Climate change making food scarce all year
By: Nasya Bahfen Every Ramadan, volunteers at Westall Mosque and OneSpace in Melbourne hold free weekly iftars (communal dinners to break the fast in Ramadan). This year, volunteers say numbers are up. To cut down on the resulting landfill, attendees are asked to bring their own reusable food containers and water bottles. In dedicated bins, […]
Book Review: Heal Your Gut, Mind and Emotions by Dimple Jangda
By: Wire Service The healthier the gut is, the healthier is the overall physical, mental and emotional health will be, says a new book. “Your gut is like the fuel engine that provides nutrients for all your other organs, and it was designed by the finest engineer in this universe – mother nature herself,” writes […]
Landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today
By: Jacqueline Nguyen, Simon H The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs. Birds are a large […]
Night temperature drops below normal in Kashmir
Srinagar: Night temperature recorded a drop in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir and settled below normal except in Kokernag and Gulmarg on Tuesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a minimum of 4.8°C against 6.4°C on the previous night and it was 1.6°C below normal for the summer capital […]
Div Com takes meeting on Comprehensive Drainage System of City
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Tuesday convened a meeting for the completion of the Comprehensive Drainage System of Greater Srinagar under JnNURM. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-din Bhat, CE, R&B; CE, UEED; Officer of NBCC, PHE and I&FC. The meeting discussed the completion of the pending […]
Three terror associates held in Sopore: Police
Srinagar: Police on Tuesday said to have arrested three terror associates in North Kashmir’s Sopore. Police said that it along with Army (22RR) & CRPF (179BN) at a joint checkpoint established at Fruit Mandi crossing noticed three suspicious persons attempting to flee from the spot, but the alert joint party apprehended them tactfully. They have […]
Police arrests four gamblers in Baramulla
Srinagar: Police arrested four gamblers and seized stake money and playing cards from their possession in Baramulla, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that acting on a specific information regarding gambling activities in the orchards of Tapper Pattan, a police party raided the specific spot and apprehended four gamblers and recovered stake money of […]
Police arrested two absconders in Shopian
Srinagar: Continuing its crackdown against absconders, police arrested two absconders who were absconding from last many years, a police spokesman said Tuesday. He said that a police party arrested two absconders identified as Mohammad Yousuf Chohan son of Mohammad Sie Chohan resident of Reshnagri Arda Shopian involved in case FIR No. 222/2014 under section 379 […]
Police arrests five drug peddlers from various areas
Srinagar: Police arrested five drug peddlers in Handwara, Awantipora and Kulgam and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Tuesday. In Handwara, a police party at a checkpoint established at Pandithpora Kralgund intercepted a person identified as Mohammad Yaseen Malik son of Bashir Ahmad Malik resident of Humpora Kralgun. During search, 45 […]
