Night temperature rises across JK, MeT predicts improvement in weather
Srinagar, Apr 16: Night temperatures recorded increase in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. A Meteorological official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 8.9°C against 7.0°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.0°C above normal during this time of the year for the summer capital. Qazigund recorded a low of 6.8°C […]
India records 975 fresh COVID-19 cases, 4 more deaths
New Delhi, Apr 16 (PTI) India’s COVID-19 tally climbed to 4,30,40,947 on Saturday with 975 more people testing positive for the viral disease, while the active cases increased to 11,366, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll reached 5,21,747 with four more fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
IED detected, destroyed in Rajouri
Jammu, Apr 16: Police and army on Saturday recovered an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) on Rajouri Gurdan road. A police official said that police and Army launched a joint cordon and search operation in the area during the early morning hours following some suspicious movement. A suspicious object was found alongside road which turned out […]
Engaging in sports
Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing turmoil for almost three decades now. During this period one of the key causalities that took toll on the youth across the region is that they could not get themselves associated with various sports activities. Since the youth here are quite outgoing and forward looking their involvement in sports […]
Islam: A Religion of Peace
Mohammad Nadeem Parray Islam is a religion of peace in the fullest sense of the word. The Qur’an calls its way ‘the paths of peace’ (5:16). It states that God abhors any disturbance of peace (2:205). In fact the root word of Islam is ‘silm’ which itself means peace. So the spirit of Islam is […]
Fasting: A multi-faceted healing tool
Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Fasting is a spiritual practice that makes you closer to God/Allah. Fasting is a multi-faceted healing tool. It affects an individual on all levels, be it physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Keeping a fast is an integral part of the Indian culture and tradition. It basically connotes willingly abstaining oneself from eating […]
Progress on action plan for RPL skill training reviewed
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon Friday remarked that proper training and upskilling of working class and low income people should be done on priority to uplift their economic as well as social conditions. The Principal Secretary made these comments while chairing a meet to review the progress on action […]
JK reports five fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Apr 15: Jammu and Kashmir registered five new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that four cases were reported from Srinagar and one Jammu district, taking the total tally to 453915—166277 in Jammu and 287643 in Kashmir. There […]
