Who, when and how? A look at the UK’s vaccination rollout
London, Dec 2 (AP) British regulators have become the first to approve the COVID-19 vaccine developed by American drugmaker Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech for experimental use. Because trials of the vaccine have shown that it has 95 per cent efficacy, there is acute interest in how the U.K. plans to implement its biggest immunisation programme […]
Forex Trading In Islamic Finance
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Forex, or foreign exchange, can be explained as a network of buyers and sellers, who transfer currency between each other at an agreed price. It is the means by which individuals, companies and central banks convert one currency into another – if you have ever travelled abroad, then it is likely you […]
Hiccups on the road
K S S Pillai Nowadays we prefer to travel by car even to distant places as travelling by bus, train, or aircraft increases the possibility of contracting Covid-19. The journey becomes a little entertaining as our family has members from three generations, with conflicting opinions on many issues. One elderly member uses a walker at […]
Heart Diseases, the serious health issue and the preventive measures!
Fidhat Fayaz Drangay The world is currently dealing with CoVid19 pandemic and unfortunately 1.46 M people lost their lives among 62.7 M infected people worldwide till today. 137 k deaths were reported in India and 1680 in Jammu & Kashmir. But have you ever wondered! Heart diseases are much worse than this pandemic. Yet Heart […]
Fighting confusions, depressions and distractions
Sahil Sharifdin You all need to learn how to live peacefully and happily on the planet earth. You have to write down a set of principles and then follow them, otherwise, you will keep floating aimlessly like a boat at the mercy of the wind on the surface of a stormy ocean. If you look […]
BSF trooper ends life
Kupwara, Dec 2: A Border Security Forces’ soldier shot himself dead in north-Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. They said that the soldier identified as Head Constable Bharinder Singh of 118 Battallion shot himself with his service rifle, while on duty in Tanghdar area of the district. The cause of him taking this […]
452 new covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 2: Jammu and Kashmir reported 452 new novel coronavirus cases in last 24 hours, taking the number of the infected persons to 111130, officials said on Wednesday. With 15 travelers among them, they said, 258 were from Jammu Division while 194 from Kashmir Valley The officials said that Srinagar reported 81, Baramulla 25, […]
Suspected drug peddler held with 75 kg of poppy seeds
Jammu, Dec 2 (PTI) A suspected drug peddler has been arrested with 75 kg of poppy seeds in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district, officials said Wednesday. During a routine checking, a police team stopped a truck on the highway at Chenani area and recovered the contraband from its driver Malkeet Singh, they said. The accused […]
Army man arrested for allegedly molesting woman in Uri
Uri (Baramulla), Dec 02: Police on Wednesday arrested an army soldier for allegedly molesting a 36-year-old woman here at Paranpeelan area of Uri in this north-Kashmir district. A senior police official said that an army soldier belonging to 173 TA of Engineering section identified as Hawaldar Parvaiz Hussain presently attached with 18 MLI Bandi in […]
Pak Rangers violates ceasefire along IB in Kathua
Jammu, Dec 2 (PTI) Pakistani Rangers opened fire at border outposts along the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force, officials said on Wednesday. The firing from across the border in Karol Krishna, Pansar and Gurnam border outposts started around 9.50 pm on […]