Fall in mortality rate, high recovery keep active COVID-19 cases in India below 6 lakh
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) Active COVID-19 cases in India have been witnessing a steady decline and remained below six lakh for the sixth consecutive day on Wednesday due to a sustained fall in the mortality rate and a large number of patients recuperating from the disease daily, the Union health ministry said. There are […]
Two killed, one injured in mishap inside Nashri tunnel
Srinagar, Nov 04: Two persons were killed while another sustained severe injuries in a road accident that took place inside Nashri tunnel in Jammu division on Tuesday late night. An official said that an alto car bearing registration number JK14A-9978 was on way to Ramban from Udhampur when it collided with gate number 16 inside […]
Shopian family emerges in Srinagar along with dead body, alleges man was killed by goons
Shopian, Nov 4: A family from south Kashmir’s Shopian area on Wednesday morning emerged in Press Enclave Srinagar along with the dead body of a man who died yesterday during land acquisition drive in Hermain village. The family alleged that the man didn’t die of cardiac arrest but was assaulted by some goons on the […]
TV Journalist Arnab Goswami arrested in two-year-old suicide case
Mumbai, Nov 4 (PTI) Police on Wednesday arrested Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami for allegedly abetting suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer, a police official said. The official said a team of Alibaug police picked up Goswami from his residence here. Goswami, who was seen being pushed into the police van, claimed he was assaulted […]
US election: Close contest between Republicans and Democrats as counting goes on
Washington, Nov 4: President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls gradually closing across the United States Tuesday and a long night of waiting for results ahead. The US is heading for a historic election with the voter turnout indicating the largest participation in a […]
Plea in SC for early hearing of batch of petitions challenging Centre’s decision on Article 370
New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of a batch of petitions, challenging Centre’s last year’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370 saying that people of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir are suffering as repeated internet shutdown and restrictions were continually damaging the […]
BJP leader demands renaming Srinagar airport after Major Somnath
Jammu, Nov 4 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir BJP vice president and former minister Sham Lal Sharma on Tuesday demanded renaming the Srinagar airport in the name of Major Somnath Sharma, the first Param Vir Chakra awardee who laid down his life while fighting tribal raiders from Pakistan to save the Srinagar airfield in 1947. “Due […]
Hope this will be over soon
Almost a year has passed since the Covid-19 made its presence felt. The pandemic has changed our lives to an extent that we are yet to comprehend that we are faced with a new reality. We do not accept that we have to adapt to the situation that has risen out of it. Given the […]
Capitalizing on Covid-19
Simranjeet Singh Every fall in the economy can be seen as a new opportunity. The coronavirus pandemic has made a huge disruption in economic activities, resulted the biggest loss to the global economy in a small period of time. The silver lining of Covid-19 is that it has generated a huge demand of personal hygienic […]
Mother, a bonding figure in the family
N J Ravi Chander Twelve years ago, on May 25, my mother, Padmakumari, lost her battle to life after a prolonged period of illnesses, ranging from heart disease, diabetes to high blood pressure. She was only 69 when she breathed her last, with my father M N Jayaraman and brothers, Presanna Kumar and Prem Prakash, […]