BARAMULLA – A 34-year-old government teacher from north Kashmir’s Baramulla has completed handwritten Holy Quran in 20 months on 850 pages after getting inspiration from his great grandfather and family members. Syed Faisal Geelani, a government teacher by profession resident of Dazna Rafiabad a remote village in Baramulla started to write the Holy Quran of […]
NEW DELHI – India on Tuesday witnessed a slight decline in the number of daily coronavirus disease (Covid-19) spike, registering 329,942 such cases in the preceding 24 hours. With this, the country’s cumulative coronavirus infection tally has now reached 22,992,517. Official data from the Union ministry of health and family welfare’s dashboard at 10am also […]
JERUSALEM – Israel has killed 20 Palestinians, including nine children, and wounded 65 others in blockaded Gaza, Health Ministry officials said, following an Israeli raid on Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem that left over 300 Palestinians wounded. The evening air strikes by Israel on Monday drastically escalated what already are heightened tensions throughout […]
SRINAGAR – A man accidentally crushed his 6-year-old son to death in Summarbugh area of Lasjan in Srinagar outskirts on Monday evening. Official sources said that the man identified as Mohammad Yousuf Mir of Summarbugh Lasjan, was driving his vehicle when his son came under it at the main gate of his house. Mohammad Yousuf […]
NEW DELHI – After the death of over 26 serving and retired faculty members at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) due to Covid-19, Vice Chancellor AMU Professor Tariq Mansoor has requested Director General Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to perform analysis of Covid-19 samples sent from AMU Lab to investigate for any particular viral variants […]
SRINAGAR – PDP leader Naeem Akthar who was detained at MLA Hostel in Srinagar was handed over to Police Station Sadar today. Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Akhtar will be shifted to his Humhama based home where he will be placed under house arrest. Sources added that Akhtar has been shifted from […]
Her parents accuse in-laws of murder, seek probe SRINAGAR – The relatives of the 30-year-old woman, Akhter Jan, whose body was found hanging from a walnut tree outside her in-laws home in Nowgam, Darwan, in Budgam district alleged that her in-laws have killed her. As per family sources, Akhter Jan, 30 years old, of Zasoo, […]
KABUL – Thirteen people were killed and over 40 were wounded in separate roadside bomb blasts in Zabul and Parwan provinces of Afghanistan, TOLO News reported on Monday, quoting the country’s ministry of interior. The attack in restive Zabul province killed at least 11 people left another 28 people wounded just hours before the Taliban […]
SRINAGAR – Major shrines and mosques remained closed on Shab-e-Qadr, the night of the holy month of Ramadhan when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to the Prophet Muhammad, in the Kashmir valley in view of the continued surge of COVID-19 positive cases. However, night-long prayers were offered in mosques in the […]
SRINAGAR – The authorities in Kashmir announced the suspension of train services from tomorrow (May 10) till May 16 due to rise in Covid-19 cases in the valley. Chief area manager railways Saqib Yousuf told that train services will be suspended from tomorrow (May 10) till May 16 evening. He said as of now they […]