Celebrating health
Today is world health day. We have over the past two years been exposed to a situation where we fairly understand what being healthy means. The past more than two years of pandemic situation made us to realize the true value we should attribute towards health and sticking to a health life schedule. Importantly, we […]
World Health Day: Healthy child healthy world
M Ahmad Child health is a state of physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Healthy children live in families, environments, and communities that provide them with the opportunity to reach their fullest developmental potential. Early child development sets the foundation for lifelong learning, behavior, and […]
Relevance of Surya Puja, ChhathVrat
Er. Prabhat Kishore The Holy Purans deal with several types of stories related to Suryopasana (worship of Sun). The Sun is called the soul of the world in the Vedas. In the Vedic period, the Sun was considered to be the creator of the entire universe. The meaning of Surya is – all inspiring. In […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian village
Srinagar, Apr 06:An encounter has started between militants and government forces in Haripora Imam Sahib area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Haripora. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding […]
JK reports 11 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 6: Jammu and Kashmir reported 11 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that the there was no fresh case from Jammu while all 11 were from Kashmir Valley, take the overall tally to 453839—166273 in Jammu […]
Police issues look-out notice former minister Babu Singh in Hawala case
Jammu, Apr 6 (PTI) A lookout notice has been issued against former Jammu and Kashmir minister Babu Singh who has gone underground after his name figured as a suspect in a hawala transaction case here, officials said Wednesday. Singh’s link to the case surfaced after the police Thursday arrested Mohmmad Shareef Shah (64) and seized […]
Walnut factory damaged in fire at Samba
Jammu, Apr 6 (PTI) A walnut processing plant was damaged in a massive fire in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. The fire broke out at the factory in the Birpur industrial complex in Bari Brahmana around 2 am, they said. The officials said the factory suffered extensive damage in the […]
Infiltration down ‘significantly’ in five years from 2018: MHA
Srinagar, Apr 6: The cross border infiltration has decreased significantly since 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, said on Wednesday. Giving details of the Estimated Net infiltration during last five years, Minister of State, MHA, Nityanand Rai said 136 took place in 2017, 143 in 2018, 138 in 2019, […]
Govt in RS assures return of assets to Kashmiri migrants
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Modi government is capable and making efforts to restore assets to Kashmiri migrants and so far properties of 610 applicants have been returned, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityananda Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to queries during the Question Hour in the Upper House, […]
Man killed, another injured in fight over land dispute in Pattan
Baramulla, Apr 06: One person was killed and a woman was injured after two families clashed with each other on Wednesday over a land dispute at Gund-Abrahim area of Pattan in north Kashmir, officials said. They said that a clash broke out between two families in Gund-Abrahim area which took a violent turn. The people […]