US House impeaches President Donald Trump for ‘incitement of insurrection’ at Capitol
Washington, Jan 14 (PTI) The US House of Representatives impeached President Donald Trump by 232 to 197 votes for his role in for inciting last week’s deadly Capitol Hill riot, making him the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Ten Republican Congressmen also joined the Democrats to vote in favour of an […]
Highway troubles
Half of the January month is over and if one is truthful about the Jammu-Srinagar highway one can say it with ease that the highway remained motorable for three of four days. This has been happening for quite long now and now that a portion of the highway has caved in near Ramban the authorities […]
Encourage private healthcare
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 […]
Promote eco-friendly paints
Dear sir, The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has introduced an eco-friendly, non-toxic paint, called “Khadi Prakritik Paint” which is a first-of-its-kind product, with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial properties. Based on cow dung as its main ingredient, the paint is cost-effective and odorless and has been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Khadi Prakritik Paint is […]
The festival of kites
K S S Pillai After the ruckus jolted me out of my sleep, it took me a few minutes to realize that it was Makar Sankranti, and everybody was getting ready to rush to the terrace. Though the festival is celebrated throughout the country and also in some countries abroad, it has a special significance […]
Hostel tales
Suhaib Idrees Lateef Hostel life is considered to be one of the most amazing phases in the life of a student. Being a College student, it becomes much significant to save and extricate time to prepare for several exams, so Hostel becomes compulsory for a faraway living student. Hostel life is much more different from […]
Wudav Naar Pakhan Hound (Wings of fire)
Tousif Raza Introduction Many translators have worked over the autobiographies of different legends in Kashmiri language from English. Many are still translating multiple language autobiographies into Kashmiri, but the present translated autobiography of ‘Wings of Fire’ as “Wudav Naar Pakhan Hound” not only is different but is a discovery of life created by a renowned […]
JK Bank’s executive manager among 6 booked by CBI for depositing Rs 12.84 cr in banned currency
New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Over four years after the demonetisation exercise, the CBI has booked the executive manager of a bank, three firm proprietors and two persons for depositing Rs 12.84 crore in banned currency which was later transferred to different accounts through net banking as legitimate money, officials said. Based on “source information” […]
Intense Israeli airstrikes in east Syria said to kill dozens
Beirut, Jan 13 (AP) Israeli warplanes carried out intense airstrikes on eastern Syria early Wednesday, apparently targeting positions and arms depots of Iran-backed forces. Dozens of fighters were killed or wounded, according to an opposition war monitor. A senior US intelligence official with knowledge of the attack told The Associated Press that the airstrikes were […]
First batch of COVID-19 vaccine reaches Srinagar, say officials
Srinagar, Jan 13: The first batch of COVID-19 vaccine reached Srinagar today afternoon with officials saying that the first dose will be given to health care workers. “Today, we received our 1st batch of Covid-19 vaccine and vaccination will be started on 16 January across the country for which department has already done groundwork and […]