Driver, conductor escape death as truck falls in Sindh Nallah
Ganderbal, June 25: A truck on way to Leh from Srinagar rolled down and fell into Nallah Sindh this morning near Gagangeer area, but both the driver and the conductor escaped unhurt. Police sources said that an LP truck (JK02B/5210) met with an accident on Srinagar-Leh highway near Gagangeer area of Gund in central Kashmirs […]
Minor girl dies of snakebite in Poonch
Poonch, June 25: A 3-year-old girl died of snakebite in Bhatidhar Mendhar area of this mountainous district on Thursday, officials said. They said the girl, Sayda Koser daughter of Haider Qasam, was found unconscious by the family at her home. The family immediately rushed her to a nearby government Sub District hospital Mendhar where doctors […]
Chinese incursions reported in Depsang plains on LAC
New Delhi, June 25: As India and China grapple with rising tensions in the Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Pangong Tso on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the Chinese army has crossed the border in another strategic area to the north, the Depsang plains. This intrusion is seen as another attempt by the Chinese […]
Two militants killed in Sopore gunfight, internet suspended
Sopore, June 25: Two militants have been killed in an encounter that broke out during the wee hours of Thursday between militants and security forces at Hardshiva area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla distirct. Officials told that two unidentified militants have been killed while as the searches are underway at the spot. The official […]
Militants, forces engage in gunfight in Sopore village
Sopore, June 25: A gunfight broke out between militants and the security forces in Hardshiva of Sopore area North Kashmir’s Baramullah district on Thursday morning, reports said. They said that a joint team of Police, Army’s RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation based on specific information about the presence of militants in […]
Depression: An insurmountable health issue
Depression is very cruel ailment, crueler than lethal cancer and virulent pandemics
Ummar Jamal Depression is defined as mood disorder characterized by sadness, anxiousness, hopelessness, insomnia, fatigue, lack of concentration and reduced sexual desire. World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked depression as the among the list of most urgent health problems worldwide and has predicted it to become number two in terms of disease burden in 2020. […]
Examination patterns that have been suggested are a waste
Online pattern is not helping our kids to learn in real sense
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Examination in itself is not a parameter to judge any beings intelligence. It is because an examination has many ways to qualify. Intelligence aside, rote-learning can do miracles. Memorizing the facts can prove fruitful in passing an examination. In short, examination is not a criterion for any process of learning. Till recently, […]
Lt Guv appoints six members to JKPSC
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, GC Murmu Wednesday accorded approval to appointment of six persons as member of the Public Service Commission for the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. A Statutory Order issued here in this regard said that in exercise of powers conferred by Section 93 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, and […]
11 cops, 4 paramilitary men among 186 test positive
Srinagar, June 24: At least 11 policemen, three CRPF and a BSF personnel were among 186 new coronavirus cases reported in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, taking the number of the covid-19 patients to 6422 in J&K. Sources said that 37 cases were reported from Baramulla followed by Shopian (35), Srinagar (29), Kupwara (22), Pulwama […]