Nomads face distress due to untimely snowfall in Doda hills, halt onward journey
Bhaderwah/Jammu: Unseasonal snowfall in higher reaches of Doda hills in Jammu and Kashmir has caused distress to the nomadic population, prompting them to halt their onward journey along with cattle to highly snowbound pasturelands. Owing to bad weather conditions, the authorities issued an advisory asking nomads not to go ahead with their journey to upper […]
5,874 new Covid cases recorded in India
New Delhi: India saw a single-day rise of 5,874 new coronavirus cases, while the active case count dropped to 49,015 according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll from the pandemic has increased to 5,31,533 with 25 deaths, which includes nine reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am […]
As Srinagar gears up for G20 meeting, foreign ‘Buskers’ entertain people on streets
Srinagar: With Srinagar all set to host a meeting of the G-20 working group on tourism, Russian ‘Buskers’ could be seen entertaining people along the Boulevard Road ahead of the first major international event scheduled for May 22 and 23. A young couple from Russia solicits money from bystanders through the act of performing or […]
Three die as car falls into gorge in Reasi
Reasi: Three people were killed when their car skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Reasi district, police said on Sunday. The vehicle was on its way to Karagh from Reasi town and on reaching Tote village, its driver lost control and the vehicle rolled down into a more than 100-metre-deep […]
Bollywood to boost tourism in Kashmir
During past few days, the local media here has been abuzz with the news of Bollywood actors shooting their movies in Kashmir Valley. Shah Rukh in Sonamarg made headlines. People, particularly those affiliated with tourism sector, are happy because more film shootings here would attract more tourists and thus help the local economy. Kashmir used […]
Avoid the consumption of Antibiotics without doctor consultation
Antibiotic abuse among the Indian population, set to trigger antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as a future epidemic by 2035
By: Dr Shekhar Biswas The use of antibiotics in India and globally has increased immensely in the recent times. With the prolonged use of antibiotics, many people have become anti-antibiotic that even the primary diseases have become difficult to treat and transforming into fatal diseases. If such issues continue to progress, no antibiotics will be […]
Who is responsible for the plight of daily wage workers?
In the changing times, due to various calamities, the crisis often hits the daily wage workers the most. Such a crisis often triggers little or no discussion and whatever help is expected in such tough times either arrives late or is blocked for one reason or the other. There is no doubt that the working […]
Boosting India-Bangladesh defence ties
By: Indrajit Kumar India and Bangladesh have close and friendly defence relationship that covers diverse areas of cooperation and is guided by the spirit of their shared sacrifices during the Liberation War of Bangladesh. Defence cooperation between India and Bangladesh has made significant progress in the last few years. It is depicted in the exchange […]
