USCIRF condemns death of Stan Swamy
WASHINGTON, July 8: A federal American body has condemned the “deliberate neglect” by the government of India that it said led to the death of Jesuit priest Stan Swamy. Swamy, 84, who was arrested last…
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Egypt urges UN to back call for binding deal on Ethiopia dam
United Nations, July 8: Egypt’s foreign minister said Wednesday he will urge the U.N. Security Council to require Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia to negotiate a binding agreement within six months on the contentious issue of…
Despite COVID, Dubai welcomes 3.7mn overseas visitors: Official data
Dubai, July 8: International tourism hub Dubai welcomed 3.7 million overnight visitors during the 11-month period from July 2020 to May 2021, the tourism department here has said, as the city marked a year since…
Global COVID-19 deaths hit 4 million amid rush to vaccinate
BALTIMORE, July 8: The global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 4 million Wednesday as the crisis increasingly becomes a race between the vaccine and the highly contagious delta variant. The tally of lives lost over…
More on-line services of SASB
In the absence of the devotee pilgrims being physically there to pay obeisance at the Holy Amarnath Shrine due to cancellation of this year’s pilgrimage on account of COVID-19 pandemic, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha recently…
National Spelling Bee win could be footnote to hoops career
Lake Buena Vista (US), Jul 8: The biographical blurbs about competitors in the Scripps National Spelling Bee include a litany of other interests, from sports to musical instruments to science competitions to Indian classical dance.…
Bill Condon to direct ‘Guys And Dolls’ adaptation for TriStar Pictures
Los Angeles, Jul 8: Filmmaker Bill Condon is set to tackle the new retelling of Broadway musical hit “Guys And Dolls”. The new adaptation of composer and lyricist Frank Loesser’s 1950 musical has been set…
Hilly districts in Jammu deserve more seats
Delimitation ProcessCh Rashid Azam InqlabiThe Jammu and Kashmir State bifurcated into the Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh on August 5, 2019. Due to which delimitation of the electoral constituencies became inevitable. Delimitation literally means…
Scenario of Climate Change
Dr. Parshotam S. Manhas“We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to” Terri SwearingenClimate change refers to the increasing changes in the measures of climate over a long period…
JPDCL conducts surprise check of power thefts
JAMMU: To curb the Pilferage of Power, Inspections Teams of Electric Sub-Division-II, Janipur of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation headed by O.P. Sharma, AEE conducted Inspection of Consumer in different areas at Indra Colony Janipur, Shantipuram…