Worldwide death toll from coronavirus eclipses 1 million
Baltimore (US), Sep 29 (AP) The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 1 million on Tuesday, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders’ resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live, learn and work. It’s not just a number. It’s human […]
MLA hostel in Mumbai evacuated after bomb scare
Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) An MLA hostel in south Mumbai was evacuated after the city police received a phone call about a bomb being placed in the building, an official said on Tuesday. However, no bomb was found after a search in the premises and the phone call turned out to be a hoax, he […]
Tough time ahead
One of the major drawbacks of Covid-19 has been the increased fiscal woes for the states. Reports that various states are facing severe cash crunch is becoming a reality now. States like Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka and Tripura are among the states reporting delays in salary payments to even healthcare workers. In Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka […]
Memories of the urban life
N J Ravi Chander A torrent of memories engulfed me as our childhood home in Fraser Town, Bengaluru, made way for high-rise construction. It was in the mid-1960s that my kin moved into the quaint, colonial-style ‘Monkey Top’ building with whitewashed masonry and red oxide flooring. A pair of guava trees towered over the dwelling, […]
Indian Healthcare system is dying
Shashidhar Vuppala It is time to reset and reform, the current Corona crisis provides an opportunity to address inadequacies in healthcare system, and lack of safety nets for urban poor. India’s public healthcare system needs far more investment. For any nation’s development Quality Education and Health Systems plays a significant role but unfortunately all our […]
Four die while cleaning trench in Anantnag village
Srinagar, Sep 28: Two brothers were among four persons who died due to asphyxiation while cleaning a trench at Tulkhan Bijbhera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Official sources said that two person are from Luktipora and as many others from Tulkhun. They have been identified as Nazir Ahmad Dar (45) his brother Abdul Rashid Dar […]
Gov employee shot at in Shopian, suffers critical injuries
Srinagar, Sep 28: Unknown gunmen on Monday evening fired upon a youth, an employee in Rural Development Department, in Nildoora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Official sources said that the gunmen fired upon the youth, Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo son of Abdul Rasheed Naikoo in the native Nildora village, leaving him critically injured. He was […]
J&K Bank holds 82nd AGM of its shareholders
Srinagar, Sep 28: J&K Bank held the 82ndAnnual General Meeting (AGM) of its shareholders for the financial year (FY) 2019-20through video-conferencing from its corporate headquarters in view of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Financial Commissioner (Finance Department) Dr Arun Kumar Mehta (IAS) represented the J&K UT Government, the majority shareholderof the bank. Besides, the bank’s Chairman […]
824 new Covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Sep 28: Jammu and Kashmir reported 824 new novel coronavirus cases including 82 travelers in last 24 hours, taking the total count to 73014, officials said on Monday. It is for the first time in more than three weeks that less than a thousand cases have been registered in J&K. Sources said that 540 […]
Pakistan’s Opposition leader Shahbaz Sharif arrested in money laundering case
Lahore, Sep 28 (PTI) Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif was arrested on Monday after the Lahore High Court rejected his bail plea in a Rs 7 billion (USD 41.9 million) money laundering case. Shahbaz, the younger brother of former premier Nawaz Sharif, was arrested by the country’s anti-graft body National […]