Life As A Dalit – A Curse In Casteist India
“We are punished for being born dalits. Our only sin is our birth as Dalits,” one of the distraught relatives of the Hathras victim was quoted as saying. “My birth is my fatal accident” a young dalit scholar at the University of Hyderabad, Rohith Vemula cried out his heart in his suicide note in 2016. But the young, […]
Rupee settles 17 paise lower at 73.46 against US dollar
The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day 17 paise lower at 73.46 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday. At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened at 73.17 tracking positive domestic equities and weak greenback, but soon pared the gains and finally closed at 73.46, down 17 paise over its […]
Rabada takes over Purple Cap from Chahal, Orange stays with KL
Kings XI Punjab captain KL Rahul continues to hold the Orange Cap while the Purple Cap is now with Delhi Capitals pacer Kagiso Rabada following the conclusion of the 19th IPL 2020 match which the Shreyas Iyer-led side won by 59 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Rahul has scored 302 runs, including one hundred and […]
Mother-son duo from Srinagar’s Dalgate die of COVID-19, expert raises alarm
Srinagar : A mother-son duo from Dalgate locality of Srinagar died due to deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday while experts raised alarm, appealing people to follow guidelines in spirit. An official told a local news gathering agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 70-year-old woman and 33-year-old male, mother and son respectively from Dalgate area of Srinagar […]
Jammu in focus
From the media to politicians, everyone is blaming the government for the negligence deaths of covid patients especially due to the disruption of oxygen supply. One of the senior journalists from Jammu told the media that he has shifted his close relative to Punjab as he had fears that he would die due to the […]
Army man shoots self dead in Ganderbal
Ganderbal: A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Chatergul army camp in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, officials said Tuesday. The deceased soldier has been identified as Jagmeet Singh son of Makhan Singh, a resident of Haryana service ID number 15514259, who was posted with the 24 RR Delta Company-D. Officials said […]
JCO killed along LoC In Rajouri
Jammu: A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army was killed in firing by Pakistani army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district, officials said on Monday. They said Pakistan army violated ceasefire along LOC in Babakhori area of Nowshera in Rajouri district. “One Subedar Sukhdev Singh of 16 Grenadier was killed,” they said. An […]
PRIs act as building blocks of overall development of any region: Advisor Khan
Attends B2V-3 Progs at Asham, Naidkhai Panchayat Halqas of Bandipora district BANDIPORA, OCTOBER 05: Advisor to Lieutenant, Farooq Khan today said that Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) act as the building blocks of overall development of any region and the government is committed to further empower the PRIs in Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor made these […]
632 new COVID-19 cases take J&K tally to 79,738; recoveries near 64,000 mark
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday reported 632 new COVID-19 infections taking the overall tally to 79,738. The death toll related to the deadly viral disease has risen to 1,252 as per the government’s media bulletin. Out of the total infections reported in the region, 63,790 patients have already recovered meaning there are 14, 696 […]
COVID-19: Govt evacuates 5,50,319 stranded JK residents; 4,10,027 via Lakhanpur, 1,40,292 through special trains
JAMMU, OCTOBER 05: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 5,50,319 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]