Ladakh records 16 fresh cases of COVID-19
Leh, Aug 6 (PTI) Ladakh’s COVID-19 tally rose to 28,960 on Saturday after 16 more people tested positive for the disease in the last 24 hours, officials said. Ladakh has so far recorded 228 fatalities due to COVID-19 since its outbreak in 2020. Of the total fatalities, Leh accounts for the highest deaths at 168, […]
Army chief visits forward areas along LoC in J-K
Jammu, Aug 6 (PTI) Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Saturday visited the forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir and reviewed the operational preparedness, an official said. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) reached Jammu on a two-day visit on Friday and was […]
Teacher, cook among four injured as LPG cylinder catches fire in Rajouri school
Rajouri, Aug 06: A teacher and a cook were among the four people injured after an LPG cylinder caught fire in a government school in Kotranka area of Rajouri district on Saturday. An official said that four persons were injured after an LPG cylinder caught fire in government middle school Draman in Kotranka sub-division. He […]
Unexploded old shell blasts in Chadoora Budgam, no injuries reported: Police
Srinagar, Aug 06: An Unexploded old shell exploded on early Saturday morning at Kralpora area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials said. Police said that during early morning hours at about 0745 hours some loud sound was heard by inhabitants of Kralpora where some minority families also reside. The police spokesman further stated that SSP […]
School drop-out rate decreasing across all levels: Govt
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) School drop-out rate is continuously decreasing in the country at all levels of education, including primary, upper primary and secondary, the government informed Lok Sabha on Friday. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said this in reply to a written question on whether there was an increase in school […]
COVID-19: India records 19,400 new cases, 49 deaths
New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) With 19,406 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,26,994, while active cases declined to 1,34,793, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,649 with 49 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am […]
Several injured in Udhampur road mishap: Police
Udhampur, Aug 06: At least 10 to 12 passengers travelling in a minibus have suffered injuries in a road accident that took place in Udhampur district on Saturday morning, police sources said. An official said that a minibus on its way to Udhampur from Barmeen skidded off the road and fell into a deep george […]
Attracting youngest to reading culture
The use of internet, social media and over dependence on the visual media has meant that most of the people not only in Jammu and Kashmir but across the globe have started to ignore or avoid the printed word. Though the phenomenon may not be a progressive one but the reality is that the reading […]
Children with Special Needs
M Ahmad The Convention of the Rights of people with disabilities adopted in the year 2006, defines a disability as “Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.” […]
The aftershock of Hiroshima
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit The first nuclear weapon was used in August 1945, after World War II ended. Hiroshima Day is celebrated on 6th August every year. Did you ever imagine how devastating the day was? This day is considered one of the darkest days in human’s life. Hiroshima Day commemorates the day of August 1945, […]
