Elderly man injured in bear attack succumbs
Tral, Aug 16: An elderly man who was injured in an attack by a bear in Khana Gund Tral area of Pulwama district on Friday died in Srinagar hospital today. Sources said that the 60 year old man was grazing cattle in the upper reaches of Tral when the bear attacked him. An official said […]
Pak records 670 new coronavirus cases
Islamabad, Aug 16 (PTI) Pakistan’s coronavirus tally reached 288,717 on Sunday after 670 new cases were detected in the last 24 hours, the health ministry said. Six more fatalities were reported overnight, pushing the death toll to 6,168, it said. While 266,301 patients were recovered so far, 769 are in critical condition at various hospitals […]
Defence minister approves proposal to expand NCC in 173 border, coastal districts
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved the proposal to expand the National Cadet Corps (NCC) in 173 border and coastal districts from where one lakh new cadets will be inducted, an official statement said on Sunday. The expansion of the NCC was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his […]
Markets to reopen, public transport to resume operations from tomorrow in Srinagar
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 16: Markets will reopen and public transport services will resume operations as per a regulated schedule from tomorrow in Srinagar. In an order issued here the District Magistrate Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has lifted restrictions on business and transport operations in Srinagar allowing a regulated resumption thereof. The decision to allow reopening of […]
Gunshots heard in Sopore village, search operation launched
Bilal Ahmad Sopore, Aug 16 : A massive search operation has been launched after some gunshots were heard in Dangerpora village of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday. Witnesses said that some gunshots were heard in orchards of Aftab Mohallah in Dangerpora Sopore. Soon after the firing, police party along with Army’s 22 RR, CRPF […]
Opening of religious places: Devotees start thronging Vaishno Devi Shrine
Katra (J&K), Aug 16 (PTI) Khushvinder Singh is part of a 12-member group from Jammu who reached Katra before dawn to pay obeisance at the famous Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine atop Trikuta hills in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The shrine along with other religious places across the Union Territory reopened for devotees on […]
COVID-19: Over 63,000 fresh cases, India’s virus tally climbs to 25,89,682
New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 25,89,682 with a single-day spike of 63,490 infections, while the total number of recoveries rose to 18,62,258 pushing the recovery rate to 71.91 per cent on Sunday, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The death toll due to coronavirus infection climbed to 49,980 with […]
Mindless orders
It is no hidden secret that the roads in Kashmir valley are proving to be deadly as many mishaps involving bikers, vehicles (both private and public) are contributing to the increased number of deaths on the roads. A recent mishap on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway near Galander Pampore highlighted the need for strict traffic rules […]
Muslims in India’s freedom struggle
Muslims contribution in India's freedom struggle is unforgettable
Rayees Ahmad Kumar The famous writer, Kushwant Singh,once wrote: “Indian Freedom is written in Muslim blood, since their participation in freedom struggle was much more, in proportion to their small percentage of the population.” There are 95300 names of freedom fighters written on India Gate Delhi, out of these 61945 are Muslims which means 65% […]
Shopian-dwelling of hope, dreams and fantasy
In Intellectual pathway, Shopian has been Mother to so many great and towering cerebral and scholarly heads and vanguards
Suhaib Idrees Lateef Like a Green ambiance with a particular Green lush meadows, the grown up young Apple orchards milieu over the vast areas. The scent lustrous beauty with much frigid cold waters from the little to small fresh springs waters budding out of rocks, the road side Lea’s and pasturages along the total way […]