PM Modi pays tributes to freedom fighters Tilak and Azad
New Delhi, Jul 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to freedom fighters Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bal Gangadhar Tilak on their birth anniversaries on Saturday, saying they epitomised courage and patriotism. “One of the everlasting legacies of Lokmanya Tilak is the large scale Ganesh Utsavs, which ignited a spirit of cultural consciousness among the […]
Three minors among 4 killed, 15 injured in overnight accident in Samba
Jammu, July 23: Four people, three of them minors, were killed and fifteen others were injured in an accident involving an auto and a truck on highway in Samba district late last night, officials said on Saturday. They said that the accident between auto (tempo-type, bearing registration no. JK21A-2268) and truck happened at 2325 hours, […]
BSF troops fire at a drone in Akhnoor sector, search ops on
Srinagar, Jul 23: Border Security Force troops late last night observed a suspicious blinking light coming from Pakistan side and fired upon it in Kanachak area of Akhnoor sector of Jammu district. In a statement issued PRO BSF Jammu said that search operation in the area was going on. “On Friday at about 2140 hrs […]
Tackling the fresh spike
Even though most of us had written off any covid threat, the recent spurt in covid cases has meant that we can witnesses a fresh wave of the pandemic anytime if precautions and other measures are not taken. On Friday India saw a single day rise of 21,880 coronavirus infections taking the total tally of […]
Saving or spending?
K S S Pillai The other day, I happened to hear a talk about savings and spending from a man who used to be poor. The rags-to-riches man, who had not forgotten the poverty he experienced during his early life, had some tips to offer to those who wanted to save a part of their […]
Improving writing skills
Vijay Garg How to improve writing skills as a beginner 1. Write Every Day One of the best writing tips I can give you is to write every day. You need to practice writing to become a better writer. Can you write about anything? Well, yes, you can. I own several blogs and write about […]
JK reports 531 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, July 22: Jammu and Kashmir continued to report high number of covid-19 cases with 531 infections reported during the past 24 hours even as there was no death due to the virus, officials said on Friday. 288 cases were reported from Jammu division and 243 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 458987, […]
RBI will ensure soft landing of economy: Das
Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the central bank will ensure that the economy has a soft landing wherein inflation is closer to 4 per cent, with minimal impact on growth. Das said retail inflation appears to have peaked and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in its […]
Two non-local masons die after falling off from under-construction building
Srinagar, Jul 22: Two non-local masons died after falling off from an under-construction building in Bemina area of Srinagar on Friday afternoon, officials said here. They said that the duo hailing from Bihar fell off an under-construction building of SDA at Bemina Srinagar. The officials said that the masons fell off the building while doing […]
AC accords approval to the new Government Medical College at Udhampur
SRINAGAR, JULY 22: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today accorded administrative approval to the establishment of new Government Medical College (GMC), Udhampur. The project will be completed in 2024-25. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K […]
