Stress on job creation
The Centre has taken the initiative of asking the government of Jammu & Kashmir to undertake the process of recruitment in an accelerated manner. In an action taken report submitted to a parliamentary panel the Ministry of Home Affairs has apprised the panel that the government of Jammu and Kashmir has been asked to assess […]
Our past holds many things for us
Mohammad Hussain Khan Our thoughts, yearnings and aspirations, our actions and plans about life- all have references to the future. Hence, there is a strong desire in the human mind to shape one’s future and if possible to anticipate it as well. The sky above us has seen the lives of millions of human beings […]
Letter to the Editor
Curb custodial deaths While hearing a case of the custodial death, the Supreme Court has remarked that death due to custodial violence is abhorrent and not acceptable in a civilized society. The court said: “The custodial violence on the deceased, which led to the death is abhorrent and not acceptable in the civilized society. The […]
We need to learn more
Sheikh Aatif With all the unexpected things happening in 2020 and since the outbreak of corona virus the lives of people were at stake all over the world. However, the pandemic corona was not the only cause of death for few people in Kashmir. In our valley we witnessed a number of cases where human […]
Social repercussions of pandemics
Philip Barrett, Sophia Chen, and Nan Li In 1832, the great cholera pandemic hit Paris. In just a few months, the disease killed 20,000 of the city’s 650,000 population. Most fatalities occurred in the heart of the city, where many poor workers lived in squalid conditions, drawn to Paris by the Industrial Revolution. The spread […]
Div Com reviews preparations for Khelo- India- 2021 Winter Games
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang K Pole Saturday chaired a meeting of officers to take review of preparations and arrangements to be put in place for the smooth conduct of Khelo- India National Winter Games to be held at Gulmarg from February- 26. The meeting, among other was attended by Director Tourism, Director Handloom […]
Top TRF militant arrested in Samba
Jammu: A top militant affiliated with The Resistance Front (TRF), wanted in connection with the killing of three BJP workers and a policeman in south Kashmir last year, was arrested in Samba district, police said on Saturday. Zahoor Ahmad Rather alias “Sahil”, “Khalid” was hiding in Samba district of Jammu region and was arrested on […]
