EPFO examination will be conducted on […]
Broadband internet services restored
Srinagar, Sep 03: Authorities on Friday evening resumed the broadband services in Kashmir Valley. Meanwhile, Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, Vijay Kumar had earlier said that situation remained peaceful and under control across the Valley and that the mobile voice-calling service and broadband services on all platforms will be restored at 10 pm tonight. […]
Planning for future
Development of the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar on modern lines needs to be a priority for the administration. The project not only being an ambitious one but it should also top the agenda of development. Though the project needs lot of planning and investment so that an infrastructure is created that is long […]
Internet, smart phones hampering growth in children
Vijay Garg In today’s age of increasing use of the Internet, childhood is being lost and for which no one cares about nor does society care about it collectively. It feels like non-issues are overwhelming us and we are turning our backs on important issues. If it continues like this then we will bring the […]