Salons are a school in itself
Miraj Chauhan
The relentless noise of scissors at work and a bedlam of people practicing multi-lingualism is a familiar scene at traditional salons. Salons which are often mispronounced and wrongly spelt as ‘saloons’ in small towns bears a testimony to the inacquaintance of the dwellers with the foreign language. Both the words are distantly connected to each […]
Dangerous media trials
Amit Singh Kushwaha
The suicide case of famous Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput is now converted into a media event by television news channels. Every day, 24X7 channels telecast the updates and organize TV debates on this matter. Without any judicial trial and decision, these channels have declared Rhea Chakraborty and her family as a convict. This is […]
Mortar and Pestle
K S S Pillai
Locals demand opening of Verinag-Imoh road
Anantnag: The road from Verinag to Imoh in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district has been closed for the last several months due to which people are facing difficulties, locals said Saturday. They said that as more Covid cases started coming up in March and April this year the administration set up a screening center at the […]
Virtual Buyer-Seller meet for carpet exports from Sept 29
Special focus on Oceania Region, top 50 exporters to participate
SRINAGAR: After the success of the 40th India Carpet Expo, the Carpet Export Promotion Council (CEPC) has announced a 3-day Buyer-Seller Meet in virtual mode with special focus on Australia and adjoining countries to ensure business continuity amidst Covid-19 pandemic. The buyer-seller meet shall be held from September 29 to October 1 and with a […]
FCS&CA team conducts market checking in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The enforcement squad of the Food civil supplies and consumer affairs (FCS&CA) conducted market checking drive at main market of Ganderbal town on Saturday. An official said that on the directions of Director FCS&CA and Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, the enforcement squad headed by Assistant Director FCS&CA Ganderbal Dr Naseer Ahmed Baba conducted market checking […]
Militant ‘sympathiser’ arrested in Pulwama
Srinagar: A militant associate involved in providing shelter, logistics and other support to active ultras has been arrested in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said on Saturday. He has been identified as Adil Ahmad Hajam, a resident of Ratsuna Tral in the Awantipora area of the south Kashmir district, a police official said. He […]
Two more COVID-19 patients die in Ladakh, toll now 38
Leh: Two more coronavirus positive elderly persons succumbed to the infection in Ladakh, bringing the number of deaths linked to the disease to 38 in the Union Territory, officials said on Saturday. Both the deaths were reported from Leh district on Friday, the officials said. The deceased, aged 98 and 82, had tested positive for […]
Official language row: Sikhs start signature campaign for inclusion of Punjabi language
Jammu: A Sikh organisation on Saturday launched a signature campaign here to press for the inclusion of Punjabi in the list of official languages in Jammu and Kashmir. The campaign by Sikh Youth Sewa Trust started outside a gurdwara in Gandhi Nagar as part of its efforts to mobilize support for fulfillment of their demand. […]
Leh woman’s body found in Pak
Kupwara: Body of a woman from Leh was recovered by officials in Pakistan in an area opposite to Karnah sector along the Line of Control in this frontier district. The body of the woman would be handed over by the Pakistan army to their Indian counterparts along the Karnah sector, the officials said. The woman […]
