Police claims arrest of LeT operative in Kulgam
Srinagar, Jan 3: Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested a LeT operative from Kulgam district in south Kashmir. A police spokesman in a tweet said that “Kulgam Police along with 34 Rashtriya Rifles arrested a terror associate of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. Incriminating materials & explosive substance recovered; Case registered.”
UK hits daily virus record, is urged to keep schools closed
London, Jan 3 (AP) With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure on Saturday from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, has already decided to keep all schools in […]
COVID-19: 18,177 new cases take India’s virus tally to 1,03,23,965
New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) India recorded 18,177 new COVID-19 cases cases in a day, while 99,27,310 people have recuperated so far pushing the national recovery rate to 96.15 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 1,03,23,965 and the death toll climbed to 1,49,435 with […]
Forces launch search operation in Rafiabad village
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Jan 03: Security forces launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Behrampora village of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district early Sunday. Reports said a joint team of army’s 22 RR, J&K police and CRPF condoned off Behrampora area and conducted house to house searches in the area. All entry and […]
Jmu-Sgr national highway closed for traffic
Srinagar, Jan 3: The all important Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed for traffic, a traffic police spokesman said here on Sunday morning. The announcement was made following a heavy snowfall in the Pirpanchal range and many other parts of the valley. Traffic has been closed on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway following heavy snowfall, a […]
Hope for tourism
Year 2021 has come with some hope for the tourism sector. The yearend celebrations though subdued in almost all regions across India witnessed some positivity in Kashmir as the two main tourist destinations Pahalgam and Gulmarg witnessed huge footfalls. The scenario was celebratory in some Srinagar hotels as well as they also witnessed some booking […]
‘Green Building ‘concept
Er. Prabhat Kishore People spend major part of their life time indoors, i.e. inside the buildings, which may be their homes, offices, hospitals, shops, factories, educational and other places. The time varies from 60 to 90 percent depending upon the nature of jobs and livings. According to UNEP, these buildings are a major source of […]
Beware of vaccine rumors
The Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has requested people to not pay attention to the rumors against the much-awaited vaccine to prevent COVID-19. He stated that our prime criteria in the vaccine trial are safety and efficacy and nothing will be compromised. The objective of the dry run for Covid-19 vaccine launching is to measure […]
Brotherhood-till the last breathe
N J Ravi Chander What is bizarre is that two of my maternal grand uncles left us within a year of each other in the same month, date and time- November 27, 4.30 pm? The deaths might be a strange coincidence or just some quirk of fate. 74-year-old RK Shamaraj (number seven) died of multi-organ […]
Indian Healthcare system is dying
Shashidhar Vuppala It is time to reset and reform, the current Corona crisis provides an opportunity to address inadequacies in healthcare system, and lack of safety nets for urban poor. India’s public healthcare system needs far more investment. For any nation’s development Quality Education and Health Systems plays a significant role but unfortunately all our […]