29-year-old youth dies of electrocution
Baramulla, Aug 20: A 20-year-old youth died on Thursday after he received an electric shock at his home in Pattan area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A police officer said that the youth identified as Hilal Ahmad Bhat son of Wali Mohammad received the electric shock at home and fell unconscious. The family members took […]
Doc administered heavy dose of anesthetic to family before ending her own life
Nagpur, Aug 20 (PTI)A woman doctor, who allegedly committed suicide after killing her husband and two children here, administered them a strong anesthetic before ending her own life, police said. On Tuesday, the Nagpur Police found Dr Sushma Rane hanging from a ceiling fan and her husband Dhiraj (42), a professor at an engineering college, […]
US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
Washington, Aug 20 (AP) The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a move that will further isolate the U.S. at the United Nations, test the credibility of the U.N. Security Council and possibly deal a fatal blow to one of former President Barack Obama’s signature foreign […]
Gmail services disrupted, company still investigating issue
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) Google’s popular email service, Gmail, is facing disruption in its services since Thursday morning, with users complaining of issues like inability to log in, add attachments and receive messages. The company said it is investigating the issue, but did not specify a reason for the outage that seems to be […]
Depression is consuming Kashmiri youth
Over 60% of individuals reporting mental distress also report poor physical health Mehran Lone Life is sometimes filled with worry, internal conflict, disharmony, dismay and fear of the unknown things. These notions give way to manifold feelings. There are many factors that cause depression like more focus on success; relationship issues: never ending aspirations; family […]
The Covid reality
It has been almost six months now that the Covid-19 pandemic has made our lives difficult. Since March this year we have witnessed closure of all the activities which is still continuing. This phenomenon has meant that Covid-19 is becoming part of our lives whether we accept the fact or not. All our day to […]
Eight people injured in road mishap at Poonch
Poonch, August 20: At least eight persons were injured, two of them critically, when a sumo vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident in Poonch district on Thursday. Official sources said that a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number (JK02AB-5463) on way from Bhera to Mendhar met with an accident at Mohalla Barwala in […]
Militant killed in Kupwara encounter identified as Pakistani: Police
Srinagar, Aug 20 (PTI) A militant who was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district along with a top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander was identified as a Pakistani ultra, police on Thursday said. They said the Pakistani militant named Danish was killed in the encounter on Wednesday. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir […]
India’s COVID-19 caseload crosses 28-lakh mark
New Delhi, Aug 20 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 caseload went past 28 lakh with a record single-day spike of 69,652 infections, while the recoveries increased to 20,96,664 on Thursday pushing the recovery rate to 73.91 per cent, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The total cases of coronavirus infections mounted to 28,36,925, while the death […]