Avalanche kills two in Ramban, two women rescued
Srinagar: Two persons, including a minor girl, died while as two women were rescued after a snow avalanche hit Trigam village of Ramban district on Tuesday. Reports said that a snow avalanche hit Kawana area near Trigam village today afternoon resulting in the death of 25-year-old Muhammad Rafiq and 12-year-old Sumerna Jan. Besides, two women […]
Woman among 3 killed in two separate accidents in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 22 (PTI) Three people were killed and as many injured in two separate accidents here, police said Tuesday. A 25-year-old woman was killed and three others injured when their jeep turned turtle after hitting a divider at Pajgaria in Nagrota area of the city this morning, a police official said. He said the vehicle […]
Massive snow avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, traffic suspended
Srinagar: A massive snow avalanche has hit the strategic Jawahar tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Tuesday morning, reports said. They said that the snow avalanche hit the area earlt Tuesday after it was snowing in the area for several hours on Monday and even during the night on Tuesday. Sources said that […]
24 killed in Pakistan bus crash fire
Quetta: At least 24 people were killed when a bus in southwest Pakistan burst into flames after crashing with a truck on Monday, officials said. The bus carrying dozens of passengers was heading from the southern city of Karachi to Panjgur district, when it crashed in Lasbela district. “We have recovered 24 bodies from the […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian Village
Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Shirmal area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. Reports said that a joint team of army’s 44RR. Para and SOG launched a search operation in Shirmal after having credible input about the presence of some militants in the area. As the joint team of forces […]
Revamp of the healthcare
What happened at LallaDed hospital last week is condemnable. And we as a nation left no stone unturned to condemn the incident. From mainstream politicians to separatists, human rights activists, Journalists, social activists and even doctors besides all others joined the condemnation bandwagon, and rightly so. But while we offer our condemnation and mock at […]
Where are doctors!
Faizan Bashir Every human dwells around hopes of being treated by a doctor when he falls ill. But the the whole idea was driven to despair once again by the recent incident that happened at one of Srinagar hospitals – Lal Ded, where a pregnant woman was denied being treated and was instead treated like […]
What it feels to be stigmatized
Javid Akhter Examples of homogenous society are quite few and every society comprises of various groups differing from one another on various grounds. These groups in almost every society are first divided into religion and then further fragmented into castes. Indian society is perhaps the most diverse society in the world. The people are divided […]
Cyber expert claims India’s 2014 general election was ‘rigged’
London: An Indian cyber expert, seeking political asylum in the US, Monday claimed that the 2014 general election was “rigged” through the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which, he says, can be hacked. Addressing a press conference in London via Skype, the man, identified as Syed Suja, said he fled India in 2014 because he felt […]
Three militants killed as Hapatnar gunfight ends
Srinagar: Three militant of Hizbul Mujahideen outfit were killed in an encounter at Hapatnar woods in Charar-e-Shareef area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. A senior police officer said that a joint team of army’s 53 RR, SOG and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation in forest area of Hapatnar today early in the morning following […]