Sitting idle during lockdown may impact mental health: Expert
People especially in home quarantine must keep themselves busy
SRINAGAR: At a time when people are confined within the four walls of their houses due to the prevailing Covid-19 lockdown, Psychiatric experts have severe apprehensions of people developing mental health issues. Psychiatrists believe that people staying at home for days together with Covid trauma and without keeping themselves busy can have repercussions on their […]
Hailstorm damages standing crop in Kulgam villages
Kulgam: Hailstorm wreaked havoc to orchards and vegetable feilds in several villages of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials and locals said on Friday. Locals said that on Friday afternoon, windstorm and hailstorm plus rains damaged fruit and vegetable crop in different villages of Kulgam including Churat, Pahloo, Sopat, Devsar besides many others villages. The assessment […]
Lt Guv releases compendium of 1100 projects
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday released a Compendium, giving a detailed briefing about the 1100 projects of public importance worth Rs 1555.16 crore completed by Jammu & Kashmir Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (JKIDFC). The Lt Governor emphasized the need for expediting completion of projects while simultaneously observing necessary precautions related to Covid appropriate behavior. […]
CISF personnel injured after colleague weapon goes off
Srinagar: A paramilitary CISF personnel was injured after his colleagues weapon went off while he was cleaning it at NHPC station at Uri in Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. A police official said that constable Manjunath was cleaning his rifle when it went off accidentally and hit his colleague identified as Sandeep Dutta. The […]
Covid positive lactating mothers can breastfeed their babies: DAK
Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said lactating mothers who are positive for Covid-19 infection can breastfeed their babies. “Breastfeeding in newborns of mothers with Covid is totally safe,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “There is no evidence that the virus can spread through mother’s milk,” he said. Quoting a study published […]
16-years old teen arrested for ‘alleged’ rape
Baramulla: Police in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district arrested a rape accused. The accused has alleged raped a minor girl. Police sources told that a written complaint was received from a resident of Udina village of Baramulla, stating that his 14 year-old minor daughter (name withheld) was raped by a youth, who is also a minor […]
Youth found dead in Bandipora
Bandipora: A 25-year-old youth was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Nusoo area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday afternoon. An official said that the youth identified as Waseem Para son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Para, a resident of Nusoo was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home. He said that […]
Bashir Ahmad Bhar Posted VC LAWDA, Sehrish Asgar is Mission Director
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday posted Bashir Ahmed Bhat (IRS), awaiting orders of adjustment Department, as Vice-Chairman, J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority vice Tufail Matoo, who has been asked to report to the General Administration Department, for further posting. According to an order issued here, Syed Sehrish Asgar (IAS), Additional Secretary to […]
Man injured in bear attack in Poonch
Poonch: A man was injured critically in a bear attack in Sandote village of Poonch district on Friday, officials said. They said that wild animal attacked the man, identified as Mansoor-UL-Haq son of Abdul Qayoom of Sandote, falling under the jurisdiction of police station Mendhar. He was shifted to Sub District hospital Mendhar in critical […]
