Sopore man dies in Jalandhar road accident
Sopore, Jun 12: A man hailing from Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district died in a road accident along Jalandhar-Punjab road on Saturday. Family sources said that Abdul Hameed Shalla, son of Muhammad Ramzan Shalla of Arampora Sopore was parking his car outside Daba along Jalandhar-Punjab when accident took place. They said Shalla was […]
Fuel prices rose again
New Delhi, June 12: Fuel prices were increased for the second consecutive day on Saturday (June 12), making diesel and petrol more expensive than ever across India. Surprisingly, in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, diesel prices crossed the Rs 100 mark for the first time, and is selling at Rs 100.05. In the district near the […]
India reports 84,332 new cases in last 24 hours, 4002 deaths
New Delhi, June 12: India’s Covid-19 caseload climbed to 29,359,155 on Saturday after 84,332 new infections were logged in the last 24 hours, according to the Union ministry of health and family welfare. This is the first time in more than two months that the daily cases went below the 90,000-mark. On Friday, 91,702 Covid-19 […]
Abducted girl rescued in Baramulla
Srinagar, Jun 12 (PTI) An abducted girl was rescued and the man involved in the act was arrested in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said. A police spokesman said police post Wusan received a complaint from one Ghulam Hassan Dar, a resident of Pattan area, that his daughter was kidnapped by Ishfaq Ahmad Dar. […]
UN leader: Developing nations need more vaccines
Falmouth (England), Jun 12 (AP) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed commitments by the US and Britain to share millions of coronavirus vaccine shots with struggling countries. But he says it’s not enough. Without a global effort, Guterres says the coronavirus could spread like wildfire in much of developing world. Leaders from the Group […]
Teen who recorded Floyd’s arrest, death wins Pulitzer nod
Minneapolis, Jun 12 (AP) The teenager who pulled out her cellphone and began recording when she saw George Floyd being pinned to the ground by a Minneapolis police officer was given a special citation by the Pulitzer Prizes for her video that helped to launch a global movement to protest racial injustice. Darnella Frazier was […]
Work on other options
On Friday Jammu-Srinagar national highway witnessed yet another closure. The highway got blocked due to a landslide at Seri Ramban. Though Jammu and Kashmir is presently witnessing hot weather conditions and no rainfall activity has been recorded since the past two weeks now. Despite dry weather conditions the highway has witnessed a closure that too […]
Child Labour needs to be curbed
M Ahmad The International Labor Organization (ILO), a subsidiary of the United Nations, defines child labour as “work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential, and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development.” Anti Child Labour Day is observed on 12th June every year and aims to focus attention on […]
Letter to the Editor
Empowering LPG consumers It is laudable that the Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has taken the step of allowing LPG customers to choose which distributor they want to refill their gas from. This one-of-a-kind service will be trialed in Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Gurugram, Pune and Ranchi. The consumer will be provided a list of […]
Missing out on schools
Vijay Garg We all need proper guidance to remove the darkness of ignorance from our lives. This guidance is provided by teachers. Teachers are always happy to take their students to a higher level. He is always ready to use new, easy and inspiring ways to educate his students. His labor can never be ignored. […]