COVID-19 now a pandemic: WHO chief
Geneva: The new coronavirus outbreak can now be described as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization has announced. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was troubled by the spread and severity of the outbreak, along with a lack of action taken to combat it. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around […]
Police busts gang involved in highway robberies, house breaks

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested three persons and claimed to to have busted a gang involved in a spate of highway robberies and house break-ins in the city. “Three accused have been arrested and stolen properties worth several lakh of rupees have been recovered at their instance,” a police spokesperson said. On receipt of several […]
Evacuate Kashmiri students from Iran, NC Leader Husnain Masoodi

Srinagar: Parliament member and National Conference Leader, (Retd) Justice Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday sought the status of the efforts made by external affairs ministry towards repatriation and evacuation of stranded Kashmiri students from Iran. While reacting to the rejoinder made by union external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s statement in the Lok Sabha, Masoodi said the […]
Drug peddler booked under PSA

Sopore: Police on Thursday slapped Public Safety Act (PSA) against an alleged drug peddler in the North Kashmir’s Sopore town. It is for the 3rd time in 3 weeks that Sopore police have recommended another name for action under the Public Safety Act for the involvement of supplying narcotic drugs to youth of the Sopore, […]
Maligning teacher’s image in uncalled for

Teachers have been put to humiliation and derogatory remarks for unknown reasons
BY: Mushtaq Hurra Periodic trainings are extremely important for government servants because it increases and enhances their capacity building domains. It helps them to retain and renew their skills. It increases the professional abilities of workforce and hence, the organisation they work for, becomes rich and affluent in terms of human resources. All the multinational […]
Coronavirus scare has hit Jammu and Kashmir badly

BY: Adnan Shafi Indeed, World Health Organization plays an essential role in the global governance of health and disease due to its core global functions of establishing, monitoring and enforcing international norms and standards, and coordinating multiple actors toward common goals. Global health governance requires WHO leadership and effective implementation of WHO’s core global functions […]
Pellet gun use

The High Court dismissed the petition arguing that what kind of force has to be used at the relevant point of time or in a given situation and place has to be decided by the persons in charge of the place where the protest is happening. Though the courts may have put forth their arguments […]