Reminiscence, blessings of River ‘Jhelum’
Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon The land of Kashmir has been blessed by the Lord of the worlds. There is no precedent for the beauty of Kashmir. Here on keen observation, one can come across the presence of Allah which is quite evident from everything seen here. One of these most beautiful evidences is “The river Jhelum” […]
Letter to the Editor
Welcome move to vaccinate persons with disabilities The step by the Central Government to accept the Unique Disability Identification (UDID) Card as a photo ID when registering for vaccinations on the Co-WIN portal is laudable. The Union Health Ministry has directed States to ensure that the UDID card, which is issued by the Government of […]
Environment needs protection
Wasil Tariq Shah 14-year old boy, Faaz was a great lover of nature. He would love the view of massive mountains full of magnificent green gold (forests) from the view of his window. Everytime at the magical dawn which’s serene and calm, he used to lift the curtains of his window, to breathe in the […]
The good old bicycle
K S S Pillai The virtues of cycling were sung from all corners of the world on June 3, International World Bicycle Day. Rightly so, as cycling had been a unique, simple, affordable, eco-friendly mode of transport for more than 200 years. Choked by emissions from automobiles, major cities are now laying exclusive cycle tracks. […]
Ladakh announces reserving of jobs for locals
Srinagar, June 8: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh on Tuesday announced recruitment rules for the newly established Union Territory, reserving the jobs exclusively for the locals. “No person shall be qualified for appointment to the Service unless the person is a Resident of Union territory of Ladakh,” reads the clause 11 of the Union territory of […]
JK reports 1184 fresh Covid-19 cases, 11 deaths
Srinagar, June 8: A day after recording less than a thousand covid-19 cases after two months, Jammu and Kashmir reported 1184 fresh infections during last 24 hours, even as 11 more people succumbed to the virus during the time, officials said on Tuesday. They said 421 of the fresh cases from were recorded from Jammu […]
Farooq Abdullah urges people to get vaccinated against Covid
Srinagar, Jun 8 (PTI) National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday appealed to the people to get vaccinated at the earliest in order to stay safe from COVID-19. “We are in the midst of a pandemic called COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands have died due to it, but thankfully we now have a vaccine which […]
Army jawan found dead in Jammu’s Akhnoor
Jammu, June 08: An army jawan posted in an army camp near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sub-division area of Jammu district was found dead with mysterious bullet injuries on Tuesday. An official said that the army jawan of Havaldar rank was posted in the army camp at Jogwan in Akhnoor, where he received […]
JK reports seven more Covid-19 deaths
Srinagar, June 8: Jammu and Kashmir reported seven more covid-19 death since last evening, taking the total fatality count to 4097, officials said on Tuesday. They said a 65-year-old woman from Panzoo Tral died at District Hospital Pulwama, ten days after she was admitted there. A woman from Brah died a day after she was […]
Drug Peddler held, 2 Kgs of Heroin recovered
Kupwara, Jun 8: Jammu and Kashmir Police in Kupwara said to have arrested a drug peddler on whose possession it claimed to have recovered two kilograms of Heroin here in Yariban Hajitra in Taad area of Karnah. Police said that during checking, the Naka party intercepted a person in a suspicious condition, following which he […]