SRINAGAR: Five policemen including an Assistant Sub Inspector were injured when a vehicle they were travelling in turned turtle in Kunzer area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said.
SRINAGAR: Pakistani Foreign Minister has termed the all-party meeting on Kashmir an inconsequential public relations exercise, reports appearing in media said.
India Reports Over 48K New Covid Cases,1,183 Deaths
NEW DELHI: Witnessing a slight dip, India reported 48,698 new Covid-19 cases and 1,183 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union Health and Family Welfare Ministry on Saturday.
The total caseload rose to 3,01,83,143 cases as India crossed the mark of over three crore Covid cases on Wednesday.
This is the ninth consecutive day in the last two months when the death toll has been below the 2,000-mark.
India has become the second country after the US to record more than three crore cases of Covid. India added one crore cases in the last 50 days.
SRINAGAR: A 17-year-old youth has committed suicide by jumping into river Jhelum from Cement Kadal in Noorbagh area of Srinagar.
Quoting the family members of the youth the news agency KNO reported that their beloved identified as Saqib Ahmad Ahangar, son of Abdul Kalaam Ahangar of Kupwara has jumped into river Jhelum on Friday evening.
Saqib was living as paying guest in Kawdara area of Nawa Kadal in Srinagar with his brother and cousin brother.
The class 11 student has also shot a video before committing suicide and sought forgiveness from his parents for taking this extreme step.
Meanwhile, locals from Noorbagh area said that the Cement Kadal has become a suicide point for the people. “So far, many people have committed suicide by jumping from this bridge. It is unfortunate that the administration is not taking concrete steps to prevent such incidents. The bridge should at least be fenced so that these incidents can be prevented,” locals said.
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Kashmir’s new UWC scholars 2021: (L to R) Anayat Yousuf, Sayim Qadri and Sabzara Ali.
Anayat Yousuf’s happiness knows no bounds. His dream of studying abroad has finally come true. A twelfth standard student, Inayat recently bagged a United World Colleges (UWC) Scholarship worth Rs 60 lakh. He is set to fly to Germany where he would pursue International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma at UWC Robert Bosch College, Freiberg.
Son of a shopkeeper, Inayat has done everyone in his family and his village proud.
A resident of Pinjoora (Shopian), Anayat did his initial schooling at Sunshine Public School, Pinjoora.