PM launches India’s vaccination drive against COVID-19
New Delhi/Srinagar, Jan 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched India’s COVID-19 vaccination drive and asserted that the made-in-India vaccines being rolled out will ensure a “decisive victory” for the country over the coronavirus pandemic. Addressing the nation ahead of the launch, Modi reminded people that two doses of vaccine are very important […]
The freeze continues as Sgr records minus 8.2°C
Srinagar, Jan 16: Kashmir Valley continued to freeze as the mercury plummeted to minus 8.2°C in Srinagar, a couple of notches below the season’s coldest temperature on January 14, the chilliest night recorded in more than 25 years. Also, dense fog engulfed Srinagar and other parts of the Valley for the second day in running, […]
WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism
Houston, Jan 16 (PTI) WhatsApp announced delaying by three months the implementation of a new privacy policy that has faced massive backlash with tens of millions of its users moving from the platform to rivals like Signal and Telegram. The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on February 8, the Facebook-owned company […]
Scientists develop rapid blood test to identify patients at highest risk of severe COVID-19
Washington, Jan 16 (PTI) Scientists have developed a rapid blood test that can predict within a day of hospitalisation which patients with COVID-19 are at the highest risk of severe complications or death, an advance that may help identify those who may best benefit from specific investigational treatments. The test, described in the journal JCI […]
Covid effects
During the times of pandemic the handicrafts sector has been one of the worse hit as the demand for products, not only in India but worldwide decreased to an all time low. This resulted into loses worth crores and joblessness for thousands of artisan, craftsmen and small time traders. The situation not only gave rise […]
Need for moral education
Sheikh Aatif With all the unexpected things happening in 2020 since the outbreak of corona virus the lives of people were at stake all over the world but corona was not the only cause of death for few people in Kashmir. In our valley we witnessed a number of cases where human lives were taken […]
ter to the Editor
LetEmpowering youth The Union Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has launched the third phase of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in 600 districts across all states of India. This phase will be the focus on new-age and COVID-related skills with envisaged training of eight lakh candidates over a scheme period of 2020-2021 with an […]
Don’t ignore rural areas
Mudasir Nazir Wani The human population is growing fast continuously, and now we are more than 7 billion people in the world. In addition, the global welfare has witnessed improvement in the last decades, which resulted in producing more from our resources and producing more wastes in the world. Waste management in urban areas has […]
Bailey Bridge nearing completion, trial run tomorrow: DC Ramban
RAMBAN, JANUARY 15: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Ramban, Nazim Zai Khan and Chief Engineer BRO, Brigadier IK Jaggi today inspected progress of construction work of Bailey bridge besides repair work of damaged concrete bridge, here at Kela Morh. Additional Deputy Commissioner, Harbans Lal; Project Director, NHIA, Parshotam Kumar; ASP, Rajni Sharma and several other officers of […]
Fact Finding Team Re-constituted to Examine Fraudulent Appointments in SDD
Srinagar, Jan 15: Lieutenant Governor-led dispensation has ordered for re-constitution of Fact Finding Committee to examine ‘fraudulent appointments in Skill Development Department.’ “In suspension of Government Order No. 578-GAD of 2019 dated 11.05.2019, it is hereby ordered that the Fact Finding Committee constituted in terms of aforesaid Government order for looking into ‘fraudulent appointments made […]