The Prophet of Islam?
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat Hate is short-lived and love is everlasting. Hate begets hate and love begets love. People share only what they possess. Frogs cannot sing and nightingales cannot croak. Feel proud if you are among lovers and curse your fate if you are among haters. Hate is self-annihilating and love conquers all. By the […]
Baidyanath Dham: A Confluence of Shiva and Shakti
Er. Prabhat Kishore PurvottarePrajawalikaNidhane, SadaVasantamGirijaSametam. SurasuraradhitaPadyapadmam Sri BaidyanathamTamahamNamami. The world famous one-month long Shravani Mela of Baidyanath Dham starts with the drizzle of Pavas (Rainy) season. The influx of saffron-dressed Kanwariyas, pouring water into an embellishedKanwarfrom Sultanganj’s north-vahini Ganga, walk barefoot on a 111 km long invincible path with the deafening sound of “Bol Bam” […]
JK reports 333 fresh covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, July 19: Jammu and Kashmir reported 333 covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in nearly six months, even as one death due to the pathogen was also reported, officials said on Tuesday. 187 cases were reported from Jammu division and 146 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to […]
Man arrested with country-made pistol in Jammu
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) The police have arrested a man with a country-made-pistol in Jammu on Tuesday, officials said. During a routine check, a pistol was recovered from 24-year old Akshay Kumar, who runs a drug rehabilitation centre at Gharota in the name of Ayodhya foundation, they said. He was arrested and a case under […]
Wearing of face masks made mandatory in Srinagar
Srinagar, Jul 19: After Bandipora and Ganderbal, authorities in Srinagar on Tuesday made wearing of face masks mandatory at all public places across the district in view of the surge in Covid-19 cases. According to an order, issued by deputy commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz there has been recent spike in COVID-19 cases in UT of […]
Covid: 13 new cases in Ladakh
Leh, July 19 (PTI) Ladakh recorded 13 fresh Covid cases that pushed the infection tally to 28,648, officials said on Tuesday. All the new cases were recorded in Leh, they said. So far, 228 people have succumbed to COVID-19 in Ladakh. Of these, 168 deaths were reported from Leh and 60 from Kargil, according to […]
Nearly 30,000 recruited in public sector in J&K since 2019: Govt
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Nearly 30,000 people have been recruited in the public sector by the Jammu and Kashmir administration since 2019, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said employment for 5.2 lakh people is estimated to have been created through self-employment schemes from August […]
Taliban says quake shakes Afghanistan, injures 31 people
Islamabad, Jul 19 (AP) An earthquake has shaken a remote area of eastern Afghanistan, injuring at least 31 people, a Taliban official said Tuesday. The quake struck in the same region where an earthquake last month killed hundreds of people and caused widespread devastation. Earlier reports said 10 people were injured. The US Geological Survey […]
Lok Sabha adjourned amid opposition protest over price rise
New Delhi, Jul 19 (PTI) Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned on Tuesday amid protests by opposition members over imposition of GST on some new items and on price rise issue. As soon as the House reassembled at 2 pm, opposition members belonging to the Congress, Trinamool Congress, DMK and others came to the well of […]
4,800 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine from Jammu
Jammu, Jul 19 (PTI) The 20th batch of over 4,800 Amarnath pilgrims left the base camp here for the twin base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas on Tuesday, officials said. A total of 4,898 pilgrims left Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here in a convoy of 159 vehicles amid […]