SRINAGAR: Acting tough against the drug dealings, Police in Awantipora have arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession. Officers at a checkpoint established at Kawani Awantipora intercepted a suspect moving in suspicious circumstances. During checking, officers were able to recover 600gms of grinded cannabis concealed in a polythene bag from his […]
BANDIPORA: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Bandipora, Ali Afsar Khan on Tuesday chaired a meeting to discuss decongestion of Bandipora town besides installation of CCTV Cameras in the town. The meeting discussed threadbare the traffic management and other measures in the town to chalk out a strategy on the decongestion of Bandipora town. At […]
ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla today reviewed the performance and functioning of Jal Shakti departments virtually, here. At the outset, the meeting reviewed the status of projects being executed and the expenditures made under various schemes and address any hindrances in implementation of the schemes. The DC outlined that supply of […]
BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad today chaired a meeting of the concerned officers to discuss arrangements for smooth celebration of the Republic Day-2022. The meeting discussed the preparation for the celebration of Republic Day at block and Panchayat level. It was given out that the national flag shall be hoisted at […]
SRINAGAR: Globally it is projected that two-third of mankind will live in urban areas by 2025. India is the 2nd largest urban system in the world with more than 30 percent of urban population. It is expected that by 2025, half of India’s population will be urban. The excessive urbanisation has created manifold problems such […]
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar under the aegis of Civic Action Programme 2021-22 donated a Motorized Treadmill to NGO “White Globe”. SP City South Srinagar Shri Lakshay Sharma-IPS presented the Motorized Treadmill to Cerebral Palsy patients for assessment and training centre of specially-abled persons through NGO “White Globe”. On the occasion, officials of NGO “White Globe”, […]
NEW DELHI: With 2,38,018 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 3,76,18,271, which includes 8,891 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The active cases have increased to 17,36,628, the highest in 230 days, while the death toll […]
NEW DELHI: Work from home during the Covid pandemic has its benefits but it has also put working women under a “triple burden”, says President Ram Nath Kovind. In a letter to young Indians published in the Manorama Yearbook 2022, he says women already have the double burden of paid work and “unpaid work”, that […]
NEW DELHI: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to restart his Davos Agenda address, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a swipe saying “even the teleprompter could not take so much lies”, even as BJP leaders pointed to a “technical glitch” at event organiser World Economic Forum’s end. There was no official reaction from […]
London: One in 10 people may still be infectious for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, after the 10 day quarantine period, according to a study. The research, published recently in the International Journal of Infectious Diseases, used a newly adapted test, which can detect whether the virus was potentially still active. The test was […]