Night temperature settles above Sub-Zero level in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 2: Barring Pahalgam and Gulmarg, night temperature continued to stay above sub-zero level in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recorded a rise by 1.4°C with mercury settling at minus 4.8°C against last night’s 3.4°C. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded […]
Six flights departed for India in last 24 hours under ‘Op Ganga’: EAM Jaishankar
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Six flights under India’s evacuation mission ‘Operation Ganga’ have departed for India in the last 24 hours, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday. India launched the evacuation mission under which the Indians from Hungary, Romania, Poland and Slovakia are being brought back home after they exited Ukraine through […]
Active COVID-19 cases in India dip to 85,680
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) India logged 7,554 new coronavirus infections, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,29,38,599, while the active cases dipped to 85,680, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll climbed to 5,14,246 with 223 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The daily […]
Russian forces escalate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas: Reports
Kyiv, Mar 2 (AP) Russian forces escalated their attacks on crowded urban areas Tuesday, bombarding the central square in Ukraine’s second-biggest city and Kyiv’s main TV tower in what the country’s president called a blatant campaign of terror. Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy vowed after the bloodshed on the square in […]
US bans Russian planes from American airspace
Washington, Mar 2 (PTI) President Joe Biden has announced that the United States is closing its airspace to Russian planes, asserting that this along with other punitive measures would weaken Russia. “Tonight, I am announcing that we will join our allies in closing off American air space to all Russian flights further isolating Russia and […]
Importance of roads
In today’s development oriented world the importance of roads and highways assumes a huge significance. Roads not only act as nerves and make economies robust they also help in intercultural exchange and bridging gaps among communities. However, Jammu and Kashmir proved one such region which had witnessed least development on infrastructure which includes increase […]
Pride hath a fall
Mushtaq Hurra Lucifer (Iblees ) was an eminent and distinguished angel. Once, a group of angels approached him and said, “O, the chief of angels, we want you to beseech the mercy of Allah SWT for us.” “What happened,” enquired the Lucifer. One of them said, “O our chieftain, Allah SWT is going to execrate […]
Volunteers keeping ‘Koshur’ alive!
Peerzada Iflaq Kashmiri language, commonly known as ‘Koshur’, belongs to the Dardic subgroup of Indo-Aryan languages. The language is primarily spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, India, and surrounding regions. The language is spoken by more than 70 lakh people. In this digital era, where most of the information is stored online Kashmiri language lags behind […]
Balance of power can curtail wars
Sahil Sharifdin Bhat War is a matter of pride for those who win it. War is a matter of shame for those who lose it. War is just a word for those who declare it. War is the death for those who fight it. War is a profitable business for those who manufacture and sell […]