Girl child- A blessing: A girl child is indeed a blessing from God!
JAVAID JAFRI Girl Child is one of the biggest blessings of Allah. A girl is the one who plays many roles in our lives. She is our mother, our sister, our wife, our grandmother and many more. She is the cause of life, because of her we are in this world. Before a sister, a […]
Reckless driving fails to lead us to home
Peer Faizan Bashir As we draw back to the ancient times, humans had to reach elsewhere by travelling on foot. A heap of items (loads) had to be put on to the shoulders of primitive humans for reaching them to the mentioned place. Human morphological development seems to have happened that time when he tries […]
Valley traders call for Kashmir ‘Bandh’ today
Srinagar: As mark of a protest against the ban on religious and social outfit, Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) and approval of Jammu and Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Ordinance, Kashmir traders and transporters here on Monday called for Kashmir bandh on Tuesday, demanding authorities to revoke the ban on JeI at an earliest. Addressing a presser, Kashmir Traders Manufacturing […]
Thousands participate in funeral of slain LeT militant in Sopore
Sopore: Thousands of people on Monday participated in two rounds of funeral prayers held for slain Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Ishfaq Majeed Mir at his ancestral Brath Kalan village of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Mir was killed on Sunday along with his associate, a non-local militant–in three-day-long gunfight with government forces in Babagund Langate […]
Students, businessmen suffer as internet services remain suspended in Sopore, Rafiabad
Sopore: The students as well as traders Monday expressed resentment against the continuous suspension of mobile internet services in north Kashmir’s Sopore and Rafiabad from the last five days. The students and traders residing and operating in areas said that suspension of internet has hampered their education and businessmen badly. The internet service was blocked […]
Battle against terror has been directed against Kashmiris, Muslims: CPI (M)
New Delhi: There has been an “orchestrated effort” by the BJP and the RSS to rouse “jingoistic nationalism” after the Pulwama terror attack and the government has turned the battle against terrorism into one against Muslims and Kashmiris, the CPI (M) alleged Monday. CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said the government must step up diplomatic […]
War no solution to Indo-Pak especially for K-resolution: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman and Awami Action Committee (AAC) patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released on Monday, following which he convened an emergency meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal over the prevailing situation. The youth and AAC activists as per a statement issued here greeted Mirwaz amid pro-freedom and pro-Islam slogans. Mirwaiz while addressing […]
Mortars, gunfire breaks two-day lull along LoC
Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday violated ceasefire at two places by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, breaking a two-day lull in cross-border skirmishes, officials said. The firing and shelling by Pakistan in Akhnoor and Poonch sectors in Jammu region, however, caused no casualty, they said. A defence […]
Plantation of high density apple goes up in South Kashmir
Pulwama: The demand for plantation of high density apple has increased in Southern districts with people preferring to cut down their apple and almond trees to start afresh with plantation of high density apple. Imported varieties of apple that yield more fruit, consume less fertilizer and pesticide is in greater demand in southern Kashmir. Earlier, […]
No intent to promote liquor vends near schools, religious places: Govt
Jammu: There has been no intention to promote liquor vends near schools, religious places or hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Monday, noting that the new excise policy for the year 2019-20 aims at balancing the aspirations of various stakeholders. The excise policy is announced every year to define the duties and procedures to […]
