Minor commits suicide in Sopore
Sopore: A 13-year-old boy committed suicide by hanging himself to death at his home in Sopore area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday. According to reports, Wasil Ahmed Parra, son of Sonaullah Parra, resident of Adipora Sopore was found hanged at his home. Wasil was rushed to Sub District Hospital Sopore where doctors declared […]
Police organizes sports event
Srinagar: Under its Civic Action Programme (CAP), Srinagar police Friday organized a sports event in the playground of Baba Atomic Research Centre. SDPO Zakoora Sajad Ahmad Malik who was accompanied by SHO Zakoora R P Singh inaugurated the event. Local youth & students of Burzhama and adjacent villages participated and showed overwhelming response during the event. […]
Off To the Home of Shattered Dreams
A dream to become a doctor is confined to darkness by pellets My journey began from my home some 50Km away from my destination. When a little light from a shadow was coming out, I went up to have some moments with Insha Mushtaq after she had passed 10th class examination. Insha-a girl on whom […]
Humanity is touching an all time low
We all know that humanity is at all time low, it is only Islam which teaches us ideals of humanity. In today’s world we see humans are killing fellow humans in one way or other. The holy Quran emphasizes on the relation between religion and humanity ‘So if they believe in the like of what […]
Editorial: When will the borders reflect calm?
Srinagar: Just last week when the Indian and Pakistan army exchanged fire in the civilian areas in north Kashmir’s Uri area many hundred families were shifted to safer places. These families who tried to escape the wrath of the weapons the armies were using are so scared that they have decided to stay put at […]
‘At least 28 killed in attack on Burkina army HQ’
Paris: At least 28 people were killed today in an attack on the military headquarters in Burkina Faso, three security sources, two in France and one in West Africa, said. Two of the sources told AFP that 28 people were killed and a third spoke of “around 30” dead in the attack in the capital […]
1.5 million penguins discovered on remote Antarctic islands
Paris: A thriving “hotspot” of 1.5 million Adelie penguins, a species fast declining in parts of the world, has been discovered on remote islands off the Antarctic Peninsula, surprised scientists said today. The first bird census of the Danger Islands unearthed over 750,000 Adelie breeding pairs, more than the rest of the area combined, the […]
Sec 144 to be imposed around Srinagar exam centres : Admin
Srinagar: District Administration Srinagar today issued magisterial orders imposing prohibitory restrictions under Section 144 CrPc within a radius of 200 meters around examination centres of the district for smooth conduct of bi-annual secondary school (10th) examinations. The order shall come into force from March 6, 2018, and will remain in force till examinations are over.
France, US presidents call for Syria cease-fire
Beirut: French President Emmanuel Macron and US President Donald Trump are calling for the immediate implementation of a 30-day cease-fire in Syria. The French presidency’s office said in a written statement the heads of state discussed the situation in a phone call today. Macron and Trump agreed to “work together” for the implementation of the […]
Finance Department releases Rs 140 cr for payment of SSA Teachers’ salary
JAMMU: The Finance Department today released Rs 140 crore for payment of salaries to the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) teachers in the State. “With the release of second tranche of funds for payment of pending salaries of SSA teachers, the Finance Department has this year released cumulative funds to the tune of Rs 280 crore to […]
