Hexacopter intercepted on IB at Jammu’s Arnia sector
Jammu, July 02: Border Security Force (BSF) on Friday morning fired at an aerial surveillance object (Hexacopter) after it was intercepted on International Border in Jammu’s Arnia sector. Officials said that at a forward IB post in Arnia sector, BSF troops fired at an aerial object after it came close to the post. In an […]
Pulwama Encounter: One militant reported killed, operation continues
Srinagar, July 02: One militant has been killed in an overnight ongoing encounter at Rajpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. Official sources said that one militant has been killed in the ongoing encounter. However identity of the slain militant is yet to be ascertained. Earlier one army soldier was also killed in […]
Director Finance H&ME Mohammad Rafiq passes away at AIIMS
Srinagar, July 2: Director Finance Health and Medical Education Department, Mohammad Rafiq, has passed away, officials said on Friday. He had suffered a stroke earlier this week and was flown to All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi where he died, they said. “Sad to announce the demise of Director Finance H&ME Department (Mohammad) […]
Pulwama Encounter: Army trooper injured critically, succumbs in hospital
Srinagar, July 02: An army trooper who was critically injured in the ongoing gunfight at Rajpora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district has succumbed to his injuries, officials said. They said that an army soldier who was critically wounded after hit by bullet during the ongoing gunbattle succumbed to his injuries at 92 base hospital. […]
FIR lodged after stray dog found dead in south Delhi’s Defence colony: Police
New Delhi, Jul 2 (PTI) The Delhi Police has registered a case after a stray dog was found dead under suspicious circumstances in south Delhi’s Defence Colony area, officials said on Thursday. A preliminary investigation suggested that the animal died after falling from a height, but a probe is underway to ascertain the exact cause […]
Gunfight rages in Rajpora Pulwama
Pulwama, Jul 02: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Hanjan village of Rajpora hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. A tweet by a police spokesman said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 04 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific information about the presence […]
Suicide is no option
Sufaya Yousuf The act of suicide is a grave sin in Islam. Allah Almighty says in the noble Quran:”…And do not kill yourselves (nor kill one another). Surely, Allah is most merciful to you.” (4:29) Suicide is an action done by those people who had already strayed into disbelief. Suicide is usually the result of […]
Letter to the Editor
Right move to connect rural India The Central Government’s decision to adopt a revamped BharatNet implementation strategy in 16 states via Public Private Partnership (PPP) is commendable. This approval includes the states of Kerala, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. […]
The land of Neelakurinji
K S S Pillai Mother nature is an unpredictable force that both enthralls and terrifies. Many, like Frank Lloyd Wright, do not find any difference between nature and God. He says, “I believe in God; I only spell it Nature”. John Burroughs says that he goes to nature to be soothed and healed, and to […]
Redefining educational norms
Mohsin Sheikh ‘Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live’……..Nouman cousins. In this fast and ‘far superior’ modern world where every minute in student’s life is accounted and expected (infact confined) to be spent merely for educational attainment and academic accomplishments. All other feats […]