Govt forms panel for realizing National Broadband mission in JK
Srinagar, July 10: The J&K government has constituted a high-level panel headed by Chief Secretary for implementing and realizing the objectives as envisaged in the National Broadband Mission. The mission announced by the government of India on Tuesday last and is aimed at providing broadband access in all villages by 2022, entailing investments of around […]
35-year-old woman from Srinagar dies of covid-19, JK toll reaches 158
Srinagar, July 10: A 35-year-old covid-19 positive woman from Srinagar died at a hospital here, taking the number of people succumbing to the virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 158. The woman was shifted from SMHS Hospital to CD hospital, one of the exclusive facilities meant for the management of the covid-19 patients here, on […]
Groom goes missing day before his marriage in Anantnag
Anantnag, July 10: A bridegroom from Oie Bamdora village of Kokarnag in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district went missing, day before his marriage. Sources said that a bridegroom identified as Bilal Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Mustafa Wani, 30, resident of Oie Bamdora village of Kokarnag went missing from his home on Thursday afternoon. The marriage […]
Army man killed in cross-border firing in Rajouri
Rajouri, July 10: An Army man was killed in firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalal area of Nowshera sector in Rajouri district, officials said. Officials said that during the intervening night of Thursday-Friday, ceasefire violation took place in Kalal area of Nowshera sector of LoC in Rajouri. “An Army Havaldar was […]
Two women held for attempting to steal new born at Handwara hospital
Handwara, July 10: Police on Friday morning apprehended two women for stealing an infant from district hospital Handwara. An official said that a baby went missing from Handwara district hospital soon after his birth. He said that the incident surfaced late last evening after a lady from Nutnusa Kupwara delivered a baby who went missing […]
Gangster Vikas Dubey killed in encounter in UP: Police
Kanpur, Jul 10 (PTI) Gangster Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter on Friday after a police vehicle carrying him from Ujjain to Kanpur met with an accident and he tried to escape from the spot in Bhauti area, a senior police official said. “Dubey was injured in the encounter and he was declared dead […]
Let us be humane
At a time when the entire government machinery is focused on fighting the deadly Covid-19, a group of women ignore the threats the pandemic poses and come forward to narrate their woes. The motley crowd of few women protestors comprises of those women who have come from across the border and have been married to […]
Educating the girl child should be our priority
The girls' education has gained a special significance in the present world as the female folk is a valuable human resource
Abid Hussain Rather The importance of education for human development has been emphasized through various international and national fundamental rights, acts, principals and other legislations. Article 217 A of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) has declared right to education as fundamental right. In our country the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002 has made […]
240 New Covid-19 infections reported on Thursday, tally reaches to 9501
Srinagar, July 09: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 240 new covid-19 infections, including 20 army, SSB and police personnel. With these cases, the number of covid-19 patients has risen to 9501. Giving district-wise break of the cases, the officials said that Srinagar reported 58, Baramulla 37, Kulgam2, Shopian 7, Anantnag8, Kupwara 32, Pulwama 4, […]