PG College Rajouri hosts webinar on life and works of Shahbaz Rajourvi

RAJOURI: A one day National webinar on the Life and Works of Shahbaz Rajourvi, the noted writer, poet, scholar, thinker and polyglot of UT of Jammu and Kashmir, was conducted today under the aegis of Government P. G. College, Rajouri on his 1st death anniversary. The seminar was patronized by the College Principal Prof. Dr. […]

Akhilesh Yadav to make assembly polls debut from UP’s Karhal, was MLC when he served as CM

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party will provide jobs to 22 lakh youths in the IT sector if it is voted to power in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Yadav was speaking at a press conference here. At the press conference, SP general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav also made a […]

India reports 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections, active cases in country highest in 237 days

NEW DELHI: India added 3,37,704 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,89,03,731, which includes 10,050 cases of the Omicron variant, according to Union health ministry data updated on Saturday. The active cases have increased to 21,13,365, the highest in 237 days, while the death toll has climbed to 4,88,884 with […]

Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite ‘Abide With Me’ hymn dropped from Beating Retreat ceremony

New Delhi: One of Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite Christian hymns “Abide With Me” has been dropped from this year’s Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29, according to a brochure released by the Indian Army on Saturday. “Abide With Me”, written by Scottish Anglican poet and hymnologist Henry Francis Lyte in 1847, has been part of the […]

DDC Chairperson Udhampur launches Covid-19 Do’s and Don’ts Poster

UDHAMPUR: To generate awareness among the masses, District Development Council Chairperson, Udhampur Lal Chand launched a poster on Covid-19 Do’s and Don’ts prepared by “Karam Karte Chalo Welfare Society Udhampur (J&K)” in presence of DDC Councillors, here in his Office the other day. After the launch of the poster, Chairman of the Welfare Society, Vikas […]

Saudi Arabia-led airstrike on Yemen prison kills 70

Saudi Arabia-led airstrike on Yemen prison kills 70

Sanaa: A Saudi-led airstrike targeting a prison run by Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed at least 70 detainees and wounded several others on Friday, a rebel minister said. The intense campaign comes after the Iran-backed Houthis claimed a drone and missile attack that struck inside the capital of the United Arab Emirates earlier in the week. […]

J&K reports 5720 Covid cases with 3830 in Kashmir

J&K reports 5720 Covid cases with 3830 in Kashmir

Daily Covid deaths reach 5 but bed occupancy less than 10 percent Srinagar: Covid continued to show an upward trend with 5720 new positive cases of Covid detected in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. On the same day, five Covid deaths including four in Jammu and one in Kashmir were also reported. For the last […]

64-hour-long Covid lockdown begins in Kashmir

64-hour-long Covid lockdown begins in Kashmir

Srinagar: Authorities on Friday afternoon imposed restrictions on the non-essential movement of people across Kashmir as a 64-hour lockdown began in the union territory in view of an exponential rise in the number of coronavirus cases since the beginning of the new year, officials said. Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday recorded 5992 fresh cases of […]

LG discusses steps taken to tackle Covid surge

LG discusses steps taken to tackle Covid surge

JAMMU/NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today reviewed COVID-19 situation with the members of Covid Task Force, DCs & SPs and discussed the various steps being undertaken across Jammu and Kashmir to tackle the surge. At the outset, the Deputy Commissioners briefed the Lt Governor about the covid situation, status of vaccination, implementation of Covid […]

Top security huddle in Kashmir calls for breaking cycle of violence for long term peace

Top security huddle in Kashmir calls for breaking cycle of violence for long term peace

Srinagar: A Core Group consisting of top officials of civil administration, intelligence agencies and security forces on Friday ‘called for continued efforts along with the civil society to counter the separatist propaganda and break the cycle of violence for long term peace in Kashmir’. The top security huddle comprising top officials of civil administration, intelligence […]