Youth ends life in north Kashmir’s Tangmarg
Baramulla, July 29: A 22-year-old youth on Thursday allegedly ended his life in Warpora Village of Tangmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that the youth hanged himself inside his room in the wee hours today. They said that his family members immediately rushed him to a nearby healthcare facility, however, he was […]
Six fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in Ladakh
Leh, Jul 29 (PTI) Ladakh recorded six fresh COVID-19 cases taking the overall tally to 20,320 while 12 patients recovered bringing down the active cases in the region to 64, officials said on Thursday. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last […]
China sends new ambassador to US amid strained ties
Beijing, Jul 29 (AP) China’s new ambassador to the United States outlined the challenges the two countries face in what has become an increasingly competitive and contentious relationship, while refraining from any criticism in short remarks after arriving to take up his new post. China and the United States are entering a new round of […]
add add RS proceedings adjourned amid protest by Opposition MPs
New Delhi, Jul 29 (PTI) Rajya Sabha proceedings were on Thursday adjourned till 12 noon as opposition members created uproar over Pegasus and various other issues. Soon after the listed papers were laid on the table of the House, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he has not accepted the notices given by various opposition party members […]
No forecast for heavy rain today: MeT
Srinagar, July 29: Weatherman on Thursday said that there is no forecast for any heavy rains in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the weatherman said occasional light rain was possible at some places today. “No major rain occurred during night in whole J&K and Ladakh. Right now weather is generally cloudy at most places,” an official […]
Kishtwar Cloudburst: Rescue operation resumes, 19 persons including 8 women still missing
Jammu, July 29: The rescue operation at Honzar village of Dachhan in Kishtwar district, where at least 19 people are still missing after cloudburst, resumed on Thursday morning. There was halt last night due to fresh rains and mud-sliding in the area, officials said. So far seven people have died while seventeen others were rescued […]
Cloud burst: Eight dead, in JK and Ladakh
Jammu/Srinagar/Kargil, Jul 29 (PTI) A series of cloudbursts struck different parts in the twin Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh overnight, killing eight people and leaving 17 others missing, officials said. The cloudbursts hit Dacchan and Boujwa areas in Kishtwar; the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas; Bandipora in north […]
COVID-19 lockdown negatively impacted women’s nutrition in India: Study
Washington, Jul 29 (PTI) The nationwide lockdown in India in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on women’s nutrition in the country, according to a study conducted by a group of researchers in the US. The study by Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition in four economically backward districts of Uttar […]
Cooperative can create wonders
Cooperatives have created history wherever they were given a good breeding ground. One of the major success stories of cooperative movement is the Amul movement that not only transformed rural India but also paved way for others to imitate the story and help people carve success stories and flourish in their very own field and […]
Whose lives we live?
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Life is the most beautiful gift from God. It has to be enjoyed as well as introspected. Learning from others is as necessary as learning from our own conduct. Rectifying one’s mistakes is a pious job that has its own value. However, all goes awry when we live for others. To put […]