Biden lifts Trump sanctions on international court officials
Washington, Apr 3 (AP) President Joe Biden on Friday lifted sanctions that Donald Trump had imposed on two top officials of the International Criminal Court, undoing one of the past administration’s more aggressive moves targeting international institutions and officials. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement stressed that the United States still strongly disagreed […]
Police officer demands sexual favours from rape survivor, dismissed from service
Jaipur, Apr 3 (PTI) Taking more harsh action against Kailash Bohra, who was given compulsory retirement from the Rajasthan Police Service (RPS) for demanding sexual favours from a rape survivor last month, the state government has ordered his dismissal. The order was issued on Friday after obtaining the approval from the governor. The state government […]
Vaccination holds the key
Covid-19 is again cornering people. Be it Maharashtra, Karnataka, MP, Gujrat, West Bengal or our very own Jammu and Kashmir, the cases are witnessing a surge. During the first week of April last year Jammu and Kashmir recorded below hundred cases per day and at that time a strict lockdown was in place to contain […]
Post vaccination, mask and social distancing are still needed
Abrar Yousuf Mir On 16 January 2021 world’s biggest vaccination programme against SARS-coV-2 started in all states of India in which healthcare and other frontline workers were immunized. Now phase third began and almost 60 million doses have been administered so far, mostly frontline workers and people above the age of 60. The new covid […]
Letter to the Editor
Rate cuts rollback The Union Government’s move to withdraw its decision to cut the interest rates on small savings by 40-110 basis points from April-June 2021, is a step in the right direction. The rollback came within one day. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tweeted that the interest rates on small savings schemes of the […]
Maintaining healthy weight can avoid knee replacement
Dr Sanjay Aggarwala Incidences of Joint replacement surgeries have seen an upsurge in the past five years. India is currently facing an epidemic of knee ailments epidemic. According to a recent study, more than 15 crores Indians suffer from knee related problems like loss of cartilage, ACL tear and various types of age related degenerative […]
Nursing as a career
Umair Shafiq Khanday Nursing is one of the noblest healthcare professions which focuses on taking care of individuals and families with the sprinkle of affection, patience, and sympathy. It involves the nursing of the wounded or ill, the shunned and the destitute while treating the patients with care, affection, and patience in order to aid […]
Memories from school days!
Desh Bir I vividly remember the first day I was sent to school. I was admitted at an unusually early age of 4 years to a Girls’ Primary School. My father who was the Headmaster of the local High School sent his peon to take me to school and by way of a happy festive […]
JK reports 5 deaths, 517 covid-19 positive cases
Srinagar, Apr 02 : In what shows the resurgence of Covid-19 deadly pandemic, J&K Friday recorded 517 positive cases, biggest ever in the ensuing year so far. As per the official figures in total 517 positive cases were reported in the UT of which the Srinagar tops the list at 173 cases, followed by Baramulla […]
After covid surge three more schools closed for three days in Bandipora
Bandipora, Apr 02: Authorities on Friday announced the closure of three educational institutions in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for the period of three days with effect from Friday as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Covid-19 positive contacts. An official said that as per the communication received from District Administration Bandipora, the schools […]