Army Captain staged Amshipura encounter for Rs 20 lakh: Police charge sheet
Shopian (Kashmir), Jan 10 (PTI) The Army Captain, who was involved in the alleged fake encounter in Shopian in July last year in which three youths were killed, had hatched a conspiracy along with two civilians with the motive for “grabbing” a reward money of Rs 20 lakh and also fired at the victims even […]
133 fresh covid-19 cases, 1 death reported in JK
Srinagar, Jan 10: Jammu and Kashmir reported 113 fresh covid-19 cases, four of them travelers, taking the total tally of infections to 122538. Also one covid-19 death was reported—a 70-year-old man from Kupwara, taking the fatality count to 1910. Official sources said that among the cases, 56 were from Jammu Division and 57 from Kashmir […]
Kashmir records another light snowfall
Srinagar, Jan 10: Parts of Kashmir including Srinagar received very light snowfall overnight even as mercury remained blow sub-zero levels with Gulmarg remaining coldest place in the Valley. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 2.5cm of fresh snowfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours. Qazigund, the gate town of Kashmir, […]
Bird flu cases confirmed in 13 MP districts so far: Official
Bhopal, Jan 10 (PTI) Bird flu cases have so far been confirmed in 13 districts of Madhya Pradesh, while around 1,100 crows and other wild birds have been found dead across 27 districts since the flu virus was first detected in the state last month, a government official said on Sunday. A poultry market in […]
Body parts, debris found after Indonesia plane crash
Jakarta, Jan 10 (AP) Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early on Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, officials said. Officials were hopeful they were honing in on the wreckage of Sriwijaya […]
Massive blackout in Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 10 (PTI) Several cities and towns across Pakistan plunged into darkness late on Saturday night following a huge blackout due to a fault in the power distribution system, according to media reports. The power outage was reported shortly before midnight almost simultaneously in many cities. Residents of Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Islamabad, Multan and […]
Ensure connectivity
Imagine being dependent on one road link for remaining connected to the rest of the world and that road link getting blocked for days together. And this phenomenon becoming a routine over the years and years now, with no end in sight. The dependence on one road link for all the needs-be it transportation, travel […]
COVID vaccine: Is it Halal or not?
It’s not only the Muslims, even Hindus and Jews have raised questions about the use of the COVID vaccine, due to prohibited substances in its composition
Asad Mirza Even before the COVID vaccination process starts in India. The Indian Muslims have courted another controversy. The question is whether they’ll be amenable to get vaccinated or not, as there are reports that the proposed vaccines may not be halal as per the Islamic dietary laws. Muslims, Jews and even Hindus have questioned […]
Issues our education system faces
Dar Shahid Hussain Education is to impart knowledge into one’s mind and to make oneself aware of the certain information which is not clear or open to the pressing environment. It is the only powerful weapon, capable of lifting the society from the economic despairs. Lack of good education therefore, refers to impart low level […]
Arnold Chiari Malformation- A rare neurological birth defect
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 […]