Minor killed, three others injured as vehicles falls into Gorge
Poonch, May 8): A 4-year-old boy died and three persons were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in skidded of the road and rolled down into a 100 metres deep gorge along Rajpura Balnai road in Mandi area of Poonch on Saturday, police sources said. They said a Xylo vehicle bearing registration no (JKO2AK-6609) […]
India sees record 4,187 COVID-19 deaths, 4,01,078 new cases: Govt
New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) India saw a record 4,187 fatalities due to COVID-19 in a single day, taking the country’s death toll to 2,38,270, while 4,01,078 new infections were reported in a day, pushing the tally to 2,18,92,676, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. Registering a steady increase, the active […]
Govt allows cash payment of over Rs 2 lakh for COVID-19 treatment at hospitals
New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) The Income Tax Department has issued a notification allowing hospitals and nursing homes to accept cash payments of Rs 2 lakh and more for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), which frames policy for the department, issued the notification on Friday. It said hospitals, […]
Biden move to share vaccine designed to spread US influence
Washington, May 8 (AP) It won’t speed the manufacture of vaccines. It enraged the developers who delivered lifesaving doses in record time. But President Joe Biden’s decision to support waiving intellectual property rights for coronavirus shots had a broader purpose: to broadcast his administration’s commitment to global leadership. More than a month of internal debate […]
Oil price rise
We are facing yet another lockdown since the past one week now and the same situation is being witnessed in many other states and other regions. This means that the economy has once again gone for a toss as the life has come to a standstill once again. Though people are concerned about their well […]
World Red Cross Day: Focus on safeguarding specially abled
M Ahmad World Red Cross Day is celebrated on 8th May as on this day Henery Dunant who is a founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the first recipient of Nobel Peace Prize was born. It came into existence in 1919 and today it coordinates between the 192 National Red […]
Paradise
Mir Jamid Afzal Whatever we do, we’ll pay the price In the depths of hell or in paradise For the believer, this life is just like a cage For the unbeliever, it’s the ultimate stage Little does he know about the awaiting reward Which is full of luxuries, where no-one gets bored You’ll enter the […]
Letter to the Editor
Online disability certification It is welcome to note that the Union Ministry of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has made it mandatory for all States to grant certificates of disability through online mode only using the Unique Disability ID (UDID) portal from June 1, 2021. The manual disability certificates have been issued by each state […]
Hope keeps us alive
Syed Mustafa Ahmad In the present age of conflict, when everything seems to be going from bad to worse, there is something which keeps everybody going and that is hope! What is hope? Hope is defined differently by different people according to situations and personalities. But the common thing in all the periods or ages […]
Preparing for NEET 2021 amidst the pandemic
Vijay Garg India is experiencing the second wave of COVID. The number of cases of COVID second wave are increasing rapidly, which again puts all aspirants under stress. Medical aspirants across the globe must be wondering how to prepare for NEET 2021 in Coronavirus (COVID-19). Since moving out of houses is being restricted candidates must […]