Young Journalist Mudasir Ali is no more
Srinagar, Nov 20: Mudasir Ali, a young and promising Journalist associated with ‘Greater Kashmir’ died due to sudden cardiac arrest on Friday morning, his friends said. Ali was also contributing to news portal ‘Thewire’. They said that he had suffered a fracture some days back for which he received treatment but in all probability fat […]
Positivity at last
Two good developments have surfaced over the past two days. The Russian sputnik Covid-19 vaccine and the one developed by global drug makers Pfizer and BioNTech have proven their efficacy in dealing with the novel coronavirus. Particularly, the one developed by Pfizer and BioNTech claims to have achei3eved 95% success during the third and final […]
Funny side is the Sunny side
Desh Bir Four months from November to February witness plenty of elderly Kashmiri shawl hawkers descending upon the streets of Punjab. Their usual trade call is “Have woolen shawls, have Kashmiri Shawls” They know their customized clients/ customers are in every household and like skilled salesmen the lady of each house is their ‘Bhain ji […]
Empower differently-abled
It is welcome to note that the Punjab Government has approved a new scheme — ‘Punjab Divyangjan Sashaktikaran Yojana’ (PDSY) to empower differently-abled persons in a phased manner across the state. The first stage of the scheme will involve strengthening the existing programs to ensure that their benefits reach the persons with disabilities in a […]
Rise of Dream 11: A startup
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Dream11 is a fantasy sports platform based in India. It allows its users to play fantasy cricket, football, hockey, kabaddi, volleyball, handball, baseball, and basketball. Dream11 is a Mumbai based firm that started in 2008. It has 8 crore registered users till date. In April 2019, Dream11 became the first Indian gaming […]
India carrying out ‘pinpoint strikes’ on terror launchpads inside PaK: Govt sources
New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI) The Indian Army is carrying out “pinpoint strikes” on suspected terror launchpads inside Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to Pakistani military’s unrelenting efforts to push maximum number of militants into India before the onset of harsh winters, sources in the security establishment said on Thursday. The ‘deep state’ in Pakistan has […]
560 New Covid-19 cases take JK tally to 104715
Srinagar, Nov 19: 50 travelers were among 560 new novel coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir in last 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Among these cases, 313 cases were reported Kashmir valley while 247 from Jammu division, taking the overall tally in J&K to 104715. Giving the district wise details, they said, Srinagar reported […]
PAGD a conspiracy against people of JK: Union Minister Naqvi
Kupwara, Nov 19: Union Minister Mukhtar Abass Naqvi on Thursday said that the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is the death of destructive dynastic politics in Jammu and Kashmir and its formation was the conspiracy of political parties against the people of the Union Territory. Addressing the party workers at Tourist Reception Center (TRC) in […]
Encounter starts between militants, forces in Parigam Pulwama
Pulwama, Nov 19: A gunfight broke out between militants and security in Parigam area of Kakapora belt in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday. An official said that a joint team of Police, army’s 50 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence of militants in the area. […]
Opportune time for infiltration, committed to foil all bids on LoC, IB: DG-BSF
Srinagar, Nov 19: Director General of Border Security Force (BSF) Rakesh Ashtana Thursday said that present period is suitable for the infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) but BSF and all other security agencies are ready to fill all the bids and to tackle any situation that may emerge. Talking to reporters on […]