Boat Tragedy: Thinking unimaginable, distraught mother calls her son, grandson to return home before sunset
Srinagar: Finding it difficult to believe that her loved ones are dead, Taja, the grieving mother, visits the boat capsize site on the banks of River Jhelum at Gandbal-Batwara everyday, asking her presumed-dead son and grandson to return home before sunset. “Miani Showkat saebo, lajya moj balayi, katyu chukh (O my son Showkat, where have […]
Wildlife authorities rubbish reports about leopard seen in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Department of Wildlife Protection Tuesday referred to the reports about the sighting of a leopard at some private school in Srinagar as ‘baseless’ and advised the public not to fall for “unreliable” sources of information that may cause panic. A leopard was said to have been spotted at two private schools in Srinagar […]
Srinagar records lowest turnout in LS polls till 2019: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Asserting that the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency has had the lowest voter turnout till 2019, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat on Saturday said the administration through Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Program will ensure large turnout for the Lok Sabha elections. DC Srinagar further said that a large turnout of […]
Jumat-ul-Vida observed with religious fervor across Kashmir
Biggest congregation held at Dargah Hazratbal; prayers not allowed at Srinagar’s Jama Masjid Srinagar: Thousand of devotees from across Kashmir thronged the Dargah Hazratbal shrine here to offer congregational prayers on Jumat-ul-Vida, the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, even as the central Jama Masjid in the old city was closed on the […]
Incidence of NRDS more among babies delivered via LSCS mode, claim experts
Srinagar: In Kashmir, the risk of Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS), according to the health professionals, is higher in neonates born via Lower Segment Cesarean Section (LSCS)—the most common mode of delivery—than in the babies delivered via Normal Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery (NSVD). The hospital-based prospective observational research conducted by the Department of Pediatrics at the […]
7 months after inauguration, Lal Chowk Square still awaits extensive repairs
Srinagar: Seven months after a grand inauguration by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the city centre Lal Chowk is still waiting for substantial repairs. From the ornate alphabets of hashtag #Lal Chowk, where visitors and residents used to click selfies, to the fragile base of colorful fountains, everything needs a good amount of construction work and […]
‘Nadru production’ falls in Dal and Nigeen lakes
Experts blame rising pollution, siltation for it Srinagar: Growing pollution levels and the direct disposal of human waste into the Dal and Nigeen lakes have resulted in a sharp decline in the production of ‘Nadru’. Lotus stem, locally known as ‘Nadru’ is a priced delicacy in Kashmiri cuisine. Environmental experts and those associated with the […]
Property worth crores destroyed in separate fire incidents in Srinagar
Srinagar: Property worth crores of rupees including a residential house, three shops and electric transformer was destroyed in separate incidents of fire in Srinagar during the preceding night, officials said Friday. A residential dwelling, officials said, was destroyed in a fire incident at Kralpora area while two shops were gutted after an electric transformer caught […]
PAGD was an ‘unholy’ alliance, its end was inevitable: BJP
Srinagar: Describing the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) as “unholy alliance”, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday claimed that its end was inevitable given the miseries the people of Jammu and Kashmir endured at the hands of the three families. Reacting to the apparent divisions that have emerged within the PAGD following National […]
Struggle against injustice paid off, says father of Srinagar acid attack victim
Srinagar: My two years of struggle—from soliciting donations to fighting a legal battle for my ‘defaced’ daughter—paid off the moment I learned that the main accused had been handed a life sentence by the court, Nisar Ahmad Chiloo, father of Srinagar acid attack survivor, said. Perched in a corner of his two-room, single -story house, […]
