Stuck in Delhi amidst lockdown, two Kashmiri blind girls seek help
Srinagar: Amidst COVID-19 lockdown, two blind girls from north Kashmir are stuck in New Delhi and pinning hopes on Jammu and Kashmir Government for evacuation. Due to blindness, both of the girls are finding it really very hard to survive in an environment incompatible for them. Khalida Yousuf and Zahida Lone, both in their twenties, are […]
JOURNALISTS BOOKED
Police in Kashmir has booked three journalists so far on the charges of spreading fake news and indulging in anti-national activities. Kashmir Press Club, an umbrella of all journalist bodies of Kashmir has expressed sharp concern over the attitude of the government towards Kashmir based journalists and has described the present action of police as […]
Coronavirus: World On Brink Of ‘Hunger Pandemic’, Could Face Multiple Famines, Says UN Body
The UN food relief agency has warned that the world is on the brink of a “hunger pandemic” and could face multiple famines of biblical proportions within few months if nations don’t act now to avoid funding shortfalls and disruptions to trade due to COVID-19, which continues to spread unabated. The novel coronavirus, which originated […]
KU’s EMRC introduces Digital Learning Corner (DLC) for students
Srinagar/April,22 : To provide novel learning opportunities for students in the time of pandemic, EMRC (Educational Multimedia Research Centre), University of Kashmir (KU) has come up with an interactive multimedia ‘Digital Learning Corner (DLC)’. The DLC contains courses and course material, developed by renowned subject experts from various disciplines, students can avail in the comfort, […]
27 More Test Positive As J&K’s COVID-19 Tally Crosses 400-Mark
Srinagar, April 22 : Twenty seven more people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Kashmir as J&K’s COVID-19 surpassed 400. Official sources told GNS that among the fresh cases, 25 were found positive at Viral Diagnostic Lab of SKIMS and two others at CD Hospital. “489 samples reports were received at SKIMS […]
RBI Launches Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme FY 2021 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The first tranche of Sovereign Gold Bond (SGB) scheme FY 2021, launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Monday is expected to get good response in these uncertain times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has brought the economic activities at a standstill across the globe as 90 per cent of the […]
New Zealand could pull off bold goal of eliminating Covid-19
While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether. And experts believe the country could pull it off. The virus “doesn’t have superpowers,” said Helen Petousis-Harris, a vaccine expert at the University of Auckland. “Once transmission is stopped, it’s gone.” […]
Democracy is about differentness not sameness, stand with media fraternity: JKPC
Srinagar: Reacting to the series of charges against journalists in Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference has said that the democracy is about differentness not sameness, and added that the government of the day should be told this. This week, the police booked two Kashmiri journalists — Masrat Zahra and Gowhar Geelani — for their posts […]
NITI Aayog member Dr VK Paul: ‘Consider pandemic extinguished only when it subsides worldwide’
The effect of the first three weeks of lockdown is now clearly visible. India has succeeded in flattening the curve. If we look back, we started with a case doubling rate about every three days in mid-March when the government took several measures to contain the outbreak, including travel restrictions and campaigning for social distancing etc. […]
Would’ve broken lot of records had he captained India more: Gautam Gambhir on best captain he played under
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir made his debut when Sourav Ganguly was the Indian captain. He also played under Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble and then won two World Cups – 2007 T20 World Cup and 2011 ODI World Cup – under MS Dhoni. He made his comeback to the Indian Test side when young Virat […]
