Covid-19: KU extends suspension of class work till July 31
Srinagar, July 8: Kashmir University has notified that class work in the varsity shall continue to remain suspended till July 31. “All faculty members shall work from home and utilize the time for online educational activities as per the approved academic calendar,” reads a circular issued by the varsity’s Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir. “However, […]
SDRF, police teams rescue woman from drowning in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 8 (PTI) A 45-year-old woman was rescued from drowning in a three-hour-long joint operation by the teams of the State Disaster Management Force (SDRF) and the police here on Wednesday, police said. Bagu Begum was caught in the middle of Tawi river in the Billicharana area due to a sudden increase in the […]
Baramulla man, 65 tests positive for Covid-19 after death, JK toll touches 146
Srinagar, July 8: Hours after a 65-year-old man from Baramulla district died at a hospital here, his sample for covid-19 returned positive on Wednesday, taking the fatality count due to the virus to 146 in Jammu and Kashmir. A resident of Nadihal area of the north Kashmir district, the sexagenarian was admitted to SMHS […]
WHO says pandemic accelerating, warns of spike in deaths
Geneva, July 8: The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday warned that a spike in global deaths could be expected given the surge in cases over the last week. Dr Michael Ryan, emergencies chief of the WHO, said there was often a lag between the time it took for deaths to be reported after a increase […]
UP man held for raping woman, recording act
Muzaffarnagar, Jul 8 (PTI) A man was arrested here for allegedly raping a 25-year-old woman and recording the act after promising to marry her, police said. According to police, the victim, who is a resident of Kotwali police station area, learnt that the accused Adil was marrying some other woman. The victim reached the venue […]
US formally notifies UN of decision to withdraw from WHO
Washington, Jul 8 (PTI) The Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization, officials said, breaking off ties with the global health body amid the expanding coronavirus pandemic. The US has accused the WHO of siding with China on the outbreak of the […]
Elderly woman killed, another injured in LoC shelling in Poonch
Poonch, July 8 (GNS): A sexagenarian woman was killed and another was injured in alleged firing and shelling by Pakistan along the Line of Control in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. An Army officer said that there was an unprovoked small arms firing and shelling along the LoC in Balakote and Mendhar sectors at […]
The swelling corruption
One of the key concerns in developing nations is the failure to address the menace of corruption. The evil of corruption is so deep routed that progress and development in the developing world is taking a hit. Ironically, the fight against corruption was also hampered owing to the Covid-19 pandemic which has consumed all the […]