Encounter rages in Sopore, Pulwama
Srinagar, June 21: An unidentified terrorist has been killed in ongoing encounter in Tulibal area North Kashmir’s Sopore, where as another gunfight is underway in south Kashmir’s Tujjan area of Pulwama district, police said. For Sopore Kashmir Police Zone in a tweet wrote, “01 terrorist killed. Operation in progress. Further details shall follow,”. #Encounter has […]
The rising cases
The past more than a week has been again pointing towards the fact that the covid-19 cases are witnessing an upswing across India as the positivity rates alongwith the increased number of cases need to be taken seriously. On Monday the entire country logged 12,781 freshcases that pushed its infection tally to 4,33,09,473, while the […]
Ties under stress
Asad Mirza Two time-tested allies, though differing ideologically at present but firmly rooted in the same political ideology roots and having faced several crises together, supporting each other at regional and international level through political brinkmanship are facing a new stress. Though each of them deny publicly of supporting each other, yet no one can […]
Tides
Binte Ayesha wani A thousand queries some sedimented beneath the layer of my naive understandings, some still floating over the surface The gravity of hope calms these roaring tides for sometime but the illusions stay hidden somewhere behind the walls of mind The answer to these questions lies between KNOWN and UNKNOWN, between SEEN and […]
The changing food habits
K S S Pillai As some figure-conscious mothers refuse to breastfeed their newborn babies and use alternatives available in the market, it is natural that the habit of eating junk food has become widespread. The other day there was a news item in a newspaper about how a primary school teacher improved the health of […]
JK reports 19 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, June 20: Jammu and Kashmir reported 19 fresh covid-19 cases while the death toll remained unchanged at 4752, officials said on Monday. They said that seven cases were reported Kupwara, five each from Jammu and Srinagar, and one each from Udhampur and Samba districts respectively. Among the total cases, 166654 are from Jammu division […]
Govt orders termination of 112 ‘absent’ doctors in JK
Srinagar, June 20: Government on Monday ordered termination of 112 doctors for “unauthorized” absence from their duties. According to separate orders by Health & Medical Education Department, those terminated from the services include medical officers, Consultant Surgeon and B-Grade Specialists. According to the orders the doctors were given notices to resume their services. “These doctors […]
Agnipath protests: Railways cancels 529 trains
New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) More than 500 trains were cancelled on Monday with operations again disrupted by protests against the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme. While 539 trains were affected, 529 trains were cancelled, including 181 mail/express trains and 348 passengers trains, the Railways said in a statement. The Railways also partially cancelled four mail/express […]
Burglars break into bank branch in Kathua, decamp with Rs 1 Crore
Kathua/Jammu, Jun 20 (PTI) Burglars broke into a private bank in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district and decamped with over Rs 1 crore cash, police said on Monday. The incident took place in the Hatli Morh area on the intervening night on Sunday and Monday. The burglars tied the security guard of the bank with […]
NIA carries out raids at various locations in south Kashmir
Srinagar, June 20: Sleuths from the National Investigation Agency are carrying out raids at multiple places in south Kashmir, sources saud. They said that NIA sleuths with the assistance of police and CRPF are carrying out raids in connection with a case pertaining to attack on forces on 11 March 2022 in Darasgarh, Pulwama. While […]