Law& order situation compared to previous years has improved: DGP
Srinagar, Oct 02: Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Friday said that militancy related incidents have gone down in the Union Territory and the overall law and order has considerably improved compared to past few years. “The improvement in situation is because of the fact that youth of Kashmir understood the […]
US did not share Osama location with Pak due to lack of trust: Ex-CIA chief Panetta
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The US did not inform Pakistan about Osama bin Laden’s location due to lack of trust and past experiences of terrorists being tipped off after information was shared with Islamabad, former American defence secretary and ex-CIA chief Leon Panetta has said. Panetta, in an interview to WION TV, also said […]
Govt extends ‘disturbed area’ tag for 3 districts, 4 police stations in Arunachal under AFSPA
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) The Centre has declared three districts and four police stations in three other districts in Arunachal Pradesh as “disturbed area” under the AFSPA for six more months after review of insurgent activities and the law and order situation there. The Union Home Ministry said in a notification that the order […]
Solider commits suicide in Baramulla
Baramulla , Oct 02: An army man shot himself with his service rifle in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday night officials said. A police official said that the soldier, identified as Rakshit Kumar (22) resident of Samba Jammu, belongs to 2 JKLI shot himself with his service rifle at JACK 1 post, sub sector […]
Wild bear captured in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Oct 02: A wild bear was captured in Dumbkadal village of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Friday morning, wildlife officials said here. An official said that a cage was set up after locals reported sightings of a wild bear in Dumbkadal village today morning. He said the bear was captured alive and after being […]
US Prez Trump, wife test positive for Covid-19
Washington: US President Donald Trump said early Friday he and First Lady Melania had tested positive for the coronavirus. “Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!,” Trump tweeted. Trump and the First Lady will quarantine “within the White House”, […]
India’s COVID-19 tally comes close to 64 lakh-mark; recoveries cross 53 lakh
New Delhi, Oct 2 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload inched closer to 64 lakh-mark with 81,484 infections reported in a day, while the number of people who recuperated from the disease crossed 53 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 83.70 per cent, the Union health ministry said on Friday. The total number of coronavirus cases in […]
The visible crisis
The threat from Coronavirus is far from over. Researchers and scientists are yet to tell us that the pandemic has peaked and we are all set to witness a decline. Besides, there is no positive news with regard to development of a vaccine in the developing world suggesting that things may not be that easy […]
The looming threat
Simrandeep Kour Coronavirus illness 2019 (COVID-19) is causing unlimited challenges to health care and wider social structures. Among the endangered populations are persons who smoke, use opioids or have a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Because of direct challenges to respiratory health, those with SUD may be susceptible to infection by the virus that causes COVID-19. […]
Forex Risk Management through forwards, futures, options and swaps
Fahid Fayaz Darangay The losses that an international financial transaction incurs via currency fluctuations is called the Foreign Exchange risk also named as currency risk., FX risk and exchange-rate risk. This risk usually arises when a company does financial transactions in a currency other than his domestic currency. For example an Indian company does transactions […]