Lawaypora encounter: No reason to dispute GoC Kilo Force’s version, will still investigate families’ claim: DGP
Jammu, Dec 31: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that he has no reason to dispute what a senior army official has stated about Lawaypora encounter in which three “militants were killed”, but added that police will “still investigate the claims made by families of slain trio.” “I have […]
Moderna COVID-19 vaccine shows 94.1 per cent efficacy in trial: Study
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Results from the primary analysis of the ongoing phase 3 clinical trial of US biotechnology company Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine have revealed 94.1 per cent efficacy of the therapeutic in preventing symptomatic infections and severe illness, according to a peer-reviewed study. The study, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal […]
Dense fog shrouds Delhi; mercury dips to season’s lowest
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) Dense fog over Delhi reduced visibility to just 50 metres, as the minimum temperature in the city dipped to 3.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the season’s lowest so far, the India Meteorological Department said. It is also the third consecutive “cold wave” day in the city, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head […]
Mercury plummets across Kashmir Valley, Srinagar shivers at -5.9°C
Srinagar, Dec 31: Minimum temperatures plummeted in most parts of Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 5.9°C against minus 2.1°C on the previous night, the weatherman said on Thursday. A MeT official said that the night temperature in Srinagar was around three degrees Celsius below normal for this time of the year. […]
Work out a solution
Most of the times when our intellectuals meet and discuss the issue confronting our society, one issue that dominates all the discussions is the rising use of drugs among the young generation. The issue is so widely discussed that hardly a day passes when we do not report about seminars, debates and even action taken […]
2020 left bitter memories
Rayees Ahmad Kumar One more year is passing by. However, this time year 2020 will be remembered for many reasons in human history. With the outbreak of corona pandemic in China in December 2019 and hence the name COVID 19, other parts of the globe started discussing the havoc it created and the measures China […]
China’s bottled water king dethrones Mukesh Ambani as Asia’s richest man
Beijing, Dec 31: Zhong Shanshan is a private billionaire who’s rarely quoted in the press. Now, after an improbable career spanning journalism, mushroom farming and health care, he’s become Asia’s richest person, eclipsing India’s Mukesh Ambani and a group of Chinese tech titans including Jack Ma. Zhong’s net worth has surged $70.9 billion this year […]
Income tax return filing deadline extended till Jan 10
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) The government on Wednesday extended the deadline to file income tax return (ITR) for individuals by 10 days to January 10, 2021. The deadline for filing tax returns by businesses too has been extended till February 15, the finance ministry said in a statement. This is the third time that […]
Complete Udhampur-Baramulla Rail Link project by Aug 15, 2022: PM to Officials
JAMMU, Dec 30: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Wednesday directed officials to complete the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) by 15th August 2022. The Prime Minister during a meeting reviewed 11 projects related to 7 Ministries including the prestigious Udhampur-Baramulla Rail link being constructed in Jammu & Kashmir. While reviewing the progress of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail […]
Entire Nagaland declared ‘disturbed area’ under AFSPA as condition ‘dangerous’, says MHA
New Delhi Dec 30 (PTI) The entire Nagaland was on Wednesday declared a disturbed area for six more months by the central government, enabling the continuation of the controversial AFSPA which empowers security forces to conduct operations anywhere and arrest anyone without any prior warrant. The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) has been in […]