Clock Tower at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk illuminated in Tricolour
Srinagar, Aug 15 (PTI) The famous Clock Tower at Lal Chowk, the heart of the city, has been lit up in Indian tricolour ahead of the 75th Independence Day, officials said. The Ghanta Ghar, as it is popularly called, was illuminated in Tricolour by the city’s municipal corporation, they said. The city’s municipal body has […]
PM greets people on 75th Independence Day
New Delhi, Aug 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on Sunday on the occasion of 75th Independence Day and expressed the hope that the year of ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ will infuse new energy in the country. India is commemorating ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’, a year-long celebration to mark 75 years of Independence. “Greetings […]
Address the concern
A UN-appointed panel of experts flagged a concern that the earth is witnessing a severe climate change and that the Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past the most ambitious threshold set in the Paris accord. That increases the risk of extreme weather and long-term climate-related disasters. […]
Karbala: When the Earth trembled, the skies poured blood
Mohammad Hussain Khan The death of someone, somewhere makes our heart sink confining to own self, we are all so cautions while walking on the road fearing that some fast moving vehicles might crush us. The possibility of small disease, the slight temperature, war, flood, famine, earthquakes, or epidemic make us restless and shudders with […]
Need to find the lost education again
Vijay Garg Schools should be opened, but with caution. Of course, while opposing my point, you can ignore the scientific facts, which show that schools can be opened without worrying about the spread of corona, but how will you ignore the problems of most of the country’s 240 million school children? In the last 16 […]
Caste Census: Tool for development with justice
Er. Prabhat Kishore People’s voice for complete Caste-based Census is gaining momentum in various corners of the country. In absence of caste census, the country is relying upon a 90-year old data to formulate its developmental policies and schemes for backward and deprived sections of the society. Caste and social justice are interlinked to each […]
Oral hygiene keeps multiple diseases at bay
Dr. Suman Yadav Chronic health conditions create a massive burden on the health of individuals as well as the entire healthcare system. Oral hygiene is one of the most important aspects that many people ignore or are unaware about it. Routine and regular dental care not only prevents periodontal disease but also helps to apprise […]
135 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Aug 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 135 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said 37 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 98 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 323325 in J&K. Providing […]
Four more Indian sites added to Ramsar list
New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) Four more Indian sites — two each from Haryana and Gujarat –have been recognised as wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, taking the number of such sites in the country to 46, the Union Environment Ministry said Saturday. According to the ministry, for the first time, two wetlands […]
Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine renamed as Directorate of AYUSH
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the change of nomenclature of Directorate of Indian Systems of Medicine as Directorate of AYUSH. Correspondingly, renaming of various designations in the Directorate has also been approved. The decision is aimed at raising public awareness […]