Domestic violence: Who is the real victim?
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Whenever the word Domestic Violence is heard or spoken by any person, without thinking anything different, violence against the female folk especially the violence against married women at the hands of her husband and in-laws is understood by the listeners. Innumerable unfortunate incidents have happened in the past and are still happening […]
Pollution kills
Faheem ul islam Pollution can take many forms- the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we use to grow our food, the lit-up skies and even the increasing noise we hear every day can all contribute to health problems and a lower quality of life with major disruptions and effects on wildlife […]
Green human resource management: A transitional trend
Shafiqa Gul The rising overall worry for nature and the development of worldwide benchmarks has constrained organizations to take up perceived methodologies and actualize them onto their associations. An enormous number of associations have utilized the consistence approach in their natural or the executive’s activities driven by laws and guidelines. In any case, natural green […]
Joe Biden takes oath as 46th US President amidst unprecedented security
Washington, Jan 20 (PTI) Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday in a historic but scaled down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, who transformed the Capitol into a fortress to prevent any breach by pro-Trump extremists. The 78-year-old veteran Democratic leader […]
Trump leaves White House, skips Biden’s inauguration ceremony
Washington, Jan 20 (PTI) Donald Trump on Wednesday skipped his successor Joe Biden’s inauguration and exited the White House for the last time as the US president to board a flight to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, which will be his permanent home after he failed to win his re-election bid. Trump, 74, has already […]
3 IPS officers promoted to the rank of ADGP in JK
Jammu, Jan 20 (PTI) Three 1996-batch IPS officers, including Jammu Zone Inspector General of Police Mukesh Singh, were promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) in Jammu and Kashmir, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. At a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam here on Tuesday, the Departmental Promotion […]
JK records 109 new COVID-19 cases; no death in 24 hours
Srinagar, Jan 20 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 109 new coronavirus cases that raised its tally to 1,23,647, officials said. They said no fresh death due to the infection took place in the past 24 hours. Of the fresh cases, 45 were reported from the Jammu division and 64 from the Kashmir division […]
Despite opposition from Pak threats, govt approves 850 MW Rattle power project
Jammu, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that despite threats from Pakistan, the Union Cabinet that met today under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendera Modi approved the 850 MW Rattle power project that will be commissioned in five years. “Let me announce here that the Union cabinet that met under […]
27-year-old labourer’s body found in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 20: Body of a 27-year-old labourer from Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district was found at Zaindar Mohalla of Srinagar on Wednesday. Official sources said that deceased has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Zargar son of Ghulam Hasan of Haril Handwara. A labourer by profession, the 27-year-old was residing in a rent […]
Case registered against a cop for ‘sarcastic’ post on FB
Baramulla, Jan 20: Police have registered a formal case against an SPO for his ‘sarcastic’ post on the social media networking site facebook. Sources said that an SPO identified as Peer Khalid is purportedly operating a facebook page under the title ‘Rafiabad News Service’. The said cop reportedly posted a ‘sarcastic’ post about a particular […]