Yet another closure
Rains and closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway have become synonymous with each other. On Monday when it started to rain the authorities announced the closure of the highway and even went further a bit by asking people not to try to travel on the highway on Tuesday as well. The miserable condition of the highway has […]
Knowing about Vernal Equinox (March Equinox)!
Sahil Wani The March or Vernal or northward equinox is the equinox on the Earth when the sub-solar point (the sub-solar point on any planet is a particular point at which its sun is perceived to be directly overhead or in other words at Zenith. The Zenith is basically an imaginary point directly above a […]
Letter to the Editor
Curb domestic violence The National Crime Record Bureau data have pointed out that the number of cases registered under section 498A of IPC for ‘cruelty by husband or his relatives’ recorded an increase of 21.3 per cent in 2019 compared with 2018. Moreover, the number of cases registered under the Protection of Women from Domestic […]
Differentiating between real and forged love
Bashir Ahmad Dar Brutal and bitter the winter was at its peak and the bone chilling cold was in its full sting. Visibility was dim and earth seemed lifeless. The trees had lost their foliage in the gone by autumn, leaving their ebony bodies at the mercy of callous winter. The world had taken a […]
Saudi Arabia offers cease-fire plan to Yemen rebels
Dubai, Mar 22 (AP) Saudi Arabia announced a plan on Monday to offer Yemen’s Houthi rebels a cease-fire in the country’s yearslong war and allow a major airport to reopen in its capital, the kingdom’s latest attempt to halt fighting that has sparked the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in the Arab world’s poorest nation. The move […]
Dr Mushtaq Rather posted DHSK, 4 other officers shifted
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday transferred incumbent Director, Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) and four other officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration and patient care. According to an order issued by Atal Dulloo (IAS), Financial Commissioner, Health & Medical Education Department, Dr. Samir Mattoo, Director, Health Services, Kashmir, has been transferred […]
132 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Mar 22: Jammu and Kashmir reported 132 fresh covid-19 cases as nearly one thousand fresh infections were added to the surging tally in last one week alone. Official sources said that among the fresh cases which include 28 travelers, 104 were from Kashmir Valley and 28 from Jammu Division, taking the total case tally […]
Man kills friend for demanding sexual favour
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) A 22-year-old man killed his friend in east Delhi’s Trilokpuri area for allegedly demanding sexual favours from him, police said on Monday. The accused has been identified as Monu, they said. “On Monday, Monu killed his friend Bharat (32), a resident of Trilokpuri. He smashed the victim’s head with a […]
PM launches ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign, says MGNREGA funds be spent for rain water conservation
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign for conserving water and stressed that every penny of MGNREGA funds be spent on rain water conservation till the monsoon arrives. Addressing an event at the virtual launch of the campaign on the World Water Day, […]
AstraZeneca says US trial data shows vaccine 79% effective
London, Mar 22 (AP) AstraZeneca says advanced trial data from a U.S. study on its COVID vaccine shows it is 79 per cent effective. Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorised in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the US. The US study comprised 30,000 volunteers, 20,000 of […]