Police rescues two teenagers from drowning in Jhelum
Srinagar, Aug 24: Two teenage boys were rescued by River Police Srinagar from drowning while taking a bath in river Jhelum near Rajbagh area of Srinagar. An official said that two teenage boys identified as Faheem Nisar Handroo (14) son Nisar Ahmad Handroo of Rajbagh and Ahsan Javaid son of Javaid Ahmad resident of Kursoo […]
Elderly woman injured in bear attack in Tral
Pulwama, Aug 24: A 55-year-old woman was injured in a bear attack in Sangrama Tral area of Pulwama district on Wednesday. An official said that the bear attacked Rehmati Begum wife of Ghulam Muhammad Malik near her house, leaving her injured. He said that she was immediately shifted to SDH Tral where from she was […]
Adv Babar Qadri’s murder: Police conducting searches at various locations
Srinagar, Aug 24: Additional Director General of Police, Kashmir zone, Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said police were conducting searches at the residences of three lawyers in Srinagar in connection with the investigation of murder of advocate Babar Qadri. Kashmir zone police, while quoting ADGP Kumar informed that the searches were being conducted at the residences […]
Active Covid cases in country decline to 96,442
New Delhi, Aug 24 (PTI) India logged 10,649 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,43,68,195, while the active cases declined to 96,442, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,27,452 with 36 fatalities which includes four deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data […]
Five low intensity tremors jolt JK
Jammu, Aug 24 (PTI) Five low intensity earthquakes jolted Jammu and Kashmir in about 12 hours on Tuesday, officials said. No loss of life or damage to property was reported, they said. The first earthquake of magnitude 3.9 occurred at 2.20 am, 61 km east of Katra area in Jammu region, they said. The officials said […]
The rising covid cases
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit COVID-19 infections are now increasing in India. Since many people are vaccinated, this virus is now affecting the upper respiratory tract on the throat and the nose and replicating fast and transmitting also very fast. It reveals the fact that the poor adherence to safety protocols is driving the surge. The rise […]
What Islam says about hopeless and depression
Mohammad Nadeem Parray You might often come across a conversation pertaining to things like “sadness is shaytan’s doing” or that “a believer never gets sad” or even that “sadness is an indication of weak or incomplete faith”. Nothing, and I mean nothing, could be further from the truth. Statements like these only escalate the process […]
‘Bachelors are not welcome’
Adv. Sanjay Pandey Can society prohibit unmarried people from renting a house? In many places, bachelors are found to be very cordial. Also, renting to bachelors is more beneficial to the flat owner as they are willing to pay more by splitting the expenses among themselves. But housing societies in cities often rule that no […]
Adani forays into news channel space; set to acquire NDTV
New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s group on Tuesday said it will buy a majority stake in New Delhi Television Ltd, one of the nation’s most popular news channels, as it looks to boost media investments as part of an ambitious expansion plan. An Adani Group firm first acquired a company that […]
JK reports 269 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Aug 23: Jammu and Kashmir reported 269 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that 51 cases were reported from Jammu division and 218 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 476444. Among the cases, 173447 are […]