Woman found murdered in her home at Banihal
Jammu, Sep 23: A woman was found dead with her throat slit in the kitchen of her home in Darshipora Banihal in Ramban district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the 39-year-old woman, a mother of three children, has been identified as Zubaida Begum wife of Mohammad Saleem. A police official said that the woman […]
Police asked to act against fake social media accounts on Jammu divisional commissioner’s name
Jammu, Sep 23 (PTI) Taking note of several fake social media accounts being operated on his name, Jammu Divisional Commissioner Raghav Langer has asked the cyber police to take action against the people behind them. According to officials, some of these fake accounts are operational on Twitter and Facebook. The divisional commissioner has appealed to […]
Black bear found dead on Sgr-Leh highway in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Sep 23: A black bear was killed after being hit by a vehicle on Srinagar- Leh highway near Shiekhbagh area of Kangan in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district late last night. Officials of the wildlife department said that after they received the information, a team of wildlife department recovered the body of the bear. They […]
Driver killed in road mishap
Pampore, Sep 23: A driver was killed in a road accident in Kandizal Pampore area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. An official said that on the intervening night of 22-23 September, an accident took place near Kandizal crossing between a dumper bearing registration number JK18C-3212 with TATA mobile registration number JK13C-6997 in which the driver […]
Active COVID-19 cases lowest in 187 days
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) India added 31,923 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,35,63,421, while the active cases declined to 3,01,640, the lowest in 187 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 4,46,050 with 282 fresh fatalities, according to the […]
PM Modi to interact with global CEOs to highlight opportunities in India
Washington, Sep 23 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he would highlight economic opportunities in India during his meetings with CEOs here. On Thursday, the prime minister is scheduled to hold one-o-one meetings with top five American CEOs. Two of them are Indian Americans — Shantanu Narayen from Adobe and Vivek Lall from General […]
Newly recruited militant killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar, Sep 23: Police on Thursday said that a newly recruited militant was killed in brief gunfight in Kashew Chitragam area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said that the slain militant was responsible for injuring a civilian by firing upon him in Chitragam yesterday. In statement, police said that last night recently active militant […]
Admin deserves applaud
The completion of the parking space at the ever busy Residency road-Abiguzar link deserves applause as the busy area witnesses a huge footfall during the most days of the week. The area is also the main activity area in the Lal-chowk belt which makes it prone to frequent traffic jams. Now that the terminal is […]
International Day of Sign Language
Communicating with gestures and actions M Ahmad The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 23 September as the International Day of Sign Languages in order to raise awareness of the importance of sign language in the full realization of the human rights of people who are deaf. It recognizes the importance of preserving sign languages as […]
Man –Animal conflict, a cause for concern
Peer Muhammad Amir Qureshi Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) occurs when animals pose a direct and recurring threat to the livelihood or safety of people, leading to the persecution of that species. Retaliation against the species blamed often ensues, leading to conflict about what should be done to remedy the situation. Although this is not a new […]