Cop injured in attack by suspected cattle smugglers in Kathua
Kathua/Jammu, Aug 7 (PTI) A policeman was injured when suspected cattle smugglers hurled stones at a search party in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Sunday, an official said. Police fired two rounds in the air to restore order and arrested one of the attackers early morning at Check Gotta village in Lakhanpur area, Deputy […]
708 fresh COVID-19 cases in J-K
Srinagar, Aug 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday reported 708 fresh COVID-19 cases that took its infection tally to 4,69,749, officials here said. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,776, they said. While 65 fresh cases were reported from the Jammu division, 643 were from the Kashmir valley, the officials said. There are 5,304 active […]
Man found hanging from tree in Kulgam village
Kulgam, Aug 7: An unidentified man was found hanging from a tree in Tachloo village of south Kashmir’a Kulgam district on Sunday morning, even as police have started investigation into the matter, officials said here. An official said that after spotting the man hanging from a tree this morning, locals informed police and accordingly a […]
Govt orders transfer, posting of 8 JKAS officers
Srinagar, Aug 07: Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered transfer and postings of 8 JKAS officer in the interest of administration with immediate effect. As per an order Preeti Sharma, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer, Katra Development Authority, is transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Jammu, against an available vacancy. The order stated […]
No education, rarely stepped out of house: Afghan Sikh woman recounts life under Taliban rule
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Manpreet Kaur, a mother of two, rarely stepped out of her house in Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan last year and her children hardly had any idea of the world outside. Their grim existence for nearly a year changed on August 3, when they arrived in India as […]
PM Modi congratulates CWG medal winners
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the medal-winning efforts of several athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham after a string of podium finishes for Indians. Tagging a video of Indian wrestler Pooja Gehlot who got emotional after winning a bronze medal in the women’s 50kg freestyle wrestling and apologised […]
India records 40 new Covid fatalities
New Delhi, Aug 7 (PTI) With 18,738 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases has risen to 4,41,45,732 while the active cases have increased to 1,34,933, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,689 with 40 fatalities which includes eight deaths […]
Providing tap water
Kashmir is one such place in the world which is bestowed with abundant water resources. Even today when most of the water bodies are witnessing huge pollution many of our water resources are usable for various purposes including drinking needs. Many regions across Jammu region and Kashmir as a whole have huge water resources. And […]
Need to counter headwinds against democracy
Asad Mirza During her three-days visit to India last week the USAID Administrator Samantha Power met civil society representatives in Delhi besides External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, Principal Secretary to the PM, P.K. Mishra and Foreign Secretary VinayKwatra. In meetings with civil society representatives she stressed the need to discuss freedom of expression, speech, identity, […]
Writing by hand instills memories
Vijay Garg One cannot ignore the mental and physical benefits of the physical act of writing in longhand, using pen or pencil on paper. The kinetic feeling accompanied with writing down things causes our brain to create memories faster. This year marks the second academic year for students continuing to attend virtual classes and submit […]