Dying Waters of Shairbagh Anantnag
By: HILAL AHMAD BHAT Shairbagh is one of the important places in the Valley of Kashmir and lies in the heart of Anantnag town in the South Kashmir. The name of the town itself depicts that it is a land of many springs. Shairbagh has many gardens and springs inside it. It is known as […]
COVID-19 VACCINE: BYPASS TO A LONG ROAD
Globally, as of 22 November 2020, there have been 57,882,183 confirmed cases of Covid-19, including 1,377,395 deaths, reported to WHO.
By: Umar Bin Abdul Aziz Vaccine research is at the forefront of everyone’s minds as we collectively await a breakthrough in the fight against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).On average, a vaccine takes between (12-36) months to (10-20) years for its manufacture before it is ready for distribution. Today, researchers are working at unprecedented speed to […]
Tammam Azzam: Artist and Artwork
Tammam Azzam is a Syrian artist born in Damascus, Syria in 1980. He received his artistic training from the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Damascus with a specialization in oil painting. Alongside a successful career as a painter in Syria, Azzam was a prolific graphic designer, an experience that would benefit him in his […]
‘Delhi Chalo’ march: Protesting farmers charged with attempt to murder, rioting in Haryana
Ambala: Haryana Police has booked state Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Charuni and several farmers on attempt to murder, rioting, causing obstruction in government duty and other charges for violations during their “Delhi Chalo” march, officials said on Saturday. A cases was registered on November 26 under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 147 […]
SEC prohibits exit polls before conclusion of DDC elections
JAMMU: The State Election Commission, Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has prohibited the conduct of any exit poll and publishing/displaying of the result of exit poll by means of the print or electronic media or in any other manner in the ongoing District development Council Elections till the last phase of the elections. In […]
AC approves J&K Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy
Aims to fulfil objectives of National Broadband Mission
JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the Jammu and Kashmir Communication and Connectivity Infrastructure Policy (JKCCIP). To further ease the laying of telecom infrastructure in J&K which includes both overhead (mobile towers) and underground (optical fiber) infrastructure, the new policy includes ‘Rights of Way’ […]
DDC Polls: 39.34% Turnout In J&K Till 1 P.M
Srinagar: The first phase of DDC elections recorded a voter percentage of 39.34% across different constituencies spread over all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 1:00 PM. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 34.10 %, Bandipora 34.18%, Baramulla 25.58%, […]
Night curfew, prohibitory orders imposed in Leh amid COVID-19 spike
Leh:The administration in Leh has imposed night curfew and banned the assembly of more than four people amid a fresh COVID-19 spike, an official said on Saturday. Ladakh recorded one more COVID-related death and 44 new cases, taking the death toll to 114 and overall caseload to 8,272, officials said. The self-imposed lockdown by the […]
DDC Polls: Over 45 per cent votting recorded in Ganderbal till 1:00 PM
Srinagar: In the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) polls, over 45 per cent voting was recorded till 1:00 PM in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a large number of voters including men and women turned up at polling stations to cast their votes in […]