New Zealand mosque shooter sentenced to life without parole
Christchurch (New Zealand), Aug 27 (AP) The white supremacist who slaughtered 51 worshippers at two New Zealand mosques was sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The judge imposed the maximum available sentence on 29-year-old Australian gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the first time the sentence has been imposed in New […]
Retired army man allegedly fires at wife in Bandipora
Bandipora, Aug 27: A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that a retired army captain, identified as Gulam Rasool Khan shot at his wife identified as Fatima […]
Six months of worries
It is almost six months now since the first lockdown to curtail the spread of Covid19 was announced. The deadly pandemic has since then left an indelible mark on our minds in many ways now. Not only did it have a huge impact on our health and social behavior and patterns, the virus has also […]
Suicide rate in Kashmir is alarmingly high
In Jammu and Kashmir at least one suicide is recorded every alternate day
Er. Zahid Hussain Suicide is the leading cause of death, especially among youth. According to health body, WHO every year close to 8 lakh people take their own life and that is in every 40 seconds one person takes his own life. In India every year 135000 people commit suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy […]
Rains wreck havoc in Poonch, Rajouri
Poonch, August 26 : A man was killed while infrastructure including electricity system and bridges suffered substantial damage due to incessant rains in Rajouri and Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. A number of domestic animals also perished in the heavy rains which battered the region for last few days. Official sources said that a […]
Man facing trial under POCSO Act commits suicide in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 26 (PTI) A 25-year-old man, facing trial in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allegedly committed suicide by jumping into river Tawi here, prompting police to order a high-level probe into the incident, officials said on Wednesday. Akshay Kumar, a resident of Janipur locality of Jammu, reportedly […]
Jammu-Srinagar NH still blocked
Srinagar, Aug 26: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained suspended on Wednesday as well after heavy rains triggered a massive landslide in Ramban district, blocking the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with rest of the country, officials said. A traffic department spokesman said that the highway is still blocked as a massive landslide has […]
Man killed in fresh landslide in Rajouri
Rajouri, Aug 26: A 35-year-old man was killed after a fresh landslide triggered by heavy rainfall hit Kotli village of Manjkote in Rajouri district on Wednesday. The fresh landslides triggered by the heavy rainfall also damaged number of roads and bridges partially in Rajouri and Poonch district areas. Officials said that a landslide hit Kotli […]