The Spiritual Essence of Ram Navami
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ‘Ra’ means light, radiance. English words like rays and radiance come from Ram. ‘Ma’ means myself. Ram means the light within me, the light in my heart. That which shines forth within you is Ram. That which is radiant in every particle of the being, of creation, is Rama. Ram is […]
Kashmir reports five covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 9: Kashmir Valley logged five fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no case reported from Jammu division for the fourth consecutive day on Saturday, officials said. There was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours either in Kashmir or Jammu, they said. They said that while there was no […]
24 students at NIT Srinagar test covid-19 positive
Srinagar, Apr 9: Rapid antigen test (RAT) for Covid-19 returned positive for 24 students at NIT Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. In a letter to Head of the Department, Social and Preventive Medicine GMC Srinagar, Block Medical Officer (BMO) Hazrabal informed that 24 students out of 47 tested positive for Covid 19 during RAT today. […]
Two sons arrested for murdering their father
Srinagar, Apr 9: Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said to have arrested two sons from Central Kashmir’s Soura area on charges of murdering their father and dumping his body in Dal Lake. “On 07/04/2022 on a reliable information that an unidentified body was lying in the Dal lake near Akhoon mohalla Foreshore road, Police station […]
Inquiry ordered after video showing students doing ‘Manual Labour’ surfaces
Bandipora, Apr 09: An inquiry has been ordered by the Chief Education Officer Bandipora after a video went viral on social media purportedly showing some children of a government school being made to do the manual labour inside school premises in the north Kashmir district. According to officials a two member team including Deputy CEO […]
Covaxin booster enhances antibody response against Covid variants including Omicron: Study
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) A booster dose of Covaxin administered six months after the two dose primary vaccination has shown elevated immune responses against SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern including Omicron and protection from severe disease, a study by ICMR and Bharat Biotech has found. The emergence of Omicron with at least 30 mutations within […]
NDRF DG, CRPF ASI killed in Pulwama attack awarded gallantry medals
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) CRPF ASI Mohan Lal, who was killed while attempting to thwart the February 2019 Pulwama terror attack on a force bus, and NDRF Director General (DG) Atul Karwal were decorated with police gallantry medals at an event held here on Saturday. Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla pinned the medal on […]
Hawala money case: Former minister Babu Singh held
Jammu, Apr 09: Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested a former minister, Jatinder Singh @ Babu Singh in a case pertaining to Hawala money in the Union Territory. The name of former minister from Kathua surfaced in this case when police arrested a man from Kashmir alongwith some Hawala money, however, the former minister […]
Ladakh records 3 new COVID-19 cases
Leh, Apr 9 (PTI) Ladakh reported three new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, taking the overall infection tally in the union territory to 28,232, officials said here. There are only nine active cases in Ladakh at present, six in Leh district and three in Kargil district, they said. According to the officials, no Covid-linked death took […]
J&K witnessing ‘golden period’: Lt Guv, says 80 lakh tourists visited UT in past few months
Srinagar, Apr 09: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday said that Kashmir was witnessing a “golden period” on the Tourism front as 80 lakh tourists have visited the UT in the past few months alone, breaking all the records of past 20 years. “Record number people are visiting Kashmir. This is a golden […]