DDC Polls: Over 16 percent votes polled in south Kashmir till 11 am
Anantnag, Dec 04: Over 16 percent votes have been polled in south Kashmir till 11 am in the third phase of DDC elections on Friday. An official said that in Anantnag out of 63480 votes, 7208 votes were polled till 11 am. He said that in Kulgam out of 12426 votes, 6173 votes were polled, […]
PM chairs all-party meeting on COVID-19 situation
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday chaired an all-party meeting with leaders of various political outfits and top union ministers to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country, sources said. Floor leaders from all parties in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha have been invited to attend the virtual meeting […]
DDC Elections: 8.33% votes polled till 9 AM across JK
JAMMU, DEC: The 3rd phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 8.33 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 09:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 3.41%, Bandipora 9.03%, Baramulla […]
DDC polls: Polling underway for third phase
Srinagar, Dec 4: A total of 7.37 lakh voters are deciding the fate of 305 candidates contesting in the third phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections across Jammu and Kashmir today. State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma on Thursday said adequate security arrangements have been made in all constituencies going to polls. […]
BJP expels 10 members for anti-party activities
Jammu, Dec 3 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir BJP expelled 10 members for anti-party activities after eight of them contested the District Development Council (DCC) polls and the panchayat by-elections in the union territory against the party’s official candidates. They were found guilty of anti-party activities and expelled on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee […]
Youth need to be skillful
Post covid-19 pandemic the only concern that has been concerning the youth is lack of job creation. The problem has touched its peak with the economy still not gaining the required momentum. Since no or fewer jobs are being created for the youth the only formula to seek employment among them can be addressed by […]
Education for specially abled kids
Er. Prabhat Kishore In our society, there are children with disabilities, who face discrimination in day to day life in the form of negative attitude. They have certain disabilities which hamper them to act smoothly. The disability would be of any one or multiple types. Actually a large portion of such children are not handicapped […]
Technology pangs
N J Ravi Chander During the pre-digital age, bankers were glad to work with minimal tools – our grey matter and hands. We seldom got our sums wrong as we went about our business of manually jotting and totalling lengthy scrolls, daybooks, ledgers and registers. Clerks vied to outshine each other, and a triumphant shout […]
Binary options and Islamic finance
Fahid Fayaz Darangay A binary option is a financial product where the buyer receives a payout or loses their investment based on whether the option expires in the money. Binary options depend on the outcome of a “yes or no” proposition, hence the name “binary.” Binary options have an expiry date and/or time. At the […]
Spitting, smoking in public places a real bother
Mudasir Ali Smoking and spitting in public places are the two immoral acts among us that reflect our moral degradation. It goes against our community standards when we are deprived of moral principles. The underlying moral principles of our society don’t permit us to do any kind of offence while staying in public places. Public […]