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Intense cold wave in Kashmir

Intense cold wave in Kashmir

Srinagar, Jan 25 (PTI) Cold-wave conditions intensified in Kashmir on Monday as the minimum temperature dipped at most places following snowfall over the weekend, officials said. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2 degrees Celsius, down from minus 1.9 degrees Celsius the previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, recorded a minimum of […]

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Result oriented schemes needed

Result oriented schemes needed

Unemployment is emerging as a serious challenge after the Covid-19 pandemic ran rough shod for almost one year now. Most of the developed and the emerging economies are facing a tough time vis-à-vis arranging for lakhs of jobs for the able bodied men and women who faced job loss due to the pandemic. Due to […]

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Life is precious, no need to waste it

Life is precious, no need to waste it

N J Ravi Chander People losing their cool at the snap of a finger often with disastrous consequences are a dime a dozen in this stress-ridden world. Individuals sometimes take the extreme step without warning or displaying any suicidal tendencies. Back in the late 80s, I witnessed the suicide of a close colleague who headed […]

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Remembering Nallah Vaishow

Mohammad Hussain Khan You were the best gift provided by nature. All the animals and birds were concerned about your survival as their survival was dependent on you. People were bathing and washing clothes with your water. Little children were playing on the sand along your banks. Women were beating the Namdas and carpets against […]

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Living with end stage renal disease, Kidney transplant is the answer

Dr. Anuja Porwal Our kidneys play a vital role in the day to day functioning of the human body and are essential for our survival. The kidneys are essential for removal of toxins and waste products from our body. They not only regulate water and acid-base balance in the body to keep it neutral which […]

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Police arrests three drug peddlers in Srinagar, Handwara

Srinagar: Police in its recent action against drug dealings in Srinagar and Handwara have arrested three drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession. In Srinagar, officers at a check point established at Baba dem near fountain intercepted a person identified as Ashiq Hussain kumar resident of Kralpora Nunwani Anantnag. During search, officers were […]

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73 fresh COVID-19 cases in JK

73 fresh COVID-19 cases in JK

Srinagar, Jan 24 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 73 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the tally to 1,24,019, even as no death due to the virus took place in the last 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 31 were from Jammu division and 42 from Kashmir division, they […]

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Brother, sister die of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal village

Brother, sister die of cardiac arrest in Ganderbal village

Ganderbal, 24 Jan: In a shocking incident, two siblings died of a massive cardiac arrest in Shallabugh area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Sunday evening. An official said that a man from the Shallabugh fell unconscious at his home this evening following which he was rushed to SKIMS Soura for treatment. He said that at […]

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Only Stranded Traffic On Highway To Be Allowed Tomorrow: Officials

Only Stranded Traffic On Highway To Be Allowed Tomorrow: Officials

Srinagar, Jan 24: Authorities have decided to allow tomorrow only stranded traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world. “Subject to fair weather and better road condition only stranded vehicle shall be allowed towards Srinagar including Ramban-Banihal (local traffic),” a traffic department official said. “No traffic shall be […]

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Security tightened in Kashmir Valley ahead of R-Day

Security tightened in Kashmir Valley ahead of R-Day

Srinagar, Jan 24 (PTI) Security has been beefed up in Srinagar and other places in Kashmir ahead of the Republic Day on Tuesday as forces have been deployed in massive numbers around the venues of the January 26 functions across the valley, officials said on Sunday. Random checking of vehicles and frisking of passengers was being […]