Three family members found dead in Pattan
Baramulla, Jan 05: Three members of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances in Nehalpora area of Pattan in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday morning. An official said that three members of a family were found dead under mysterious circumstances at their home in Nehalpora. He said that soon after locals found their […]
KU postpones exams
Srinagar, Jan 5: Kashmir University’s Controller of Examinations Prof Irshad A Nawchoo said on Tuesday that UG 1st year examination scheduled to be held on 6th January 2021 (Wednesday) stands postponed in view of the inclement weather conditions. The examinations of BDS Final (Community Dentistry) and UG 6th semester, which are scheduled to be held […]
Kashmir remains cutoff due to heavy snowfall
Srinagar, Jan 5: Flights remained grounded while the Jammu-Srinagar highway continued to be closed as snowfall battered Kashmir Valley for the third consecutive day on Tuesday. Officials said that no flight could take off or arrive at the Srinagar international airport due to poor visibility and heavy snowfall that is going on in the region. […]
India records lowest daily cases in over six months
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI) India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the country’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,49,850 with 201 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The number of people […]
UN adopts USD 3.2 billion budget over US and Israel objections
United Nations, Jan 5 (AP) After down-to-the-wire negotiations, United Nations members have adopted a budget for 2021 that was higher than Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed and was strongly opposed by the Trump administration for including money to commemorate the outcome of a 2001 conference in South Africa that it called anti-Semitic and anti-Israel. The UN’s […]
Biden blasts Trump for ‘whining and complaining’ about election results
Washington, Jan 5 (PTI) US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election results, saying the outgoing president spends most of his time “whining and complaining” rather than doing “the work” of his office. Trump is yet to concede the elections and has filed several lawsuits challenging the […]
At nearly 60,000, India records highest number of babies born on New Year’s Day: UNICEF
United Nations, Jan 5 (PTI) More than 371,500 babies were born worldwide on New Year’s Day and India is estimated to have recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000, according to the UN’s children’s agency. UNICEF said that an estimated 371,504 babies were born around the world on New Year’s Day. Fiji in […]
Listen to them
When it was snowing heavily on Monday most of us preferred to stay indoors to escape the winter chill but the Pakistan origin Kashmiri brides were out there in the open seeking justice and demanding to be heard. The Pakistan origin Kashmiri brides who have been time and again demanding their rights are now feeling […]
A system stinking at every pore!
Desh Bir They had come to attend the cremation ceremony of a fellow human being, but they never knew that this would be the last cremation to be attended by them. At least twenty-two of them had their life snuffed out of them as the lintel of the shed under which they had taken shelter […]
Stop crime against women
It is appalling to note that the National Commission for Women, (NCW) has received 23,722 complaints of crimes committed against women in 2020. These complaints are the highest in the last six years. According to the NCW data, most of the grievances were linked to domestic violence, harassment of married women or dowry harassment, police […]