A thin line between addiction and passion
Fidhat Fayaz Drangay There are important differences between passion and addiction. The individual who feels passionate about an activity will experience strong emotions that encourage them to engage in it. This does not mean that they will develop physical or psychological symptoms if they fail to engage in it. The other difference between addiction and […]
70 security personnel among 1492 cases in J&K, total 62533
Srinagar, Sept 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1492 fresh covid-19 cases including 70 security men, 35 travelers and five minors in last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 62533, officials said on Saturday. Among them, 831 cases were from Jammu division and 661 from Kashmir Valley, officials said. Giving district-wise breakup of the cases, […]
Govt orders transfers and postings of senior IAS officers
Srinagar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday ordered transfer of seven officers with immediate effect in the interest of administrations. Bipul Pathak , Principal Secretary to the Government, Information Technology Department, holding additional charge of Principal Secretary to the Government, Science & Technology Department, CEO, JaKeGA and CEO, JAKEDA, has been transferred and […]
NIA orders attaching House belonging to father of arrested JeM OGW
Srinagar, Sept 19: National Investigation Agency on Saturday ordered attaching of a property belonging to Nazir Ahmad Reshi, father of Irshad Ahmad Reshi who was arrested by NIA for his alleged involvement in the Lethpura attack on CRPF Group Centre that left five paramilitary personnel and three militants dead in December 2014. Ravinder Kumar, Dy. […]
NIA arrests 9 al-Qaeda men from West Bengal, Kerala
New Delhi/Kolkata, Sep 19 (PTI) The NIA arrested nine militants associated with a Pakistan-sponsored module of the al-Qaeda on Saturday after conducting simultaneous raids at several locations in Kerala and West Bengal, an official said. The raids were conducted in the early hours at Ernakulam in Kerala and Murshidabad in West Bengal. The National Investigation […]
Lt Guv Sinha announces Rs 1350 Cr economic package for revival of ailing business sector
Srinagar, Sep 19: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday announced a mega economic package of Rs 1350 for reviving the ailing business sector of the Union Territory stating that “this was just a beginning and much more was in the offing.” He also said that the government was mulling a “structured package” for […]
15 shops gutted in fire incident at Banihal
Jammu, Sep 19: Around 15 shops were gutted in Khari market of Banihal tehsil in Ramban district of Jammu division, officials said on Saturday. The fire started mysteriously and engulfed around 15 shops midnight, they said. Locals and police rushed to the spot along with fire tenders, which doused the fire but not before the […]
Trump reaffirms commitment to data security, says decision on TikTok soon
Washington, Sep 19 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has asserted that data security of Americans is of the highest importance to him and a decision on the future of Chinese video sharing application TikTok will be taken soon. Last month, Trump had signed an executive order to ban TikTok and WeChat by September 15 unless […]
COVID-19: India’s Single-day recovery more than fresh cases as record 95,880 recuperate
New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI) India’s single-day recovery outstripped the number of new infections as nearly 96,000 people recuperated from the novel coronavirus, even as the total number of cases went past 53 lakh, according to the Union Health Ministry data on Saturday. The figures updated at 8 am showed that while 95,880 people recovered […]
Three suspected militants arrested in Rajouri, weapons recovered
Rajouri, Sep 19: Security forces arrested three persons believed to be militants, and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in Rajouri district, officials said. Official sources said that an operation was launched in an area near Rajouri town in the intervening night of September 18 and 19 after which forces successfully nabbed three suspects who […]