Minor boy found dead in Budgam village
Budgam, Dec 02: A 3-year-old boy who was missing since Tuesday evening was found dead in Chewdara village of Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday morning. An official said that the minor boy had gone missing from his home in Chewdara village on Tuesday evening. He said that the boy had gone missing […]
World leaders to address high-level, special session of UN General Assembly on COVID-19 pandemic
United Nations, Dec 2 (PTI) World leaders, the top leadership of the UN and vaccine developers will address a two-day, special session of the UN General Assembly on COVID-19 this week and discuss the pandemic’s impact as well as the multi-faceted, coordinated response required to address the greatest global health crisis in decades. The Special […]
COVID-19 caseload in India climbs to 94.99 lakh with 36,604 infections
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 94.99 lakh, while the total number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 89 lakh pushing the national recovery rate to over 94 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The total coronavirus cases mounted to 94,99,413, with […]
Biden says his team will create recovery for all, get economy moving again
Washington, Dec 2 (PTI) Introducing his high-profile and experienced team to the nation, US President-elect Joe Biden Tuesday exuded confidence that it will create a recovery for all and get the country’s economy moving again. His economic team includes Janet Yellen as the Treasury Secretary, Indian-American Neera Tanden as the Director of Office of Management […]
DDC polls: BJP to rope in Gautam Gambir for campaigning in JK
New Delhi, Dec 2 (PTI) Cricketer turned BJP MP Gautam Gambhir will campaign for the party in the ongoing district development council polls in Jammu and Kashmir, likely next week, a source in the party said. He may also campaign for the BJP “in a big way” during the West Bengal Assembly elections next year. […]
Development needs a push
We are right going through the peak winter season. During this season the Jammu-Srinagar national highway used to remain open most of the time and help commuters and truckers to push in supplies to the valley and export fruit and other produce from here. However, the national highway and its maintenance has raised several questions […]
Handle with care
Syed Tajamul Hussain By flipping the pages of grammar books, we get filled with the surprise marriages of 26 alphabets to create the world of endless words. The figure of word makes us to represent our feelings, emotions and opinions with others. Without the invention of words, man might have looked like a living statue […]
Team discipline is a must
N J Ravi Chander It was the bard who said that “parting is such sweet sorrow”. I superannuated on January 31 last year after clocking 39 years of service in a state-run bank, and it was unbelievable how the years had rolled by. To me, the bank was like an extended family where I had […]
Delimitation in JK: Agenda and Realities
A A Latief UZaman Deva Challenges and remedies Usuallytheconstitutional and statutory bodies at national level and in the States are embodiment of demography but for quite some time now the underlying principle is amiss in favour of the majoritarian mind-set. The Asian/African candidates elected to the legislative bodies in USA and Europe brings joyous momentum […]
Man shot at by militants in Srinagar
Srinagar, Dec 1 (PTI) A 24-year-old man was injured when militants fired upon him in the Soura area of the city on Tuesday, police said. Nadif Khan, a resident of Ilahibagh, was shot at by militants around 7.15 pm, a police official said. He said Khan was rushed to nearby SKIMS hospital for treatment.