Importance of Mughal road
As Kashmir division has remained cut from the rest of the country since Sunday, the debate to keep an alternative route available has once again gained momentum over the past two days. Kashmir, Ladakh and Kargil regions are connected to the rest of the country through the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which has reported a […]
Teaching as Social Service
By: Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi As I sit and think about what being a teacher really is, one refrain rings louder than all the rest, teaching isn’t a profession it is a social service. It is a passion for influencing minds, hearts and futures. With every step into a classroom every teacher is not simply imparting […]
Surgery to treat Epilepsy
By: Dr Rohit Bansil Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. For many people, seizures can be controlled with medication, but for some, these medications are not effective. When epilepsy cannot be managed with drug therapy alone, epilepsy surgery may be considered as a treatment option. Epilepsy surgery aims to reduce or […]
No shortage of supplies in Kashmir due to highway closure: Omar Abdullah
Ramban: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said there was no shortage of supplies in the valley despite the 250-km strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remaining blocked due to landslides and mudslides for the third day. The highway was blocked in multiple places on Sunday owing to landslides and mudslides triggered by heavy rains and cloudbursts, […]
Salal Dam gates opened to manage heavy water inflow into Chenab river
Jammu: Authorities on Tuesday opened the gates of the Salal hydroelectric power project dam to ease the heavy inflow of water into the Chenab river in the wake of continuous rains in Reasi district, officials said. Locals have been asked to remain vigilant and keep away from the banks of the river. “Due to the […]
Wanted criminal dies in scuffle with police while trying to escape custody
Jammu: A wanted criminal died in a scuffle with cops while trying to escape from police custody along with an aide near here, an official said on Tuesday. Four cops escorting wanted criminal Mushtaq Ali alias Raj Ali alias Bacchu Don from Punjab to Jammu were also got injured in the incident, a police spokesman […]
Teenager’s bullet ridden body found in Jammu park, suicide suspected
Jammu: The body of a young man with a bullet injury was found inside a park near here on Tuesday, police said. The 18-year-old was missing for the last couple of days, and it appears that he committed suicide, they said, adding that a pistol was recovered from the park in the Digiana area of […]
CM Omar meets flood, landslide-hit victims in Ramban
Ramban: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assessed the ground situation in the aftermath of the destruction caused by heavy rains coupled with cloudbursts and landslides here, and met with the affected families. This was his second visit to the affected areas in as many days. On Monday, the chief minister drove from Srinagar to […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Srinagar, Anantnag and Budgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. In Srinagar, a police team at a checkpoint established at Bohri Kadal Srinagar intercepted a suspicious person. He has been identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar son of Mohammad Akbar Dar resident of […]
Sangam-Lassipora road in shambles, people suffer
Locals demand macadamisation of the road Pulwama: The dilapidated Sangam – Lassipora Pulwama road continue to take a toll on commuters for the last several years now, locals alleged Tuesday. The commuters and drivers from various areas of Pulwama said that the bad condition of road has resulted in many problems including an increase in […]
