The will to decide
Mohammad Rizwan One cannot imagine how rapidly have humans progressed in recent times. There is rarely any field where one can get stuck. Be it in medical sciences or transportation or modern machinery, there is rarely any field we have not conquered. Everything is at the fingertips of a person. Whether you need medicines or […]
Extrapulmonary TB affecting spinal cord can be life threatening
Dr. Satnam Singh Chhabra It is a common notion that tuberculosis affects the pulmonary system (lungs), but very few people are aware that the life-threatening ailment is also known to affect other parts of the body than the lungs alone. As per the recent medical statistics, around 12-15% of the total TB patients in India […]
Two more corona deaths, 97 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Mar 15: Eleven travelers were 97 fresh Covid-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours even as two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said on Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 19 from Jammu Division and 78 from Kashmir Division, taking the number of […]
Labour codes changed, previous books of no use: Govt
SRINAGAR, MARCH 16: The Commissioner/ Sectretary Labour and Employment, Saurabh Bhagat today stated that the Labour legislations have changed and the old books of Labour codes are of no use now. The Commissioner/ Sectretary Labour and Employment, said this during a seminar organized by the Labour Department of Kashmir on Labour Codes for Assistant Labour Commissioners, (ALCs), Labour Officers […]
Injured during a leopard attack elderly man succumbs at SKIMS
Kulgam, Mar 16: A day after being injured by a leopard in Damhal Hanjipora area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, an elderly man succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS, Soura on Tuesday. An official said that the man identified as Abdul Samad Mir (55) was outside his home in Chek-i-Ramberpora area of D H Pora […]
Masked men loot Grameen Bank in Mujgund
Srinagar, Mar 16: Three masked men on Tuesday afternoon robbed a bank in Mujgund area in the outskirts of Srinagar and decamped with cash amount of around 3.5 lakh. Sources said that three masked men broke into Grameen Bank Mujgund branch and looted cash amount of Rs 350000 from the bank. They said that as […]
4 people arrested with 15-kg hashish in Jammu
Jammu, Mar 16 (PTI) The Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested four people here and recovered 15 kg of hashish from them, officials said. On a specific input that some interstate smugglers are carrying huge quantity of hashish in a vehicle from Kashmir to Maharashtra, ANTF sleuths […]
India records 24,492 new COVID-19 cases, 131 deaths; infection tally crosses 1.14 crore
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) India recorded 24,492 new COVID-19 cases, registering more than 20,000 cases for the sixth day in a row, taking the infection tally past 1.14 crore, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The total cases in the country rose to 1,14,09,831, while the death toll increased to 1,58,856 with 131 […]
Nationwide bank strike continues to impact PSB services on Day 2
New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI) Bank strike continued for day-two on Tuesday, led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country, opposing government’s policy to privatise the lenders. Customers will be inconvenienced to get services such as cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services. Government transactions related to treasury as well as […]
Temperature records improvement in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 16: With forecast for no “major rainfall activity” and moderate rains or snow “likely” on March 21 and 22, mercury remained above normal in Kashmir Valley, weatherman said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.6°C against 6.3°C on the previous night. The minimum temperature was 1.9°C […]