Bus plunges into Chenab river in Doda, no loss of life reported
Doda, Mar 09: An empty bus plunged into Chenab river near Pul Doda in Doda district on Tuesday morning, officials said here. Officials said that the bus plying on Assar-Kishtwar road skidded off road and fell into deep gorge and got submerged in the Chenab river. “So far we have information that one only driver […]
Gulmarg receives fresh snowfall, weather continues to remain dull
Srinagar, Mar 9: Upper reaches of Kashmir Valley including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains, officials said on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received 37 centimetres fresh snowfall in last 24 hours till 0830 hours. In past 48 hours, the tourist destination in north Kashmir […]
One year on, prevention norms key to stem COVID-19 spread: Expert
Pune, Mar 9 (PTI) One year after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Maharashtra, use of masks, physical distancing, hand hygiene and vaccination remain the key tools to contain spread of the viral infection, says an expert. On March 9 last year, a Pune-based couple who had returned from a Dubai trip tested […]
Myanmar protesters defy curfew; media outlets ordered shut
Yangon (Myanmar), Mar 9 (AP) Demonstrators in Myanmar’s biggest city came out Monday night for their first mass protests in defiance of an 8 pm curfew, seeking to show support for an estimated 200 students trapped by security forces in a small area of one neighbourhood. The students and other civilians earlier took part in […]
Working with int’l community to strengthen Afghan peace process: Biden Administration
Washington, Mar 9 (PTI) The United States is working with the international community, including Pakistan, to strengthen the Afghan peace process aimed at achieving a political settlement and comprehensive cease-fire, the Biden Administration said Monday. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price made this remark as Special Representative for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad, visited Islamabad on Monday and […]
Rate fixation
Rate fixation for essential and mostly used commodities has been a trick issue in Jammu and Kashmir since quite long now. Almost rates for all the sellable commodities or we can say those commodities that are in daily use are fixed by the government and these rates are more or less adhered to at various […]
Education: An apparatus of change
Dar Shahid Hussain, K Sajad Ahmad Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Nelson Mandela). To acquire knowledge is the first thing striking our mind when we think about education. Indeed, it is a tool which provides people knowledge, skill, technique, information and enables them to know their […]
Kashmir Forest Training Institute reflects neglect
Adv Mudasir Nazir Kashmir Forest Tanning school is situated in Chatternar Bandipora inside a beautiful conifer Forests. This beautiful Forest School is surrounded by lush green forests which warms ones soul when we enter into this beautiful forest campus which catches one’s attraction from all sides which is hardly 3 kms away from main town […]
Vigil (Tahajjud) prayer is the best remedy to remove strain
Dr. Sheikh Arshid A prayer vigil (Tahajjud) is a prayer performed at late night hours at Masjid or at home. It has a specific feature in Allah’s sight. However, certain times are more valuable than others, and they are to be taken advantage of. And night-time is one of these times that the Qur’an and […]
Arnold Chiari Malformation: An uncommon neurological birth imperfection
Dr SK Rajan Regardless of the cause, congenital disorders or commonly known as birth defects usually result in disabilities which may affect physically, intellectually or cause developmental delays. While such complications may hamper the quality of life of the child for life-long, timely intervention may help in curbing down the symptomatic complications and improve the […]