Israel to approve West Bank settlement, Palestinian building
Jerusalem, Aug 12 (AP) Israel’s new government is set to grant its first major approval of West Bank settlement construction, but will also include a rare authorization of construction for Palestinian areas as well in the upcoming announcement, according to an Israeli security official. The mixed messages appear to be aimed at bolstering the Palestinian […]
Afghan leadership has to determine if they have the political will to fight back: White House
Washington, Aug 12 (PTI) Amid Taliban forces increasingly gaining ground in Afghanistan with some accounts putting 60 per cent of its territory under their control, the White House Wednesday said it is for the Afghan leadership to determine if they have the political will to fight back. The Biden administration asserted that the Afghan national […]
JK Cyber police arrests fraudster from Haryana
Jammu, Aug 12 (PTI) The Cyber wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested an alleged fraudster who duped a local resident of over Rs 19 lakh online on the pretext of allotment of Indian Oil petrol pump, an official said. Parmod Devgan, a resident of Gurgaon, was arrested from Hisar in Haryana by a special […]
Excel the pace
The two main issues that have still been left unresolved in most rural and even major townships across Jammu and Kashmir are providing safe drinking water to the people and helping them achieve a good network of roads. Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water resources. And most of it is pure in form as the […]
Private healthcare needs to be promoted
Dr. Vinay Aggarwal Under Article 21, Constitution of India assures quality healthcare to everyone in the country. Since independence our population has grown multi fold while healthcare delivery by our government could not keep pace with the requirements of the masses. As a result of this private sector participation increased and continues to share the […]
Green human resource management: A transitional trend
Shafiqa Gul The rising overall worry for nature and the development of worldwide benchmarks has constrained organizations to take up perceived methodologies and actualize them onto their associations. An enormous number of associations have utilized the consistence approach in their natural or the executive’s activities driven by laws and guidelines. In any case, natural green […]
River Revival and Climate: Nana Patekar and his NAAM for Farmers
Dr Shipra Mathur He ruled the screen and became an iconic figure of Indian cinema expressing angst of the society in his own effusive style. National awards, Filmfare and Padma Shri (India’s fourth highest civilian award) remain a crowning glory for his towering presence in every story he attempts to tell on the performing stage, […]
Losing a partner
N J Ravi Chander The place where we live teems with greenery – the African Tulip, beech, Raintree, eucalyptus and mango – to name a few. Various birds, insects and palm squirrels frolic on the branches, live in their hollows and gorge on the fruits, flowers and worms on offer. But, while each tree has […]
Transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrants reviewed
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the progress in connection with setting of Transit accommodation for Kashmiri Migrants under Prime Minister’s Development Package at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Secretary (DMRRR), Development Commissioner Works (PWD), Chief Engineer PW (R&B), Kashmir, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti […]
114 new covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar, Aug 11: Jammu and Kashmir reported 114 fresh covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. They said 34 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 80 from Kashmir Valley, taking the infection tally to 322885 in J&K. Providing the district-wise details, […]