JK freezes boundaries of all administrative units till completion Census 2021
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the freezing of boundaries of all administrative units, including districts and tehsils, in the Union Territory till the completion of the Census 2021, officials said. The step is aimed to pave the way for the process of conducting of the Census in J-K, they said. “In exercise […]
Frequent stir by lawyers: Strengthen rules of professional etiquette, SC tells BCI
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday castigated the Bar Council of India (BCI) over the delay in coming up with a concrete plan for preventing lawyers in states from going on strikes and asked it to strengthen the rules of professional etiquette. A bench of Justices Dinesh Maheshwari and Bela M Trivedi was hearing […]
‘Bhand Pather’ artists visualize a bleak future
By: Misbah Ul Ain Sopore: Bhand Pathar, the ancient Kashmiri folk theater has lost its relevance in the society with the theater artists visualizing a dark and bleak future for this art form. Bhadh Pather used to be a star attraction in marriages and societal ceremonies in the past. However, the art has become a […]
First Indian intranasal Covid vaccine to be launched on Jan 26
Bhopal: Homegrown vaccine maker Bharat Biotech will launch its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine iNCOVACC, the first of its kind in India, on January 26, the company’s chairman and managing director Krishna Ella said here on Saturday. Interacting with students at the India International Science Festival in Bhopal, Ella also said that the homegrown vaccine for the […]
Cricket bat industry in Kashmir stares into oblivion
Unit holders are worried amid growing willow cleft shortage
By: M I Jehangir Srinagar: The 102-year-old cricket bat industry in Kashmir has upped its standards over the years to compete with manufacturers that work with the fabled English willow. But bat-makers fear a shortage of clefts might force closure of the Rs 300-crore enterprise that provides livelihood to over 100,000 people. “We have been […]
Admin retrieves 1571 Kanal of State, Kahcharie Land at Bandipora
75% of encroached Kahcharai land retrieved, says admin
Bandipora: Acting tough against land grabbers, District Administration Bandipora retrieved around 1600 kanals of Government land in single day anti-encroachment drives carried out across the District on Thursday thereby increasing the total retrieved land to around 28000 Kanals which includes 13217 kanals of state land and 15471 kanals of kahcharai land. It was informed that […]
96 years ago Parliament House was inaugurated with much fanfare
New Delhi: The magnificent Parliament House, which may soon hand over its position as the country’s hallowed legislature to a new complex coming up in its vicinity, was inaugurated on this very day 96 years ago by the then Viceroy Lord Irwin. The historic building, an architectural marvel with its charming circular design and an […]
No ‘multiple side-effects of Covid vaccines’: Health Ministry
Says media reports are ill-informed, erroneous
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said media reports claiming admission of ‘multiple side-effects of COVID-19 vaccines’ by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) officials are ill-informed and erroneous. Citing an RTI response, a recent news report had claimed that ICMR and CDSCO officials have admitted […]
India’s richest 1% own more than 40% of total wealth: Oxfam
Davos: The richest one per cent in India now own more than 40 per cent of the country’s total wealth, while the bottom half of the population together share just 3 per cent of wealth, a new study showed on Monday. Releasing the India supplement of its annual inequality report on the first day of […]
Wheat output to increase by 5 million tonnes this year: IIWBR
Chandigarh: The country’s wheat output is expected to be 112 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year, almost five million tonnes more than last year’s rabi harvesting season, with rise in area under high-yielding varieties contributing to this, said Gyanendra Singh, Director of Karnal-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR). Singh ascribed expected […]
