Soldier killed in fratricide incident in Poonch
Jammu, Jul 15 (PTI) An Indian Army soldier was killed in an incident of fratricide in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The incident took place at an Army unit in Surankote area of the district, they said. Further details are awaited.
Bear mauls elderly man to death in Bandipora woods
Bandipora, Jul 15: An elderly man was mauled to death by a bear in Kuthpathri area of Pethkoot in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said here on Friday. They said that the man identified as Mohammad Shafi Palal (60) of Hapatnar village of Quil Muqam in Bandipora was attacked and grievously injured by the bear. […]
Minimum temp hovers below normal in JK
Srinagar, Jul 15: The minimum temperature continued to hover below normal at most places in Jammu and Kashmir following more rains in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. The weatherman has forecast improvement in the rainfall activity till July 19. A meteorological department official here said that during last 24 hours till 0830 […]
Driver dies as tanker rolls down into gorge in Ramban
Ramban, Jul 15: A driver died after a vehicle rolled down into a deep gorge near Peerah on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in Ramban district on Friday, officials said here. They said that a tanker, which was on way to Srinagar fell into a deep gorge after the driver purportedly lost control over the vehicle near […]
Amarnath pilgrim dies of cardiac arrest in Pahalgam
Anantnag, Jul 15: A pilgrim on Amarnath Yatra from Haryana, died of cardiac arrest on Friday while he was on way to the holy cave shrine from Pahalgam base camp in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. They said that Mahaveer Prasad (66) son of Shri Gupta from Karnal Haryana, collapsed while on way to […]
India reports 20,038 new COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities
New Delhi, Jul 15 (PTI) India logged a single-day rise of 20,038 new coronavirus infections, pushing the tally of cases to 4,37,10,027, while the count of active cases of the disease has increased to 1,39,073, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll due to the disease has climbed to 5,25,604 with […]
Controlling progression of renal ailments
Dr Vishal Saxena With significant rise in the incidences of renal failure due to Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) there is an urgent need to raise awareness among the masses. The number of patients suffering from CKD has almost doubled in the past decade and is continuing to rise at a rapid pace. While the major […]
Islam in the Eyes of Non-Muslim Scholars
M Ahmad Islam is a Global and a Universal religion and in every period it has been proved by factual evidences, arguments and proof that Islam is the true religion. Islam’s global presence is the main reason of it being considered as a Universal Religion. In Islam there is no conflict between rich and poor, […]
Madrassas need to ensure skills enhancement
Asad Mirza Ever since their emergence, the Madrassas in India have persisted with a curriculum that has seen few changes. The fact that literally, lakhs of Muslim children acquire their primary, and perhaps their only formal education, in these Madrassas where only literature and Islamic studies with a cursory knowledge of social sciences thrown in, […]
JK witnesses surge in Covid cases, reports 165 infections
Srinagar, July 14: Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a rise in number of daily covid-19 cases with 165 fresh infections reported during the past 24 hours, taking the overall caseload to 456456, officials said on Thursday. 112 cases were reported from Jammu division and 53 from Kashmir division, they said. Giving district wise details, he said, […]