Mercury dips to minus 4 degrees Celsius in Kashmir
Srinagar: A day after Kashmir got some respite from the cold, the minimum temperatures in the valley dipped again on Thursday night, the meteorological office here said. Srinagar experienced its coldest night of the season with a minimum temperature of minus 4 degrees Celsius, two notches lower that previous night’s minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, a […]
Results of 8th standard students show a marked improvement
Srinagar: In a significant development, the students who appeared in class 8th exams recently have shown a considerable improvement as compared to last year, in the results which were declared by State Institute of Education (SIE) Kashmir. As per the official figures, the pass percentage of students last year was 91 percent which has increased […]
Soldier accused of murder takes refuge in Jammu
Lucknow: A police team has been sent to Jammu to nab an Army soldier who is one of the accused in the murder of a police inspector during mob violence in Bulandshahr, a senior police officer said Friday. IG Crime S K Bhagat said five more arrests have been made in connection with Inspector Subodh […]
Study proposes establishment of high quality trauma care centres in Valley
Srinagar: With pellet and bullet injuries being on the rise in Kashmir, a study conducted at SKIMS has impressed upon the need of establishing high-quality trauma care centres across the state to reduce the firearm-related morbidity and mortality, in addition to the establishment of an Advanced Trauma Centre in the Srinagar city. The study titled […]
Pakistan’s plea for an IMF bailout may get delayed: Report
Islamabad: Cash-strapped Pakistan’s quest for a USD 8 billion IMF bailout package by January 15 may not realise as the global lender wants the government to adopt tougher measures to address the external sector imbalances before sending the country’s case to its Executive Board, a media report said Friday. Pakistan is seeking USD 8 billion […]
We are nobody’s ‘hired gun’: PM Khan to US
Says my non agreement with US policies does not make me anti-US
Islamabad: Pakistan is keen to have a “proper relationship” with the US similar to Islamabad’s all-weather ties with China rather than being humiliated and treated like a “hired gun”, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. The ties between Washington and Islamabad strained, especially after President Donald Trump, while announcing his Afghanistan and South Asia policy […]
Change of strategy
Kashmir Valley has been witnessing a turmoil since the past three decades now. During these years the valley has witnessed massive destruction and unabated killings. So much so that no sphere of activity has remained untouched during the last three decades. However, what has bore the brunt of the turmoil during these years is the […]
Teachers – The guiding force behind nations
Mushtaq Hurra Prophet Mohammad Salallahu-alaihi-wasalam has said, ” I have been descended as a teacher “. This Hadith is enough to prove the worth of teacher in a society. Teachers are the people who have freed nations from the yokes of slavery by sowing the seeds revolution in their minds, and have been detrimental in […]
