Four-member panel formed for in-depth examination of mining activities in Jammu
Jammu, May 5 (PTI) Amid a raging controversy following allegations by a senior BJP leader over mining activities, the Jammu and Kashmir administration constituted a four-member committee on Tuesday for an in-depth examination into the matter and asked it to suggest measures to curb malpractices. In an order issued by the department of mining, Commissioner […]
Hope emerged
As the world is grappling with the second wave of covid-19, many countries including India and Brazil are witnessing a catastrophe. Not only are lakhs of people contracting the virus but the number of deaths is also rising exponentially. On Tuesday India recorded over 3.57 lakh new covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours taking […]
Making Zakat more constructive
Asad Mirza Zakat is one of the five basic tenets of Islam. Zakat means purity. Thus, this implies that a man purifies his yearly earnings by giving away one part of them in the path of the God. This further implies that man should understand that his earnings or his possessions are not a result […]
Book Review: The Midnight Silence
Aabid Shahin Good artists narrate their time. They speak relevant things and try to make a complete comprehension of their lives and of those who they are surrounded by. It gives me an immense pleasure to write a review to “The Midnight Silence”, an extraordinary beautiful book written by a young 18 years old boy […]
Writing your civil services exam
Vijay Garg The civil services main examination is not only a test of the knowledge of the candidates. It also tests their ability to write well- structured answers in limited time. Writing ‘good’ i.e. marks fetching answers in the UPSC examination is not something that comes naturally to most candidates. Not even those with a […]
Letter to the Editor
Right move to reduce caseload The Centre’s decision to allow MBBS students, BSc, and GNM-qualified nurses for COVID duties is a step in the right direction. The Prime Minister Office has stated that medical and nursing students can be utilised for providing services like teleconsultation and monitoring of mild COVID 19 cases after due orientation […]
COVID-19: Why are surges occurring across India?
Dr. Jahangeer Ahmad Bhat/ Showket Hussain Wani The world is currently beholding a melodramatic distraction of everyday life owing to the hasty headway of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As the pandemic evolves, there is a critical requisite to better understand its epidemiology, typify its potential impact, and identify mitigatory strategies to avert pandemic-related mortality. Scientists […]
Two militants killed In Sopore gunfight, searches on: IGP
Srinagar, May 04: Two militants have been killed in an encounter with joint team of police and army at Nathipora area of north Kashmir’s Sopore on Tuesday, officials said. The encounter had ensued after a team of police and army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles was fired upon during a cordon-and-search operation launched in the area amid […]
‘Corona Curfew’ Extended in 4 Districts of JK till May 10
Srinagar, May 4: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday extended ‘corona curfew’ till May 10 in five districts of J&K including Srinagar and Jammu. “In view of the trend in COVID positive cases, the positivity rate and the cases per million, the Corona Curfew in the 4 districts of Srinagar, Baramulla, Budgam and Jammu which […]
Covid-19: 4650 Cases, 37 deaths reported in JK
Srinagar, May 4: Jammu and Kashmir reported 4650 covid-19 cases, highest ever single day count of infections so far ever since the pandemic started last year, while 37 more people succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said 1463 of these cases were reported from Jammu division and […]