SRINAGAR: A day after a lieutenant colonel shot himself dead with his service weapon at the Khonmoh depot on the outskirts of Srinagar, an Army jawan allegedly committed suicide by hanging at the military headquarters in the city on Thursday.
Official sources said Anoop Kumar of 105 BN (TA) Raj Riffle committed suicide near the JCO Point in Badamibagh Cantonment. A probe has been launched to ascertain the reason behind the jawan taking his own life.
On Wednesday, Col Sudeep Bhagat had shot himself and was declared dead in the army hospital. The reason behind his suicide is also being ascertained.
Army Man Found Dead
SRINAGAR: An army man was on Wednesday morning found dead in a camp of Army’s Ace of Spades division near Chawa area of Rajouri district.
An official told the news agency KNO) that the sepoy, posted in an army camp near Chawa area on the outskirts of Rajouri town, was found lying in a pool of blood with bullet marks on his body.
“The body has been taken to GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri for post mortem examination and other medico-legal formalities,” he said.
The official said that investigation into the matter was going on to find out the cause of death as the deceased is having bullet marks on his body.
Currently, the number of gurdwaras and temples in Pakistan stands at 1,830
LAHORE:
This year, several gurdwaras and temples across Pakistan will undergo renovation as the country is home to hundreds of holy places belonging to minorities. Currently, the number of gurdwaras and temples in Pakistan stands at 1,830. Unfortunately, only 31 temples and gurdwaras out of the said tally are operational as of now, prompting the government into concrete action.
The renovation of several temples and gurdwaras is likely to be completed this year in collaboration with the Evacuee Trust Property Board, the provincial governments and the Sikh and Hindu community members.
More than 20,000 farmers from the district have joined others in Delhi at the protest site.
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The farmers from the district said that they plan to expand the service to all other parts of the district which include Rudrapur, Gadarpur, Khatima, Kiccha, Kashipur and Sitarganj tehsils.
Express News Service
DEHRADUN: Farmers from Udham Singh Nagar district of Uttarakhand have started a free bus service to ferry farmers to Delhi where their counterparts have been protesting against the newly passed agri laws.
The service which started on Saturday will be available twice a week on Monday and Thursday.
KJZZ revisits Palabras Bilingual Bookstore in Phoenix and The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale.
Every week since the pandemic began, the American Booksellers Association says more than one independent bookstore has permanently closed. In April, KJZZ reported on how two locally owned bookstores had changed their business models. In this report, we see how they’re doing.
The Poisoned Pen
In early November, Patrick Milliken interviewed Arizona author Isabella Maldonado as she launched the first volume in her new series at The Poisoned Pen in Scottsdale.
“It’s an FBI thriller,” she said. “You might describe it as like the Silence of The Lamb meets Criminal Minds meets The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo.”