Teenage boy drowns in River Chenab in Akhnoor
Srinagar, May 26: Authorities have launched a rescue operation after an 18-year-old boy drowned in river Chenab in Akhnoor area of Jammu district. An official said that Ankush Sharma, Resident of Gayanti Gorti Akhnoor drowned in River Chenab, near old Bridge Akhnoor this afternoon. Following the incident, SDRF and Police launched a search and rescue […]
PM Modi to inaugurate India’s biggest drone festival
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate India’s biggest drone festival here on Friday and interact with kisan drone pilots as well as witness open-air drone demonstrations. ‘Bharat Drone Mahotsav 2022’ is a two-day event and being held on May 27 and 28. Modi will inaugurate India’s biggest Drone Festival ‘Bharat Drone […]
India logs 2,628 Covid cases in a day, 18 deaths
New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) India saw a single day rise of 2,628 new coronavirus infections, taking the infection tally to 4,31,44,820, while the active cases have increased to 15,414, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Thursday. The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 5,24,525 with 18 more fatalities, the data updated at 8 […]
Seven dead as vehicle rolls down gorge at Zojila Pass
Ganderbal, May 26: Seven people were killed and one critically injured after a vehicle rolled down a deep gorge along Zojila Pass in Sonamarg in central-Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Officials said that a Tavera car bearing registration number JK12/6477 travelling from Kargil to Sonamarg skidded off the road and fell into the 400-ft deep gorge at […]
3 LeT terrorists killed in Kupwara
Srinagar, May 26 (PTI) Security forces on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir and killed three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists, police said. “Based on a specific input developed by police regarding an infiltration attempt by terrorists in Jumagund village in Kupwara, the ultras were intercepted by the Army and police,” a […]
Gunfight breaks out in Kupwara north Kashmir
Srinagar, May 26: A gunfight broke out between terrorists and security forces in Jumagund village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday morning, police said. In a tweet Kashmir Police Zone wrote, “Based on a specific input developed by Kupwara Police regarding infiltration attempt of terrorists in village Jumagund, Kupwara, an encounter has started when […]
Creating more opportunities
From the past two years a serious effort is being pursued to ensure empowering of women entrepreneurs in Jammu and Kashmir. For this various schemes and projects are being promoted to encourage women in the Self Help Groups from various districts to come forward and prove their mettle. These groups are scripting numerous success stories […]
The worsening crisis
Lalit Garg The people of Delhi are troubled by the severe water crisis for the last several days. The problem is that the water tankers are being run under tight security, so that there is no chance of violence over water. People facing water scarcity in the South Delhi region are collecting water drop by […]
Spine surgeries: Effective checklist reduces adverse events by 30 percent
Dr Arvind Kulkarni Pertaining to the fact that a simple checklist before a surgical intervention has the potential to reduce human errors and medical negligence thereby preventing morbidity and mortality, WHO has recently accepted the importance of a checklist and stated that it can reduce the cases of death by at least 30%. This came […]
Terror funding: Court awards life imprisonment to Yasin Malik
New Delhi, May 24 (PTI) A Delhi court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case. Special Judge Praveen Singh also awarded varying jail terms for various offences under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court also imposed a […]