PM Modi holds meeting with union ministers
New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met union ministers, including Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh, at his official residence here, sources said. Earlier this month, Modi held about five meetings with union ministers in different groups apparently to take stock of the work done by their respective ministries so far. […]
Low intensity earthquake hits Delhi
New Delhi, June 20 (PTI) A low intensity earthquake of magnitude 2.1 struck the national capital on Sunday. The quake had its epicentre in Punjabi Bagh area at a depth of 7 km. It struck at 12.02 pm, according to the National Centre for Seismology. No loss of life or damage to property has been […]
Drug Cocktail, Proving Effective in Covid-19 Cases, started In Kashmir
Srinagar, June 20: Doctors here started using a monoclonal antibody cocktail for quick and effective result in controlling the viral load in mild to moderate covid-19 cases. Experts describe the cocktail of casirivimab and imdevimab, the two monoclonal antibody drugs, as very effective in treating patients diagnosed to be mild or moderate covid-19 cases. Principal […]
37-year-old woman among 8 more die of covid-19 in JK
Srinagar, June 20: A 37-year-old woman was among eight more persons who succumbed to the covid-19 in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours , officials said on Sunday. Five of the fresh deaths have been reported from Kashmir Valley and three from Jammu division, taking the fatality count to 4246, they said. Among […]
Senior delimitation panel official to hold virtual meet with J-K DCs in coming days
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) A senior official of the Delimitation Commission will hold a virtual meet with all deputy commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir to discuss various inputs on geographical features of electoral constituencies and the suggestions made by them, sources said. Set up in March last year, the Delimitation Commission is mandated to […]
COVID-19: Dubai eases travel restrictions from certain countries including India
Dubai, Jun 19 (PTI) Authorities in Dubai have eased travel restrictions for its residents from certain countries, including India, if they have received two doses of a UAE-approved COVID-19 vaccine, according to a media report. The Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management in Dubai, headed by Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, […]
Draw out plans
Jammu Municipal Corporation has said that 70 per cent of the stray dog population will be sterilised with a target-oriented approach in the next one-and-a-half years. JMC has over the past several months conducted over 17,800 sterilisation surgeries to control the stray dog population. These measures conducted under the animal birth control (ABC) programme in […]
Father: A pillar of strength
Vijay Garg Father figures can play many roles within the family system. Keep in mind that the term father does not solely apply to biological relationships, nor does it only apply to a husband and wife relationship. Same-sex couples, transgender men who are parents and single fathers can provide just as meaningful parent-child relationships as […]
Substance abuse, a huge concern
Ishrat Amin Substance abuse or drug abuse is a threatening social problem of school-going and adolescent’s age groups. It is periodic or chronic intoxication by repeated intake of habit forming agents. It is persistent or sporadic use of drugs or any substance inconsistent with or unrelated to acceptable medical and social patterns within given culture. […]
Father’s Day: Father deserves acceptance as a person
Amit Singh Kushwaha Painting is something that my four-year-old daughter enjoys doing. Due to the second wave of coronavirus, my city was put on lockdown for two months. As a result, she was unable to paint with watercolor. The marketplaces have now reopened once everything has returned to normal. I bought a packet of watercolors […]