10 houses gutted in overnight blaze in Tulail Bandipora
Bandipora, Dec 01: At least 10 houses were gutted in a massive fire in Tatri-Kilshay village of Tulail in Gurez area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district late last night, officials said Wednesday. The officials said that at least 10 residential houses were completely gutted in the fire that broke out on the intervening night of […]
Pulwama encounter: Two militants killed, search going on
Pulwama, Dec 01: Two militants have been killed in an encounter between government forces and militants in Qasbayar area of Rajpora hamlet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said Wednesday. A senior police officer said that two militants have been killed whose identification is being ascertained while as search operation is on in the area. […]
Officer issues transfer orders on retirement day, probe ordered
Jammu, Dec 1 (PTI) The district administration suspended Kishtwar Chief Education Officer (CEO) on Tuesday and ordered an inquiry against him for allegedly issuing transfer orders of teachers on the day of his retirement. The transfer orders issued by the outgoing CEO have also been kept in abeyance till further orders. The action was taken […]
Encounter breaks out in Pulwama village
Srinagar, Dec 01: A gunfight has started between militants and government forces in Qasbayar area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Qasbayar. As the joint team of forces approached towards the suspected spot, the hiding militants […]
WHO warning
Grappling with the very idea of fighting a new variant of the coronavisrus the concerns among nations have grown manifold. The issue has attained significance because world health organization too marked the new variant as global risk with severe consequences. The WHO has said that the risk from the omicron variant is very high based […]
Life after liver transplant
Dr. Sanjiv Saigal This is the story of 41-years old lady who was suffering from Autoimmune related chronic liver disease and underwent successful Living Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) in 2006 by team led by Dr. Subhash Gupta and Dr. Sanjiv Saigal. The case is of great significance as those were the early days when living […]
The Temple Goddess
N J Ravi Chander One of my earliest memories of Fraser Town (Mootocherry earlier) was the Mootomariamman shrine, which stood on 51 Standage Road. The deity derived her name from the locality; the shrine came up on encroached land. A Thigala (traditional growers of flowers and vegetables) ran the unauthorised shrine. People trusted the town […]
Soldier kills himself in Ramban
Banihal/Jammu, Nov 30 (PTI) An army personnel allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district on Tuesday, officials said. Sepoy Tejpal Singh, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was on sentry duty when he fired upon himself inside a camp at Chamalwas late this afternoon, the officials […]
Govt announces winter vacation for schools
Srinagar, Nov 30: Government on Tuesday announced winter vacations for educational institutions of Kashmir division and winter zone of Jammu division due to freezing conditions. “In view of increase in cold weather conditions, there was proposal for early vacations in schools. A meeting in this regard was held yesterday and the proposal has been approved,” […]
Ancient Durga idol found in Budgam
Srinagar, Nov 30 (PTI) Police in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir recovered a 7th century idol of Goddess Durga in black stone on Tuesday, officials said here. The idol, believed to be 1300 years old, was found in Khag area, the officials said. “Officers of the Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums were called […]