Setback
The denial to release funds for the ambitious flood mitigation project for Jhelum river by the centre is a serious setback to the dream of making Srinagar city into a smart city. The city which always remains prone to floods has been craving for a flood management programme which has so far been ignored by […]
COVID-19 and Typical Hoaxes from Kashmir
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” (Martin Luther King Jr.) Since ages Kashmiris carry a unique yet strange sense of security, perceiving the vale a uniquely safe microcosm with certain privileges, others are devoid of. Though more of a mental frame, majority of the population breathes it as […]
Corona telling on social relationships
Vijay Garg We all want to forget Corona’s wrath like a nightmare but despite the arrival of the vaccine, the Covid-19 epidemic is spreading like wildfire. Any epidemic is usually a health crisis, but the Covid-19 epidemic caused by the corona virus goes far beyond that and is severely affecting our democracy, society, culture and […]
Letter to the Editor
Ensure fire safety in hospitals It is mournful to note that 82 people died and 110 have injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe COVID 19 patients. Negligence on the part of hospital authorities has been blamed for this tragedy. The initial […]
Ramadhan: Significance of the last ten nights
Mir Jamid Afzal Ramadan is a month of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. Over the centuries Ramadan has retained its passionate spiritual meaning. The word “Ramadan” comes from the Arabic word for “Parched Thirst” and “Sun-Baked Ground.” It is meaningful of the hunger and thirst felt by those […]
Malaria resembling Covid-19
Umiar Shafiq Khanday In 2019, 88% of all malaria cases in the WHO South East Asia Region were in India. Every year April 25th is observed as World Malaria Day. Here we tell you what you need to know to keep your loved ones and yourself safe from malaria. What is Malaria? Malaria is a […]
Locals rue dilapidated condition of Achabal-Chittergul road
Demand attention of authorities, seek repairs
Anantnag: An all important vital Achabal-Chittergul road in Anantnag district is in a very bad condition since the past many years now as locals allege that authorities have forgot to mecadamise the road. Locals aid that the 22 Kilometer Achabal-Chittergul road is a vital road connecting over 50 villages with district headquarters Anantnag. “But this […]
Water shortage triggers protest in Sopore
Sopore : Residents of Hathishah and Ningli areas of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Monday staged a protest against Jal Shakti department saying the department ‘failed’ to provide potable water supply to their areas. Witnesses said that scores of inhabitants including women assembled at Jamia Qadeem in Sopore and raised slogans against Jal […]
Police books 633 people for covid SOP’s violations , 17 arrested
Srinagar: Police has been organizing several public awareness drives, interaction programmes, distribution of masks, public announcements and distribution of pamphlets across Kashmir, a police spokesman said. He said that keeping in view the recent daily surge in the number of cases in Kashmir Valley, Police in its efforts to implement Covid-19 guidelines strictly have arrested […]
Mufti Nazir advocates covid vaccinations
Bandipora: Renowned Islamic scholar and jurist Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi on Monday said that the vaccination against Covid- 19 pandemic is compulsory for all the people of Kashmir and everyone must take a jab sooner the better. The Renowned Islamic scholar said that it is important during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis that every Muslim […]
