Perceptions of a pro-Modi Indian-American
Asad Mirza Indian-origin American citizens now comprise the second-largest immigrant group in the USA. Over the years with increasing political influence and playing an active role in the US internal politics, this group also tends to be actively involved in the politics of the country of their origin. Since the turn of the twenty-first century […]
Healthy lifestyle is the way towards heart healthy life
Dr. Balbir Singh Apart from family history, the poor lifestyle choices that one makes has been the leading cause of cardiac ailments among the younger generation in India. With changing lifestyle and poor socio-economic factors, there is a rapid increase in the number of patients living with ischemic heart disease. Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) or […]
Letter to the Editor
Conserve nature It is welcome to note that the Himachal Pradesh Government is involving school students in planting saplings and ensuring their survival to build awareness. The Forest Department has set up the ‘Vidyarthi Van Mitra Yojna’ under which Eco clubs have been set up in the schools to identify open or degraded forest areas […]
Re-opening of schools in Kashmir valley
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Schools in every nook and corner of Kashmir are opening next week. It has been a decades old practice to announce winter vacation in the month of December every year for a period of about three months and in the coming March next year, all educational institutions reopen for normal functioning. Colleges […]
Physical classes for elementary classes from Mar-08, 9-12th from Mar-01: Govt
Srinagar, Feb 22: The government on Monday rescheduled date for reopening of schools for elementary classes in Jammu and Kashmir. The government said that the schools will only reopen on March-01 for the students’ of 9th to 12th standard and for the students of elementary classes schools will reopen for physical academic activities from March-08. […]
58 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Feb 22: Nineteen travellers were 58 fresh covid-19 cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours, taking the total case tally to 125925. There was no death due to the virus during the time while 11 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 47 from Kashmir Valley. Giving […]
BJP block president joins Apni Party in Kashmir
Jammu, Feb 22 (PTI) A block president of the BJP on Monday quit the party and joined the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Javed Ahmad Ahanger resigned as the BJP’s block president of Bakura-Ganderbal, JKAP leaders said. Ahanger joined the JKAP at its office in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk in […]
Woman held for killing husband
New Delhi, Feb 22 (PTI) A 35-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband who used to thrash and abuse her in front of their children, police said on Monday. The incident took place at south Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area. Sarita Devi strangulated her 38-year-old husband Sikandar Sahni to death with a saree […]
Alarm: Authorities detect positive case of bird flu found in Dooru Anantnag
Anantnag, Feb 22: A case of H5N8 (Avian influenza) popularly known as bird flu has been reported from Arbal area of Dooru in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district following which a rapid response team was constituted. Officials said that ten days ago few crows were found dead in Arbal after which their sample was taken, which […]
Politicians who want early Assembly polls must cooperate with Delimitation Commission: Lt Guv
Jammu, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that those who are demanding early assembly elections in the UT must cooperate with the Delimitation Commission to complete the exercise at the earliest. “Those demanding early Assembly polls in J&K must help and cooperate with the Delimitation Commission so that the process […]