A long-forgotten ‘burglary’
K S S Pillai During my career as a college teacher spanning over three decades, it is but natural that there would be several memorable incidents. One that I had almost forgotten, but brought back to my memory years later, is that of a ‘burglary’ of my office room. And those who reminded me of […]
Brexit: Finale at last!
Asad Mirza On 31 December 2020, at 11 pm UK time and 12 pm Brussels time, four years, 27 weeks and two days after a referendum that split the UK almost down the middle in 2016, the curtains on the Brexit saga, finally came down, as the UK left the embrace of the European Union […]
True Friendship: The treasured possession
Mohammad Hussain Khan True friendship is what gives us reason to stay strong in life. Friendship makes life sweet and thrilling. It is a feeling that someone understands and appreciates you as you are, without exaggeration, flattery and pretensions. It gives a feeling that you are “wanted” and that you are “someone” and not a […]
DMA issues high level avalanche warning
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 6: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (DMA) today issued High, Medium and Low level avalanche warning for higher reaches of avalanche prone areas of Jammu and Kashmir. As per a communiqué received in this regard, High Danger level avalanche warning has been issued for higher reaches of Poonch, Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Anantnag, […]
Covid-19: Three deaths, 126 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Jan 6: Three more persons succumbed to the covid-19 during the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 1900 in Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, 126 fresh cases were also reported in the region. Among the fresh cases, they said, 73 cases were from Jammu Division while 55 from Kashmir Valley. There was no […]
Jammu-Srinagar Highway will remain closed tomorrow: Admin
Srinagar, Jan 6: The authorities on Tuesday said that the Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, shall remain closed for traffic tomorrow as well due to the accumulation of snow around Jawahar Tunnel and landslides at several places en route the thoroughfare. “On January 7, no vehicular movement […]
Eight people rescued from mudslide in JK
Banihal/Jammu, Jan 6 (PTI) Eight people were rescued after their vehicles got trapped in a mudslide near Panthiyal along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, officials said on Wednesday. The 270-km highway was closed for traffic on Sunday following heavy snowfall and incessant rains which triggered multiple landslides and shooting of stones from the hillocks. The eight […]
Man held for beating calf in Delhi
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) A man has been arrested for allegedly thrashing a calf in east Delhi’s Mandawali and leaving the animal writhing in pain, police said on Wednesday. A CCTV footage of the incident has been doing the rounds on social media and the police has identified the man as Kamal Singh, a […]
India detects 71 cases of the new UK mutant strain
New Delhi, Jan 6 (PTI) The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 71, the Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday. These 71 cases include the 58 which were announced by the ministry till Tuesday. “The total number of cases infected with […]
Young woman dies of cardiac arrest in Baramulla village
Baramulla, Jan 06: A 22-year-old woman died after suffering a massive heart attack in Bandi Bala village in north Kashmir’s Baramulla on Wednesday morning. An official said that the girl complained of chest pain at her home and was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital by her family members. He said that at the hospital […]