My Beard and Her Hijab
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Quoting Quran, Allah Tallah says: “O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them (when they go abroad). That will be better, so that they may be recognized and not annoyed. Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.” (Quran 33:59). “Say to […]
Sopore Fruit Mandi traders stage protest
Say supply trucks on Srinagar-Jammu Highway being stopped
Sopore: Scores of traders on Monday held a protest demonstration in Asia’s second largest fruit mandi in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district against halting of supply trucks on Srinagar-Jammu national highway by the police. Witnesses told that scores of traders assembled in the premises of Sopore Fruit Mandi and held a protest demonstration […]
Youth from Anantnag goes missing, relatives appeal for return
Anantnag: A youth from Dehruna area in Kokernag belt of Anantnag has gone missing from the last seven days while as his relatives have appealed him to return back. Talib Ahmad Bhat (21) son of Late Mohammad Ayoub Bhat, a resident of Dehruna in south Kashmirs Anantnag according to his relatives went missing few days […]
KEG, KPC anguished over Journalist’s summon by police cyber cell
Srinagar: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has expressed anguish and pain over the reported abuse of journalist Auqib Javed by the police, managing the cyber cell in Srinagar. Auqib, an accredited journalist, had been summoned over a story that was published by an on-line news portal in Delhi. The Guild said though the responsibility of the […]
PDD employee electrocuted in Sopore village, hospitalized
Sopore: A 50 year old daily wager employee of Power Development Department received severe burn injuries when he was repairing a transformer and transmission lines in Seelo area of Sopore on Saturday. Reports said that a daily wager employee identified as Ghulam Hassan Sheikh son of Wali Muhammad of Seelo Sopore suffered serious burn injuries […]
Minor dies accidentally in north Kashmir
Kupwara: A 2-year-old child died after accidently falling into a water tub in Shumriyal area of the district on Monday afternoon. Reports said that a two year old infant Owais Ahmad Majloo son of Nissar Ahmad Majloo from Shumriyal area fell into a water-tub at his home this afternoon. Soon after spotting the child in […]
SMVD Shrine Board to home deliver Prasad to devotees
JAMMU: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, who is the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, formally launched home delivery of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Pooja Prasad for devotees who may not be able to visit the famed Hindu pilgrimage, located between three peaked mountains popularly known as ‘Trikuta’, during the Board meeting at […]
Chief Justice inaugurates new facilities at Central Jail Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal Monday inaugurated new facilities at Central Jail Srinagar. These facilities include interview block which has sound proof cabins, child friendly corners & separate enclosures for female inmates and a welfare block with Barber shop, Canteen, Gymnasium, Recreation hall, Bakery & Inmate calling system. DG Prison, […]
Jammu Kashmir Health Scheme registration begins at CSCs
DC Srinagar reviews arrangements for universal enrolment
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (Chairman, District Health Society), Srinagar, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary reviewed the arrangements for enrolment of citizens under the Jammu Kashmir Health Scheme which provides universal medical health cover. The scheme was recently launched by Lt Governor J&K. The registration under the Jammu Kashmir Health Scheme was rolled out from Monday. The schemes provides […]
Operationaliztion of Kishtwar Airstrip
JK Government signs MoU with Army
JAMMU: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir and Army Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for development and operationalization of Airstrip in Kishtwar. Brig. Vikram Bhan, Commander, 9 Sector RR and S.Katoch, Commissioner Civil Aviation signed the MoU in the presence of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha and Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS PMO, Ministry of […]
