Fighting pollution means restoring the environs
A lot of damage has been done. Now, there is need to safeguard what we have destroyed
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Environmental pollution can be defined as the addition of some unwanted substances in the environment, which are harmful for both living and non living creatures. It can also be defined as the decrease in the level of the life supporting environs resulting in the rise of other unwanted pollutants. It is not […]
The Double Fight- JEE Main 2020 and Covid-19
Ramesh Batlish The JEE Main 2020 is conducted by The National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission to Undergraduate Programs in NITs, IIITs and other Centrally Funded Technical Institutions (CFTIs), etc. in the next academic year (2020-2021) in two phases, the first phase for Admissions to B.E./ B.Tech(Paper-1) & B. Arch/ B. Planning (Paper-2) was held […]
Army officer, 19 soldiers killed during clash with Chinese troops
New Delhi: At least 20 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday night, escalating the already volatile border standoff between the two sides, government sources said. Multiple sources in government and military establishments confirmed to PTI that more than 20 Indian Army personnel […]
At least 10 Army personnel killed in Ladakh face-off: govt sources
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) At least 10 Indian Army personnel were killed in a violent clash with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on Monday night, escalating the already volatile border standoff between the two sides, government sources said. Multiple sources in government and military establishments confirmed to PTI that more than 10 […]
HC quashes PSA against NC leader Ali Mohammad Sagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the Public Safety Act against National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar who was detained after the abrogation of Article 370 provisions, his lawyer Shariq Reyaz and party leader Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. “The J&K High Court has quashed the detention of my senior colleague […]
Govt Decision on SRO 202 will benefit existing employees, recruits: Kansal
Jammu, June 16: The Government has decided that no future appointments in the UT of J&K shall be made under SRO-202. Existing employees under SRO 202 will get a major relief as their five year period of probation shall be reduced to the normal probation period i.e. two years only. These decisions were taken in […]
Cheap steroid drug lowers death risk among severe COVID-19 patients: trials show
London, Jun 16 (PTI) Low doses of the steroid dexamethasone can reduce deaths by one-third in severely affected COVID-19 patients, according to researchers who assessed the performance of the inexpensive drug in more than 2,100 people. The analysis is part of the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial which was established to test a […]
Mother, daughter drowns in Jhelum
Anantnag, June 16: Mother and her daughter drowned in river Jhelum in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon. Locals said that Saleema Banoo wife of Ghulam Hassan Dar and her daughter drowned in Jhelum at Marhama village. Saleema according to witnesses was washing clothes on the banks of the river while her […]
COVID-19 vaccine at least a year away, say scientists
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI) Vaccine design is still an empirical, trial and error process and a preventive against COVID-19 could be at least a year away, say scientists as information on developments in therapeutics to combat the infection flows in a steady trickle from across the world. While quelling the buzz of a quick […]