Aware yourself to defeat depression…!
By: Fidhat Fayaz Drangay Have you ever been taught about mental health in your home, school or college ? Have you ever talked about your mental health status with your family, friends or close ones? Have you ever given freedom or space to someone that he/she has felt free to speak about his/her mental health? […]
Army man dies after his rifle goes off accidentally

Srinagar, Oct 6: An Army trooper was killed after his service rifle went off accidentally on Thursday in Rafiabad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, official sources said. They said that an army personnel identified as Chander Mohan (28) received fatal bullet wound when his service rifle went off accidentally, resulting in his […]
Anti Encroachment drive held at Bandipora, 300 kanals land retrieved

BANDIPORA, OCT 06: The District Administration Bandipora today conducted a special anti-encroachment drive to retrieve the encroached land at Laharwalpora, Bandipora. During the drive that conducted under the presence and supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Bandipora, Waseem Raja, the team demolished illegal sheds erected on the state land thereby freed around 300 Kanals of […]
Azad-led DAP begins process to set up zonal, district committees ahead of Assembly polls

Jammu, Oct 6 (PTI) Democratic Azad Party (DAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad has formed various teams for submitting proposals for constituting zonal and district committees of the party ahead of the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. The six panels having senior leaders as members were asked to complete the exercise of their respective zones […]
Classes 1-9 exams most likely in March, official orders expected in weeks time: Official

Srinagar, Oct 06: Amid the confusion regarding conduct of exams for lower class students, the School Education Department on Thursday said that it will most likely conduct it in March and official orders in this regard are expected this week. Director of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) said, “Most likely, all the exams from Classes 1-9 […]
Drug regulator initiates probe after WHO links children deaths in Gambia to cough syrup made in India

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) A probe has been initiated by India’s drug regulator after the WHO issued an alert saying cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially be linked to the death of children in The Gambia, official sources said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that four “contaminated” and […]
MeT forecasts mainly dry weather in J&K

Srinagar, Oct 6: The weatherman on Thursday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir in next 24 hours. A meteorological office spokesperson here said that no large change was expected in the weather for the subsequent two days also. As regards the mercury, he said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.6°C against […]
Active Covid cases dip to 32,282

New Delhi, Oct 6 (PTI) India recorded 2,529 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,46,04,463, while the active cases dipped to 32,282, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,28,745 with 12 fatalities which includes eight deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data […]
WHO alert for four Indian cold and cough syrups as 66 children die in Gambia

United Nations/Geneva, Oct 6 (PTI) The World Health Organization has issued an alert for four “contaminated” medicines manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company that have been “potentially linked” with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children in The Gambia. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Wednesday, “The four medicines are cough and cold […]
Terrorism will be wiped out of JK: Amit Shah

Says won’t talk to Pak, will engage with the youth of JK
Baramulla: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said assembly polls will be held with “full transparency” in Jammu and Kashmir after the Election Commission publishes the revised electoral rolls and asserted that the Modi government will wipe out terrorism from the Union territory. Addressing a public rally in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, Shah […]