DDC polls: People reposed trust in democracy, says Lt Guv Sinha
Jammu, Dec 20: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Sunday said that he was glad to see every segment of society taking part in the recently concluded eight-phase District Development Council (DDC) polls which signifies people of J&K reposed trust in democracy to reap benefits of democracy at grassroots level. Addressing a press conference at Jammu, […]
COVID-19: India reports 26,624 new cases
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,31,223 with 26,624 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 95.80 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to 95.51 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death […]
Chairman Ehsaas International bereaved
Srinagar, Dec 20: Chairman of Ehsaas International, Syed Tabasum Geelani lost his father on Saturday evening after battling the deadly Covid-19 for more than a month. Ehsaas International in a statement issued here said that Syed’s father was battling the deadly virus since 45 days and was admitted in SKIMS. Syeds role in Ehsaas International […]
Traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar NH after 14 hours
Banihal/Jammu, Dec 20 (PTI) Traffic on the 270-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was restored on Sunday morning after remaining suspended for over 14 hours due to a massive landslide in Ramban district, officials said. The landslide struck the highway near Bhoom in Chanderkote area around 7 pm on Saturday, leaving over 2,000 Jammu-bound vehicles stranded. Soon […]
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
Jakarta, Dec 20 (AP) In October, Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalise deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much different concern: Whether the COVID-19 vaccine was permissible for use under Islamic law. As companies race to […]
Delhi cold intensifies but protesting farmers undeterred
New Delhi, Dec 20 (PTI) Thousands of farmers protesting at Delhi borders against the Centre’s new agri laws remained firm in their demands of repealing the legislations, even as the city recorded its coldest morning this season, with the mercury dipping to 3.4 degrees Celsius on Sunday. According to the India Meteorological Department, a cold wave […]
Fire audit of hospitals
Thought the issue of ensuring fire safety measures in hospitals is of utmost importance it was the apex court that had to issue directions to all the states and UT’s to constitute a committee in each district to conduct fire audit of COVID-19 hospitals at least once a month. The committees have been tasked to […]
Human Development Index (HDI) and India’s rank
Fahid Fayaz Darangay The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic developed and compiled by the United Nations to measure and various countries’ levels of social and economic development. It is composed of four principal areas of interest: mean years of schooling expected years of schooling, life expectancy at birth, and gross national income per […]
DDC’s will dis-empower Panchayats
Mir Iqbal Ahmad Since last few years many steps were taken to strengthen Panchayat Raj act 1989 at grass root level and powers were delegated to panchayats, be it 14th FC payments, MG NEREGA payments, planning of panchayat through Gram Sabha’s, supervisions to Mid-day meals, or direct control over Government departments in respective panchayats. The […]
The true concept of happiness
Eijaz Mir Scientifically, the concept of happiness can be defined as the well being of a person in terms of his physical, mental, social, emotional, psychological and spiritual existence. Since from the existence of human beings, the concept of happiness has been related to different themes and dimensions of living. Different people have different opinions […]