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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Editorial- Page 57

A silent killer

World Hypertension Day was observed across the globe on May 17. This year, the theme was `Controlling Hypertension Together: check your blood pressure regularly, defeat the silent killer’. Hypertension or high blood
May. 20, 2026

Census 2027 begins

Self-enumeration under Census 2027 began in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gujarat, and Puducherry on Sunday. It will be followed by housing listing and housing census field operations from June 1 to June 30. Self-enumeration is also currently underway in Uttar Pradesh. Houselisting
May. 19, 2026

Achan project

People’s voice has finally been heard. The Council of Ministers has approved the 800 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management

Train to Kashmir

Train to Kashmir Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express Services has become a lifeline for people in the

Welcome move

Directorate of school education, Kashmir, has finally woken up and served notices to nine top private schools for compelling parents to pay miscellaneous charges in violation of government guidelines. For the last
Jun. 30, 2021

Good decision

The J&K government has cancelled the yearly Amarnath Yatra due to the ongoing pandemic and the looming threat of a third wave in the next month and a half. The decision is
Jun. 21, 2021

Covid crash course

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched ‘Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers. The training programme would be conducted in 111 training centres spread over 26 states. About one lakh
Jun. 18, 2021

SEHAT, a key scheme

More than 3.34 lakh people in Srinagar have registered with the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana-SEHAT Scheme (AB-PMJAY-SEHAT), under which free healthcare is provided to all citizen who provided a Golden
Jun. 16, 2021

Complacency risk

The Covid-19 situation has considerably improved in Jammu and Kashmir. On Monday, for the first time in the ongoing second wave, J&K recorded a single digit death toll even as the number
Jun. 15, 2021

Safety first

The process of Unlock 2.0 has started in Jammu and Kashmir and it is good to see the return of a few business activities in the Valley after around a month of
Jun. 11, 2021

Modern farming

The introduction of nano urea developed by Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) in J&K is a giant leap in agriculture sector and a welcome step in adopting environment-friendly farming practices across
Jun. 9, 2021
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Vaccination coverage

Vaccination programme in Jammu and Kashmir is making news for all the right reasons. The union territory is all set to dislodge Kerala to attain the top spot in the vaccination coverage.
Jun. 8, 2021

Workers’ plight

The plight of private sector employees in Kashmir is no secret. Since 2019, if there is one section of the society that has suffered the most, it is these private sector workers
Jun. 7, 2021

Heart-wrenching

In a tragic incident, a five-year-old girl from Budgam was mauled by a leopard on Thursday, sending the entire Kashmir into shock. His parents and kin had made a fervent appeal on
Jun. 4, 2021
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