Abducted policeman set free
Srinagar, Apr 24 (PTI) Militants have set free a policeman abducted by them from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said here on Friday. Constable Javaid Jabbar was set free by the militants, hours after his abduction late Thursday night, the officials said. The militants had abducted Jabbar from his home […]
Militants abduct cop in Shopian
Srinagar, Apr 24 (PTI) A policeman was abducted by militants from his home in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday night, officials said here. The militants abducted Constable Javaid Jabbar from his residence at Wayil in Shopian around 9.40 pm, the officials said. Jabbar is posted in the escort unit of a police […]
2 FIRs lodged against Arnab Goswami in Punjab
Batala/Fazilka, Apr 24 (PTI) Two FIRs were lodged against senior journalist Arnab Goswami on Thursday for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and targeting a particular community during a debate on a TV show, police said. The FIRs were registered at Batala and Abohar (Fazilka) police stations based on complaints filed by […]
Are people behaving arrogantly dealing with Coronavirus
Majority of the people are arrogant. Arrogant people like the ignorant ones always perish
Aaqib Rashid The status of the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on the world looks drastically different today than it did at the end of February—just one month ago. The whole world has come to a pretty pass due to COVID 19 pandemic. The so-called super power countries like China, America, Italy and others have […]
Coronavirus is killing people, economies alike
From an economic perspective, the key issue is not just the number of cases of COVID-19, but the level of disruption to economies from containment measures.
Adnan Shafi The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected lakhs of people around the globe. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs. Big shifts in stock markets, where shares in companies are bought and sold, can affect many investments in pensions or individual savings accounts. Investors fear the spread of […]
National integration, an unending saga
The existence of state, which is predominantly a political entity, has by far preceded that of a nation
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The concept of a nation or a geographical unit with its inhabitants sharing certain basic commonalities, is a modern one. It can be said to have evolved in the 19th century, when national consciousness became a potential force, cutting across regional divides. The existence of state, which is predominantly a political entity, […]
An unexpected turning point
Post lockdown, India’s economy should not lapse into ‘permit raj’
Kaushik Basu It is early to speculate what the world will look like when we emerge from the COVID-19 tunnel. As yet, we cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel. We do not know whether a suitable vaccine will be found that will allow us to work and live alongside COVID with […]
Ramazan to begin from Saturday, says Grand Mufti
Srinagar, Apr 23: Kashmir’s Grand Mufti Nasir-ul Islam said that moon has not been sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir and that the first day of fasting month will be on April 25 (Saturday). “There is no evidence of sighting of Ramadhan moon anywhere in Kashmir or Jammu region. So, first day of holy month […]
7 more test positive in Kashmir, JK’s Covid-19 tally jumps to 434
Srinagar, Apr 23: Seven people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, taking the number of the covid-19 patients in Jammu and Kashmir to 434. Nodal Officer Dr Saleem Khan said that they have received fresh seven positive cases from Chest Disease Hospital Srinagar on Thursday evening. Khan said that since yesterday 8 pm to […]