British PM confuses farmers’ protest with India-Pak dispute
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday seemed to confuse two separate issues when he reiterated the UK government’s stance that any dispute between India and Pakistan was for the two countries to settle bilaterally. British Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi, who has been leading a drive to keep the protests by the […]
JK reports 369 fresh COVID-19 cases, 6 more deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,14,407 on Wednesday with 369 fresh cases while six more fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,767, officials said. Of the fresh cases, 190 were reported from the Jammu division and 179 from the Kashmir division, they said. Jammu district recorded the highest number of new cases […]
NIA charge-sheets 16 people for pro-Khalistan activities
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet against 16 people based in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada under the anti-terror law, UAPA, for allegedly indulging in seditious activities and promoting enmity on the grounds of region and religion in the country. The NIA charge sheet alleged […]
Provincial govt in Pak buys ancestral properties of bollywood stars
Both buildings declared ‘national heritage’
Peshawar: Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has determined the price of the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor in the heart of this city at Rs 80,56,000 and Rs 1,50,00,000 respectively. The provincial government in September decided to purchase their ancestral houses to conserve the historic buildings which are in dilapidated […]
A new hope
We have learned about some good news coming from Dubai as the government of Jammu and Kashmir has sent a high level delegation to explore the possibilities of marketing Kashmir’s unique produce in the gulf region. The development not only seems pleasing but also ensures a bright future for the products that will ultimately make […]
A temporary slowdown
K S S Pillai Not long ago, the automobile industry was worried stiff. Factories were shut down due to the pandemic, bringing production to a standstill. The distributors had large stock of unsold vehicles, as people were not in a hurry to upgrade their car to a new model. Political bigwigs, industrial barons, and financial […]
Existentialism and Education
Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat Existentialism is a sort of reaction to traditional philosophy like Idealism, Rationalism, Pragmatism, and Absolutism. Existentialism is therefore more specifically represented as a kind of philosophical movement. The chief pioneers being Soren Kirkegaard, Jean Paul Satre, Martin Heidegger, Nietzsche and others. While traditional philosophical thoughts speculated about essence of matter and human […]
Seniors need more care and love
Mohammad Hussain Khan Human life can be divided into three principal phases- Childhood, Youth and Old age. The childhood is the supreme period as it is free from worries. The youth is full of enthusiasm, power and health. The old age is associated with maturity, wisdom and ability to understand life better. This is the […]
DDC polls: Fear of loss forced BJP to send central ministers for campaigning: Congress
Jammu: Senior Congress leader Rajni Patil on Wednesday said the fear of losing elections in Jammu and Kashmir lurks in the hearts of the BJP high command, forcing it to dispatch several central ministers and celebrities to campaign for the party in the Union territory. She said if people are happy with the performance of […]
Bear barges into cowshed, kills sheep in Handwara
Aatif Qayoom Handwara: A bear created havoc by killing ten sheep in Drungoosa Village of Mawer area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara District on the intervening of Tuesday-Wednesday, locals said. According to the local resident a bear entered into the cowshed of Mohammed Maqbool Chopan, Abdul Ahad Chopan and Nazir Ahmad Pir last night and killed […]
