Suicide attack leaves 21 killed, 50 injured in Pakistan
Karachi: At least 21 people were killed and 50 others injured in a suicide bombing at a crowded market in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday, in an attack believed to be targeting the Shiite Hazara ethnic minority community. Prime Minister Imran Khan condemned the attack and ordered an inquiry. The explosion at around 7:35 […]
Sedition law will be made even more stringent, threatens Rajnath
Gandhidham (Guj): Attacking Congress over its poll promise of repealing the sedition law if elected to power in the Lok Sabha election, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday said here that the BJP government would make the law even more stringent. He was speaking at a gathering in Gandhidham city of Kutch district in Gujarat. […]
Maneka Gandhi threatens Muslims, stokes controversy
Lucknow: Union Minister Maneka Gandhi on Friday kicked off a major controversy when she told Muslims in Sultanpur in Uttar Pradesh to vote for her if they wanted jobs. Addressing an election rally in Turab Khani village, she said that she would not give jobs to Muslims if they did not vote for her. She […]
Promoting higher education
The need to have good institutions of higher learning in the state is felt very badly. This is evident from the fact that every year almost 12,000 students from Kashmir valley end up joining various professional colleges outside the state to seek education in those streams which are not available here. The movement of such […]
Youth in Kashmir are under the grip of frustration, disillusionment
DR.JAHANGEER AHMAD BHAT The vision of our country lies in the hands of our youth. They are filled with marvelous and soaring ambitions. Therefore, ultimate loss of a nation is not the loss of wealth but human resource if it is not utilized properly or given an opportunity to exercise their talent. Unfortunately, youth in […]
In the name of faith: How fake faith-healers are targeting our innocent women
Mushtaq Hurra Kashmiris, particularly Kashmiri women are extremely innocent and impeccable to fell prey to deception and treachery. From thugs and rouges to fake faith-healers, women have been highly vulnerable and susceptible to the acts of cozenage. Visiting faith-healers has been an ages old tradition and belief of Kashmiris. Wearing amulets, rubbing incantational soil and […]
Court directs PSC not to conduct Range Officer’s examination
Srinagar: The High Court has stayed the selection process of Range Officer Forest Grade-I examination conducted by the J&K Public Service Commission (JKPSC). Justice Tashi Rabstan directed Public Service Commission not to conduct any examination till further orders. The aspirants had approached the court after it came to fore General Knowledge paper was leaked. The […]
