A nice initiative
The Jammu Municipal Corporation last week announced an initiative to ensure upkeep and clean neighborhood parks. Though the idea may seem to be a minor proposal when we look at it superficially, but once analyzed in detail the plan seems a nice and workable one as the public spaces in Jammu and Kashmir seem to […]
Basil seed drink, a must in Ramadan
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Breaking fast during Ramzan with basil seed drink (babri treash) has been a centuries old practice in Kashmir. I remember during my childhood days when children in groups of ten to fifteen used to throng mosque during Magrib prayers to receive this drink at Iftaar times. It hardly mattered whether they kept […]
Smoking increases risk of COPD
Dr Nevin Kishore Being one of the most common lung diseases seen world over, yet COPD is ironically a completely preventable ailment. Despite talking about the advanced treatment modalities, the best way of preventing this disease is smoking cessation altogether. While the air quality across the Delhi region has turned hazardous, which may trigger attacks […]
Lok Sabha session prorogued
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) President Ram Nath Kovind has prorogued the Budget Session of Lok Sabha which had commenced on January 31 and ended on Thursday. The Lok Sabha secretariat said on Friday that the eighth session of the present Lok Sabha was prorogued by the president on April 7. The session had concluded on […]
Nine fresh covid-19 cases reported from Kashmir, Jammu reports none
Srinagar, Apr 8: Kashmir Valley logged nine fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no case reported from Jammu division for the third consecutive day on Friday. There was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours either in Kashmir or Jammu, officials said. They said that the while there was no fresh […]
Three protestors knocked down by truck in Udhampur
Jammu, Apr 8 (PTI) Three people, who were among those holding a protest demanding repair of drinking water supply pipes, were killed after a truck accidentally knocked them down in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Friday, officials said. Three others were injured and they were shifted to the district hospital, they said. The truck […]
Over 1.76 lakh pilgrims visit cave shrine of Vaishno Devi during ‘Navratras’
Jammu, Apr 8 (PTI) Amid tight security arrangements, over 1.76 lakh pilgrims have visited the famous cave shrine of Vaishno Devi during the first six days of the ‘Navratri’ festival in the Katra town here, officials said. Located 42 kilometres from the winter capital, Jammu, along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, Katra the base camp for […]