Low intensity quake of 3.2 magnitude felt in Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16 (PTI) A mild intensity earthquake with epicentre in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam area shook the valley on Wednesday but there was no damage reported due to the tremor. An earthquake of magnitude 3.2 on Richter scale was felt at around 5.43 am in Kashmir, an official of the Disaster Management authority said. He […]
Barring Srinagar, night temperature drops below Sub-Zero level across Kashmir
Srinagar, Feb 16: Night temperature recorded a drop and settled below freezing point across Kashmir Valley barring Srinagar on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar, the summer capital of the J&K, recorded a low of 0.0°C against last night’s 0.8°C. The temperature was below 1.0°C than the normal for this time of […]
Ten OGWs of JeM held during raids in South, Central Kashmir: SIA
Srinagar, Feb 16: State Investigation Agency (SIA) has arrested ten “identified” persons for allegedly working as Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Jash-e-Mohammad during raids in south and central Kashmir, officials said Wednesday. “The SIA was constituted recently with mandate to investigate (cases) connected with (militancy) and secessionism, conducted overnight raids at ten different locations in […]
India reports 30,615 new Covid-19 cases
New Delhi, Feb 16: India recorded 30,615 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Wednesday, marking a slight rise since yesterday’s 27,409 infections. Meanwhile, 514 coronavirus patients succumbed to the deadly disease. For the first time since January 2, Mumbai recorded zero deaths on Tuesday. The daily caseload in […]
Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri dies at 69
Mumbai, Feb 16 (PTI) Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri, who popularised disco music in India in the 80s and 90s, has died following multiple health issues, a doctor treating him said on Wednesday. He was 69. Lahiri died on Tuesday night at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu. “Lahiri had been admitted to the hospital for a month and […]
Woman arrested with 10 kg poppy in Banihal
Banihal/Jammu, Feb 16 (PTI) A woman was arrested and 10 kilograms of poppy was recovered from her possession in Banihal belt of Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. During a routine checking at Railway chowk in Banihal, police party intercepted the woman pedestrian who was on her way from Srinagar towards Jammu, they said. During […]
JK’s Power Department to be self-sustaining: Lt Guv
Inaugurates 20 Power distribution projects
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinah Tuesday inaugurated 20 Power distribution projects costing Rs 41 Cr at Bajalta, Jammu, an official spokesman said. The Lt Governor said that these projects will address peak season shortage and ensure sustained economic activities. Additional capacity augmentation will bridge the major gap in the electricity requirements of Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, […]
Hazrat Ali (RA): The heir of the Prophet (PBUH)
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon ‘Days are the pages of your life time so bind them with your best deeds ‘ (Hazrat Ali-RA) The importance of Hazrat Ali (AS) to the Holy Prophet (PBUH) can be gauged from the fact that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) usually assigned Hazrat Ali (AS) to perform the most important and […]
Peptic ulcer disease
Umair Shafiq Khanday Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) refers to a defect in the gastric or duodenal mucosal wall that extends through the muscularis mucosa into the deeper layers of the submucosa. Ulcer formation is the net result of a lack of homeostasis between factors within the GI tract responsible for the breakdown of food (e.g., […]