Taliban announces ‘amnesty’, urges women to join government
Kabul, Aug 17 (AP) The Taliban declared an amnesty across Afghanistan and urged women to join their government Tuesday, seeking to convince a wary population that they have changed a day after deadly chaos gripped the main airport as desperate crowds tried to flee their rule. Following a blitz across Afghanistan that saw many cities […]
India brings back its envoy, officials from Kabul
New Delhi, Aug 17 (PTI) India on Tuesday rushed back home its ambassador and staff from the embassy in Kabul in a military transport aircraft in the wake of escalating tension, fear and uncertainty gripping the Afghan capital after its take over by the Taliban two days back. The C-17 Globemaster aircraft of the Indian Air […]
BJP worker shot dead in Kulgam
Srinagar, Aug 17: A BJP worker was shot dead by suspected militants in Brazloo area of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday. Official sources said that suspected militants fired upon BJP incharge for Homshali Bugh constituency outside his home from point blank range, resulting in his instant death. He has been identified as Javid Ahmad […]
Promises are to be kept
Sufaya Yousf Do not quarrel with your brother. Do not ridicule him. You should refrain from making a promise and then going back on it (Hadith of Tirmidhi) According to the definition of Merriam Webster “Promise” is a legally binding declaration that gives the person to whom it is made a right to expect or […]
Early day banking
N J Ravi Chander In mid-1980, I joined the State Bank of India (SBI), Bengaluru main branch, which was reputed to be the first inland branch of the bank. In the pre-mechanised era, the cashier job which I performed was no walk in the park. We carried out accounting tasks without the aid of gadgets […]
Vehicle Scrappage Policy: Drive cleaner, live Longer
Amitabh Kant The cars we drive say a lot about us. As a climate conscious, new age citizen, when you start the ignition of your vehicle, are you driving towards a sustainable green future for the planet, simultaneously ensuring the safety of fellow commuters? The rapidly rising levels of global warming have given us fuel […]
The ‘Triple S’ Initiative is creating success stories
Syed Tajamul Hussain Success is not a product of overnight work as it involves the depth of hard work and guidance one has absorbed. As Colin Powell stated, “there are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure”. The guidance played a paramount role in making the […]
Hope keeps you alive
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon ‘The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise you begin excusing yourself ‘….Margaret Atwood. Change is the law of nature and from last two years […]
Minor among 2 killed in accident in Samba
Jammu, Aug 17 (PTI) A 28-year-old man and his eight-year-old nephew were killed when their motorcycle skidded off the road and fell into a canal in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said on Tuesday. Ashu Choudhary and his nephew Harman Choudhary were on their way to Swankha Morh residence from Vijaypur late on Monday […]
JKSSB begins first recruitment exam after 2nd Covid-19 wave
Srinagar, Aug 17: Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board on Tuesday commenced Computer Based Written Test (CBT) Examination for more than 1200 paramedical posts of different categories. This is the first written examination by the JKSSB after second wave of covid-19 reared its ugly head again, forcing postponing of the various examination earlier this year. […]