SVEEP awareness programme held at Budgam
BUDGAM: A SVEEP awareness programme was organised on Wednesday by the Chief Education Office (CEO) Budgam who is also the district nodal officer SVEEP. The event was held in collaboration with District Election Office Budgam to create momentum and enhance the pace of enrollment of new voters in the voter list and to inculcate democratic […]
NABARD holds Sensitization programme for NGOs at Anantnag
ANANTNAG: A day-long capacity building training programme was held on Wednesday at Dak Bungalow. The event was held to sensitise the participating NGOs regarding the various schemes of government implemented through the NGOs. The District Development Manager (DDM) Rouf Zargar was the chief guest on the occasion. The workshop was attended by representatives of NGOs […]
The power of young leadership
National Youth Day
By: M Ahmad Youth can be the leaders of tomorrow. The power of youth is the common wealth for the entire world. The faces of young people are the faces of our past, our present and our future. Youth leadership happens anytime a young person takes control, manages, directs and leads themselves and/or others. Within […]
‘Dehleez’ by Dr Gulzar Ahmad Wani
Book Review
By: Rayees Ahmad Kumar Dr Gulzar Ahmad Wani is a young litterateur hailing from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district who is silently moving ahead with his lovely and unique creations in Urdu. He is a Versatile and dynamic personality. He has authored many books on criticism. He is a poet, fiction writer as well as an […]
Organ donations can save lives
By: Tousif Raza Organ failure was one of the major reasons that led to a large number of deaths during the covid pandemic. As per data shared in Parliament by the Union Health Ministry, after a dip in 2020 owing to the pandemic, organ donations picked up again in 2021 with 12,387 organs harvested from […]
Government designates 6 courts for trial of UAPA offences in Valley
Srinagar, Jan 11: Jammu and Kashmir Government has designated six courts of trial for offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)-1967 in the Kashmir Valley. In a notification issued here the government has notified six courts for trial of offences under the UAPA in 10 districts of Kashmir. The notification has been issued under […]
NIA arrests 2 more Islamic State operatives in Karnataka
New Delhi, Jan 11 (PTI) Two alleged operatives of global terror group Islamic State were arrested from Karnataka, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) official said on Wednesday. Mazin Abdul Rahman of Dakshina Kannada and Nadeem Ahmed K A of Davanagere were arrested on Tuesday in a case related to a conspiracy by some people to […]
JK unit of Shiv Sena to join Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Joda Yatra in Jammu
Jammu, Jan 11 (PTI) Extending support to the Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra which is scheduled to enter Jammu and Kashmir next week, Shiv Sena leader Manish Sahni on Wednesday said they will join the march in Jammu. Sahni, president of the J-K unit of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray), lauded Gandhi for the […]
IMF sees India as ‘bright spot’ in global economy, says PM Modi
Indore, Jan 11 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees India as a “bright spot” in the global economy and according to the World Bank, India is in a better position to deal with the global headwinds than many other countries. This is because of India’s strong “macroeconomic fundamentals”, […]
Mercury rises as Kashmir braces for another snowfall
Srinagar, Jan 11: As Kashmir valley braces for season’s first major snowfall, the minimum temperature recorded an increase with mercury settling above sub-zero level at most places barring Gulmarg and Pahalgam on Wednesday. Also higher reaches received fresh snowfall with Gulmarg receiving 6 cms of it in the 24 hours till 0830 hours today, a […]
