People must wake up to the danger of smoke
In fact, statistics tell us that approximately 70 out of 100 people who smoke want to stop but go on puffing, day in and day out
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Everyone is aware that ‘smoking’ has been criticized as the most lethal weapon of self destruction. According to the Tobacco Products Act, 2004, direct and indirect advertising of all tobacco products and its sale to minors is banned. Addiction to nicotine makes it hard to quit. The increasing incidence of heart attack […]
Gunshots heard in Rafiabad, security put on alert
Sopore, April 19 : Gunshots were heard in Malpora watergam area of Rafiabad North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday evening. Sources said that at around 8:55 pm, unknown persons fired a volley of bullets in paddy fields in Malpora Watergam village of Rafiabad. Sources said that a joint team of Army’s 32RR and Jammu and […]
State Haj Committee issues notification for lady pilgrim aspirants
SRINAGAR, APRIL 19: The office of State Haj Committee today issued a notice informing that all such aspiring lady pilgrims who could not apply for Haj pilgrimage this year with their Mehrams due to non-availability of passport or any other genuine reasons and her male companion (mehram) had applied and got selected for Haj 2019, […]
ECI revises poll timing for Anantnag PC
JAMMU, APRIL 19: The Election Commission of India (ECI) today revised the poll timings for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency which is going to polls in three phases from 23rd April 2019. In a notification issued from ECI, has fixed the polling time, in all the polling stations, for the Anantnag parliamentary Constituency from 7:00 PM to […]
Suspension of cross-LoC trade unfortunate: Mirwaiz
Srinagar, Apr 19 (PTI) Moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday termed the Centre’s decision to suspend cross-LoC trade “extremely unfortunate” and said such measures for “short-term gains” come at a huge price for the people. Hardening its stand against Pakistan, India Thursday indefinitely suspended cross-LoC trade at two points along the Line of Control […]
Tribunal serves notice to Jamaat-e-Islami, asks why JeI can’t be declared unlawful association
Srinagar, Apr 19 (PTI) The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal, constituted by the Centre, has issued a show cause notice to Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu Kashmir (JeI), which was banned by the government in February, asking it why the organisation cannot be declared as an unlawful association. “A notice is hereby given under sub-section (2) of Section 4 […]
Failure to provide jobs
The prime poll promise during 2014 elections that was offered to the people was creation of jobs. No other party than the BJP took lead in luring the people by this promise of providing jobs to crores of people during the five years they will get to rule the country. However, the promise proved to […]
VHP asks EC to ban Abdullahs, Mehbooba from holding rallies
New Delhi, Apr 18 (PTI) The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission ban top leaders of Jammu and Kashmir — Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti — from holding public rallies in the state and file FIRs against them for allegedly promoting enmity between the Muslim majority and the other […]
India drops down on World Press Freedom Index
London, Apr 18 (PTI) India has dropped two places on a global press freedom index to be ranked 140th out of 180 countries in the annual Reporters Without Borders analysis released on Thursday, with the lead up to the ongoing Indian general elections flagged as a particularly dangerous time for journalists. The World Press Freedom […]
When donkeys lent a helping hand to poll officials
Chennai, Apr 18 (PTI) While GPS-fitted vehicles are deployed to transport poll materials like EVMs in the State, such technology or vehicles do not always help; especially when it comes to hilly terrains of Tamil Nadu to send across election paraphernalia. Particularly, where there are no roads to reach hamlets on hill tops -leave alone […]