Mother-son duo found dead at home in Kokarnag
Anantnag, Feb 13: Two members of a family were found dead on Saturday morning purportedly due to ‘suffocation’ in Soaf Shali village of Kokarnag of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that the mother-son duo was found dead at their home early this morning. The deceased have been identified Ishrat Jan (23) wife of […]
Over 77.66 lakh healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19: Health Ministry
New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 has reached 77.66 lakh on the 28th day of the countrywide inoculation programme, the Union Health Ministry said on Friday. The cumulative number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against COVID-19 till 6 pm on Friday is 77,66,319 as per […]
Trump was law-&-order president and he did not cause Jan 6 riots, his lawyers tell Senate
Washington, Feb 13 (PTI) There is a complete lack of evidence on the article of impeachment against Donald Trump, his lawyers told the United States Senate on Friday as they asserted that he was a law-and-order president and his speech did not cause the January 6 riots at the Capitol. “We have a complete lack […]
Parliamentary panel on defence decides to visit Galwan Valley, Pangong in eastern Ladakh
New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) The parliamentary standing committee on defence has decided to visit the Galwan Valley and Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh region which has been witness to a violent stand-off between the troops of India and China, sources said on Friday. The 30-member committee,chaired by senior BJP leader and former Union Minister […]
Militant ‘involved’ in 3 BJP workers killing in south Kashmir held from Samba: Police
Srinagar, Feb 13: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a top TRF militant from Samba district of Jammu who was allegedly involved in the killing of three BJP workers and a policeman in Kulgam district of south Kashmir last year. Inspector-General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar said that a team of Police from […]
Vertical growth
The need for housing is growing with every passing day. And with this increased need the stress on the already squeezing land resources across Jammu and Kashmir is increasing manifold. Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing an outward growth in terms of housing. Numerous unplanned and unorganized housing colonies have come up at all the […]
India’s freedom struggle and role of Muslims
Dar Shahid Hussain Muslims came to India from different regions of the world and ruled it for 800 years. As portrayed by different sections of the society, they did not steal anything as British, Dutch and French did. They lived, ruled and developed India to a civilised nation, gave it loads of knowledge in literature, […]
Budget 2021: Physical, Financial Capital and Infrastructure
Fahid Fayaz Darangay As per Article 112 of the constitution, a union budget is basically the statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the government. It is also known as the annual financial statement of the government. Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance is the nodal body responsible for preparing the Budget. Budget […]
Private healthcare can prove handy
Dr. Vinay Aggarwal Under Article 21, Constitution of India assures quality healthcare to everyone in the country. Since independence our population has grown multi fold while healthcare delivery by our government could not keep pace with the requirements of the masses. As a result of this private sector participation increased and continues to share the […]
Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Body of missing Kashmiri engineer recovered
Srinagar, Feb 12: A Kashmiri engineer, who was among nearly 150 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand last week, was found on Friday after six days. The family of project engineer Basharat Zargar, said that the body of their beloved was recovered today after six days of the incident. “The body […]