Cold wave grips north India, mercury dips to 4.1 deg C in Delhi
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) A cold wave gripped Delhi on Tuesday as icy winds blowing from the snow-covered western Himalayas brought the minimum temperature down to 4.1 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the city this season so far, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when […]
Govt forms panel for setting up OSCs for protection of women from sexual abuse
Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a committee to finalise arrangements for implementation of guidelines to set up one stop centres (OSCs) in every district for prevention and protection of women from sexual abuse at public places or workplaces in the Union Territory. In an order issued by the general […]
‘Democracy prevailed’: Biden aims to unify divided nation
Wilmington (US), Dec 15 (AP) President-elect Joe Biden has told Americans that democracy prevailed as electors nationwide cast votes affirming his victory in last month’s election, saying the country’s governing principles were pushed, tested, threatened but did not crumble. In a speech from his longtime home of Wilmington, Delaware, Biden aimed to guide Americans past […]
Scientific approach needed
Water bodies across Jammu and Kashmir are witnessing a threat as most of them are experiencing extreme pollution, encroachment and brazen violation of environmental norms. Though lot of funds, time and other resources have been spend for revival of most of these water bodies but the reality is that it seems that nothing is being […]
Islam and terrorism
Nisar Ahmad A terrorist can’t be a true Muslim and a true Muslim can’t be a terrorist. Islam is a religion of security and peace. These essentials are so prevalent in Muslim lives that they greet everybody they know or don’t know. When we (Muslims) stand in prayer, we cut our relations with the world […]
Jerusalema! The song celebrates life and is full of joie de vivre
Asad Mirza Sometimes you are too bogged down by lethargy or feel really unconcerned by the happenings around the world and don’t feel like pounding at your laptop, dishing out highly opinionated pieces on mundane world issues. Perhaps this might be due to the gloomy atmosphere prevailing throughout the world for the last 10 months, […]
The disastrous industry
Abid Hussain Rather Beauty has always attracted the human soul, so everybody tries to look beautiful. It is human nature that everybody tries to look different from others by wearing fashionable clothes and following latest fashion trends. Though female folk is famous for following latest fashion trends and life styles but males are not behind […]
Common sufferings
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Everyone’s story is different from what others had faced. But some things are common in this part of the world. In Jammu and Kashmir, the stories are more or less the same. It is because it is the only UT in the world that has been subjected to the worst kind of […]
246 vovid-19 fresh cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 14: Jammu and Kashmir reported 246 fresh novel coronavirus cases during the last 24 hours, taking the total number of cases to 116254. Among the cases Srinagar reported 58 cases, Baramulla 9, Budgam 16, Kupwara 5, Pulwama 6, Anantnag 8, Bandipora 11, Ganderbal 6, Kulgam 1, Shopian 0, Jammu 87, Udhampur 7, Rajouri […]
Govt issues guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination drive
New Delhi, Dec 14 (PTI) Vaccinating 100-200 people in each session per day, monitoring them for 30 minutes after administering the shots for any adverse event and allowing only one beneficiary at a time are among the guidelines issued by the Centre for the COVID-19 inoculation drive. According to the guidelines issued to states recently, […]