Woman slips, drowns in well at Kupwara
Kupwara, Jul 7: A 34-year-old woman died after ‘slipping’ into a well in Cherkote area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday, official sources said. They said that Tasleema Begum, wife of Mohammad Ramzan Peer, resident of Nadpora village Cherkote ‘slipped’ and fell into the well this morning, adding, she was rescued and taken to […]
Missing Baramulla man’s body recovered from Jhelum
Baramulla, Jul 07: A dead body of a man was recovered from river Jhelum near Khadiniyar area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, a few days after he went missing from his home, officials said. They said that the body was found by locals in river Jehlum near Khadiniyar area, who later informed the […]
Rains lash most parts of JK, minimum temp drops
Srinagar, July 7: Amid fresh rains, minimum temperature at most places in Jammu and Kashmir recorded a drop on Thursday even as the weatherman has forecast light to moderate showers in next 48 hours. A meteorological department official here said that till 0830 hours today, Kathua received 39.2mm of rain followed by 17.2mm in Kupwara, […]
Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,19,457
New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) India logged 18,930 new coronavirus infections taking the COVID-19 tally to 4,35,66,739, while the active cases increased to 1,19,457, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,25,305 with 35 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The active cases comprise 0.26 […]
Boy found brutally murdered in Kathua
Kathua, Jul 7 (PTI) A 10-year-old boy was found brutally murdered in this district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Wednesday. Four suspects including three juveniles have been detained in connection with the case, they said. Praney Kumar did not return home from private tuition in his Saidpur village on Tuesday and later his […]
New COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 detected in countries like India: WHO
United Nations/Geneva, Jul 7 (PTI) A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has been detected in countries like India and the World Health Organisation is following this, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. On COVID-19, globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 per cent over the past two weeks. Four out of […]
Extravagance in marriages
Marriages are important happenings in most of the households in Kashmir especially since the past few years as people have resorted to spend heavily on such occasions. Normally any marriage function conducted in Kashmir costs lakhs of rupees on an average and the cost excludes the jewellery of the bridal wear that has nowadays crossed […]
Educating our children
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Children to a large extent are a reflection of their parents. Clichéd as it may sound, children are like clay that is waiting to be moulded. Adults may find it difficult to mend their ways and change their habits but not so the children. As the adage goes, good habits and manners […]
Laser vision correction for spectacles removal
Dr. Mahipal S Sachdev No matter how ready you are for a life without spectacles or contact lenses, the decision to undergo Laser Vision Correction is a big one. Your eyes are most important, and you want to make sure that the procedure you undergo offers you the maximum safety, precision and comfort. That is […]
Govt. notifies guidelines for Homestay, paying guest house registration
Srinagar, July 06: In order to facilitate more and more people to join the tourism trade, the Government has notified procedural guidelines for registration of Homestay and Paying Guest Houses in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Orders to this effect were issued by Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez here. The aim of notifying these […]