Zojila Tunnel: An engineering Marvel
Bilal Bashir Bhat The tunneling mechanism is one of the conspicuous inventions of man on earth to revolutionize travel and connectivity. Areas that are profusely mountainous and punctuated with tough geographical terrain are always in a dire need of quality tunnels to make round the year accessibility easier and faster despite the vagaries of harsh […]
Australia deserves applaud
Respected Sir, Kudos to Australian Cricket Team for emerging victorious in the seventh edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final match. Having won the 50 over’s World Cup five times and the Champions Trophy two times, this was their only unclaimed title. The victory is also a gentle reminder how the team quickly […]
Confronting some cultural consternations!
Desh Bir I was already thirteen years in 1965 when we came down to settle permanently in our native village, Manwin (Dt. Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh ), which to-date continues to be the seat of our family. This was where my grandfather had settled sometime in the latter half of nineteenth century and then had graduated […]
Two covid-19 deaths, 144 fresh cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Nov 16: Jammu and Kashmir reported 144 fresh covid-19 cases while two persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. Among the fresh cases, 19 were reported from Jammu Division and 125 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 334432. There were two deaths, both from the Valley, […]
Kartarpur Sahib corridor to be reopened from Wednesday
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The Kartarpur Sahib corridor to the most revered shrines of Sikhs located in Pakistan will be reopened from Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday. The corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine […]
Ban on IRF founded by Islamic preacher Zakir Naik extended for 5 years
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The ban imposed on Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), set up by Zakir Naik who was accused of inspiring Muslim youths in India and abroad to commit terror acts, has been extended by the Centre for five years. Naik, who was born in Mumbai but fled India in the wake of […]
DIG headed SIT to probe modus-operandi of ‘Hi-tech Hyderpora hideout’
Srinagar, Nov 16: A Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police will probe the modus operandi of a hi-tech hideout at Hyderpora where many mobile phones and computers were recovered and that the team will also investigate the sequence of events that led to killing of building owner and militant […]
Foreigner, his local associate among 4 killed in Hyderpora gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Nov 16: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Tuesday said that four persons including a foreign militant, his local associate, an OGW and a building owner were killed in Hyderpora, Srinagar encounter on Monday evening. He, however, said that the building owner was killed in a “cross fire” while the fourth person […]
Daily COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 287 days
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) India logged 8,865 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 287 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,44,56,401, while the active cases settled at 1,30,793, the lowest in 525 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll climbed to 4,63,852 with 197 […]
Cold conditions: Srinagar freezes at minus 1.2°C
Srinagar, Nov 16: Cold weather conditions show no signs of relenting as mercury plunged across Kashmir Valley with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording its coldest night of the season so far on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here said that mercury settled at minus 1.2°C against minus 0.0°C on the previous night in […]