Srinagar-Jammu highway cleared of snow, debris; stranded vehicles allowed to ply
Srinagar, Jan 8 (PTI) Vehicles stranded on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway were allowed to ply towards their destinations on Friday as the arterial road was cleared after remaining closed for five days due to heavy snowfall, officials said. No new traffic was, however, allowed on the highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the […]
Forces launch CASO in Lolab Villages in Kupwara
Srinagar, Jan 8: Security forces on Friday launched a cordon and search operation in multiple localities in Lolab area of north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A police official said that the searches are being jointly conducted by teams of 28 RR and SOG personnel in Peer mohallah besides Bada Khan villages of Diver in Lolab area. All […]
Night chill increases in Kashmir, Gulmarg freezes at Minus 10°C
Srinagar, Jan 8: Minimum temperature dipped across Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg recording a low of minus 10.0°C, the weatherman said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 0.8° on the previous night, a MeT official said. The mercury settled at minus 3.3°C in Pahalgam against 2.5 °C on the earlier night, […]
Trump’s education and transport secretaries resign over Capitol Hill violence
Washington, Jan 8 (PTI) Two of the US Cabinet members — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transport Secretary Elaine Chao — have resigned over the storming of the Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters. DeVos, whose resignation comes into effect on Friday, said the insurrection on Capitol Hill was an “inflection point” for her, while […]
COVID-19: India reports 18,139 new cases, 234 more fatalities
New Delhi, Jan 8 (PTI) India’s daily new COVID-19 cases fell below 19,000 for the fifth time this month, taking the country’s caseload to 1,04,13,417, while the recoveries have surged to 1,00,37,398, according to data updated by the Union health ministry on Friday. A total of 18,139 new infections were reported in a day, while […]
Unending woes
The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway is shut for traffic once again. Today it was the fifth consecutive day when the highway was closed in wake of the heavy snowfall that wreaked havoc across Kashmir. The closure of the 260 kilometre-long highway, the only all-weather road connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country leads to a […]
Islamic concept of Law
It's Essence is Divinely Determined which determine its Perfection, From Other perspectives.
Tousif Raza (“The law is a rule of human conduct established by a communication from God, expressive either of demand or indifference or more declaration.”) (“AND WHATEVER THE APOSTLE GIVES YOU, FAKE IT: AND WHATSOEVER FORBIDS YOU, ABSTAIN FROM THAT” (AL-QURAN 59:7) Robert Bolt remarks in a play ‘A Man for all Seasons’ that the […]
Journey through the past
N J Ravi Chander A recent visit to my favourite childhood haunt, the Bengaluru East Ground in Fraser Town, to witness a tennis ball cricket tournament rekindled memories. The ground skirting the East Railway Station is a popular venue for football and tennis ball cricket tournaments and my siblings, and I spent a lot of […]
The public prospect towards administration of COVID vaccine
Dr Shekhar Biswas Since the launch of COVID-19 vaccine is just underway, with conclusions of the clinical trials, a probable list of people being administered with the vaccine would include the frontline workers, healthcare workers, senior citizens and people with co-morbidities since they are at an increased risk of contracting the illness or develop severe […]
Books: The wisest of counselors
Mohammad Hussain Khan Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body. The most nourishing and the richest food for the mind is the reading a book. Books are always source of pleasure. They are golden mines of art, literature, science, psychology, philosophy, religion etc. They instruct us in times of need, they thrill […]