No respite from cross LoC shelling
Jammu: Pakistani troops Monday lobbed mortars and opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, drawing retaliation from Indian troops. “At about 0815 hours, Pakistani Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling with mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district” PRO defence, said. The […]
Strengthening democracy: Five months on, 28 Sarpanchs in Pulwama yet to take oath
Pulwama: Even after five months have elapsed after the Panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir, around 28 Sarpanchs have failed to take oath of office in various areas of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. These Sarpanchs who had put their lives at risk to contest elections are in a dilemma as the Panchayat bodies […]
China hails Pak’s move to implement UN resolutions on terrorism
Beijing: China on Monday hailed its all-weather ally Pakistan for announcing new guidelines for implementing the UNSC sanctions targeting proscribed individuals and entities operating in the country and urged the international community to back Islamabad’s “great efforts” in combatting terrorism. Amid intense global pressure to rein in terror outfits, Pakistan on Friday launched guidelines for […]
SC dismisses plea seeking civil rights for homosexuals
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a review petition seeking various civil rights, such as same-sex marriage, adoption and surrogacy for the LGBTQ community. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi referred to the five-judge Constitution bench verdict of September 6 last year by which consensual gay sex was decriminalised and said that […]
National security, terrorism are real poll issues: Jaitley
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday rejected the opposition’s argument that elections should not be fought on national security issues, saying security and terrorism are the most important issues in long run while all other challenges are capable of early resolution. He also said that the biggest challenge before India is the issue of […]
Smart buses for bad roads
Two ills are affecting the transport sector in Jammu and Kashmir. One is the bad and highly uncomfortable medium of transport and the other is bad and unmanageable roads. Though the governments from the past few years have been trying to rid us of the latter, the former is still a concern which needs to […]
Elections and our moral bankruptcy!
Javeed Ali The moment I started writing on this topic, I was not getting the exact starting line then I just flipped the pages of Nahjul Balagha where I came across the following sermon of Imam Ali (A.S.). “O people! Certainly this world is a passage while the next world is a place of permanent […]
An old lady who dies a silent death…..
Peer Faizan Bashir As I strolled a few steps away my home, a very old woman, infirm and frizzled, appears before my very eyes, going to and fro in the midst of road. Her ‘senility’ is clearly seen, the ‘tattered’ cloak down to the toe, but these are hardly understood by people. Everyone is busy […]
Masood Azhar: Albatross around China’s neck
KANCHAN BASU China is finding itself increasingly isolated due to its blind support to Pakistan in repeatedly thwarting the ‘United Nations’ efforts to declare Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) Chief, Masood Azhar, a ‘Global Terrorist’. The United States’ decision to discuss the issue of Masood Azhar in the open UN General Assembly has put China in a very […]
Unconventional courses becoming popular among students
Ankit Kapoor The competitive scenario these days amongst students is to excel and to pursue unconventional careers. One question that haunts every student after class 10th and 12th is “which stream to choose as a career option?” “What career I want to get into?” Class 11th becomes a threshold for the students to decide their […]
