Easing out air travel

As the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been giving the passengers a tough time and air travel getting out of the reach of even the upper class, the clamor for having an airlines operating with cheaper rates is growing in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The skyrocketing airfares that are being witnessed by passengers travelling […]
On Speechless Animals!

Peer Faizan Bashir Imagine a sheep drags you by the neck and slashes your throat on-the-ground with a sharp-edged object…unequivocally; this arouses the intense feeling of pain! The pain having no powers- it doesn’t kill us; it doesn’t harm our body. Just a decision to fend it off, and it is over. But, what about […]
Elect those who will speak on your behalf, Farooq tells people

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah urged the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday to elect those leaders in the upcoming general election who would ensure that their voice was heard in Parliament. “Now that the trumpet of the Lok Sabha polls has been blown, the NC is all geared up. The people […]
Clashes erupt during CASO in Kulgam village, forces carry out searches in many areas

Srinagar: Intense clashes erupted in south Kashmir’s Budroo village in Kulgam district on Tuesday morning after government forces laid a cordon of the area. Reports said that youth during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Budroo area of Yaripora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district pelted stones on the forces which was retaliated by them […]
Five years on, NTPHC building in Turkwangam village awaits completion
Shopian: Despite elapsing of five years, authorities here have failed to complete the construction of New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) in Turkwangam area of South KAshmir’s Shopian district due to lack of funds. Turkwangam belt in Shopian comprises of over 30 villages lacks basic health facilities as the government has utterly failed to complete […]
Ulemas call for shutdown on Saturday against NIA’s summon to Mirwaiz

Srinagar: To protest against the summoning of Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman and Jamia Masjids head cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq by National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Muttahid-e-Masjlis Ulema on Tuesday called for a complete shutdown on Saturday. The MMU headed by Grand Mufti, Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam while addressing a news conference here at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal […]