Rooting to a new locale!
Desh Bir In May 1963, my father’s transfer occasioned a shift for the family to a new place named Pir Saluhi, some twenty kilometers from Kangoo. Amid sentimental scenes involving parting from friends accompanied by lachrymose outbursts, we boarded the bus for the new place. From a social milieu so intimately known for seven years, […]
JK reports 110 new covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Sep 01: Jammu & Kashmir reported 110 new coronavirus cases while one person died due the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Wednesday. 16 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 94 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 325529. There was one death reported due to […]
Two drug peddlers arrested with 365 gm cannabis in Jammu
Jammu, Sep 1 (PTI) Two men have been arrested with cannabis in the Manjakote area of Rajouri district, officials said. They were apprehended during a routine checking of vehicles at the Kalali Nadyal road. The two men had tried to escape on their motorcycle, but were caught, the officials said. Fourteen full and one half […]
Ladakh reports 5 new COVID-19 cases
Leh, Sep 1 (PTI) With five fresh COVID-19 infections, Ladakh’s tally of cases has climbed to 20,560, while active cases in the Union Territory stand at 69, officials said on Wednesday. Since the outbreak of the pandemic last year, Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh district and 58 in Kargil district. […]
India’s month-long Presidency of powerful UNSC ends
United Nations, Sep 1 (PTI) India’s month-long Presidency of the powerful UN Security Council has ended with substantive outcomes on key global issues including a strong resolution on the situation in Afghanistan that reflected India’s views and concerns, and demanded that the Afghan territory not be used to threaten any country or shelter terrorists. […]
India logs 41,965 new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) With 41,965 people testing positive for COVID-19, India’s total tally of cases rose to 3,28,10,845, while active cases have increased to 3,78,181, according to Union health ministry data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 4,39,020 with 460 more fatalities, according to the data updated at 8 am. The […]
Ammunition recovered during search ops in Ganderbal woods: Officials
Ganderbal, Sep 01: Security forces on Wednesday claimed to have recovered a cache of ammunition during search in forest area of Sarda-Bagh in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. A police official said that Special Operation Group (SOG) and CRPF 118 Bn launched a search operation in Sarda-Bagh forests and recovered cache of ammunition from a hideout […]
FIR registered in Kishtwar for sharing communally sensitive content on social media
Kishtwar, Sep 01: Police on Tuesday said that it has registered a FIR against a video shared on Social media in district Kishtwar of Jammu division. In a statement, police said that yesterday a video was in circulation in the social media showing Skin of Bovine animal. Considering the sensitivity of the video clip with […]
Ladakh declares black-necked crane as its state bird, snow leopard as state animal
Srinagar, Sep 01: Nearly two years after reorganization of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, the administration of Ladakh has declared snow leopard as state animal and black-necked crane as state bird for the Union Territory. A notification in this regard was issued by the UT’s Forest, Ecology and Environment department. “The Hon’ble Lieutenant […]
Social Justice Ministry holds meeting with JK, Ladakh officials for implementing National Trust Act
New Delhi, Sep 1 (PTI) The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry held a meeting with officials and other stakeholders of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for implementation of the National Trust Act, 1999. This act looks into the welfare of people with autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation and multiple disabilities. The meeting was aimed at […]