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Thai Monks’ 32-Day ‘Padyatra’ for World Peace Concludes in Ladakh

July 17, 2023 Editor

A 32-day ‘padyara’ (foot march) for world peace, organised by Buddhist monks of Thailand, culminated here with local people turning up in good numbers and hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a global peace-maker. Representatives of Indian Minorities Foundation (IMF) also participated in the final leg of the march that began from the NDS Stadium and concluded at the Shanti Stupa here, located at an altitude of 11,841 feet above the sea level. The peace walk was a congregation of nearly 2,500 people including Buddhist monks from countries like Thailand,…

Valley Lashed by Rains; Flash Floods Reported in South Kashmir Village

July 17, 2023 Editor

Heavy rains spurred flash floods in Romushi Nallah in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday. An official of the Revenue Department said that a diversion connecting Rohmoo village with several areas falling under central Kashmir’s Budgam district was washed away by flash floods. However, he said that the situation was under control. Naib Tehsildar Rohmoo, Faiz Ahmad Faiz told that three cows were stuck in the middle of the river when the flash floods hit. He said that they soon launched a rescue operation and saved the animals from being washed away.…

Amarnath Yatra Disrupted as Rains Lash Parts of Jammu and Kashmir

July 17, 2023July 17, 2023 Editor

Intermittent rains lashed parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday temporarily disrupting the Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir and closing Mughal road for a few hours due to landslides. Officials said that after the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir Himalayas received rainfall early morning, the yatra was temporarily suspended from both the base camps in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam and central Kashmir’s Ganderbal. “The rains triggered suspension of yatra for some time before resuming the pilgrimage from the Pahalgam side,” an official manning yatra control room in south Kashmir said. In Ganderbal, the…

Nine CRPF Personnel Injured as Vehicle Rolls Down in Sindh, Ganderbal

July 16, 2023 Editor

At least nine CRPF personnel were injured after their vehicle they were travelling in rolled down in Nallah Sindh on Sunday officials said. They told news agency Kashmir scroll that today early morning an accident took place near Nilgrar helipad when a veh van bearing regd No HR36AB/3110 boarding with 08/09 crpf personals rolled down in river Sindh, In the incident all of them received injuries and have been brought to base camp hospital Baltal for treatment, they said. Further proceedings in this regard have been taken up.

Historical Mosque sealed in Erandol, Maharashtra amid land dispute with Hindutva Groups

July 16, 2023 Editor

In Maharashtra’s Erandol town, a centuries-old mosque has been temporarily sealed by the district administration following claims made by a Hindutva group Muslim Mirror reported. The group alleges that the mosque was constructed by demolishing a Hindu religious structure. The Mosque Committee Trust, responsible for the upkeep of the mosque, promptly approached the Aurangabad High Court to challenge the district administration’s order. The trust sought permission to continue offering prayers at the mosque, emphasizing the urgency of the matter. However, the court has yet to list the case for a…

Tragic Flash Floods in Kathua: Four Girl Students Swept Away, 2 Lives Lost

July 16, 2023 Editor

Two students were killed, one was injured and another was rescued after they were swept away during a flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dall Khadd of Bajoi Billawar town in Kathua district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Radha Devi (13) and Monica Devi (13). Kathua SSP, SDS Jamwal said, “Four girls were returning home after attending their school at around 4 pm when they were swept away in a flash flood in a rivulet near Dall.” “While one girl, who was a class 8 student, was rescued, another…

Tale of Deception: A Woman, 27 Grooms, and a Trail of Broken Hearts

July 15, 2023 Editor

A woman in Jammu and Kashmir managed to marry and cheat 27 grooms, robbing them off their jewellery and cash. The astonishing saga finally came to a dramatic end when unsuspecting grooms, bound together by their shared misfortune, converged on a local police station, only to discover that they had fallen victim to the same woman. “A local middleman approached me, saying I will have to pay Rs 2 lakh to a woman in order to marry her,” said Altaf Mir from Budgam. After paying Rs 2 lakh as ‘meher’,…

Tragic Accidents in Kishtwar and Mughal Road: 3 Workers Lose Their Lives, 1 Dead and 6 Injured in Separate Incidents

July 15, 2023 Editor

Three labourers working in the under construction 624 MW Kerru Hydel power project in Kishtwar district died when the camper van they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a gorge, Police said on Friday. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kishtwar Devansh Yadav told the workers travelling in the camper vehicle (JK17 6327) were heading towards the construction site in Nagseni, 45 km from Kishtwar town, when the vehicle skidded off the road and fell on the banks of River Chenab. “All the three workers were immediately shifted to…

J&K Govt ends flat electricity rates for Employees in Official Quarters

July 15, 2023 Editor

J&K government Friday withdrew an order issued in 2013 allowing its non gazetted employees, residing in government quarters at Srinagar and Jammu, to pay electricity charges at flat rates. The directive, issued in furtherance of Administrative Council decision No 56/5/2023 dated June 21, 2023, has come into force with immediate effect. “The Government Order No 301-GAD of 2013, dated February 20, 2013, pertaining to the payment of electricity charges by government employees residing in government quarters at Srinagar and Jammu at flat rates, is hereby withdrawn with immediate effect,” read an…

Exploring the Multifaceted Dimensions of Drug Abuse

July 14, 2023July 21, 2023 Editor

By : Prof. Geer Mohammad Ishaq Drug abuse, that is more appropriately termed as ‘Substance-Use-Disorder’ owing its derivation to the rising trend of abuse of multiple substances and volatile solvents apart from opioids and prescription drugs, is more of a bio-psycho-social disease or disorder than a self-inflicted affliction, with definite socio-politico-economic and medico-legal dimensions. Etiological or causative factors of this disease, that has of late assumed shape of a dreadful monster ready to swallow and engulf our budding youth and developing nation, too are a lot more complex and diverse…