The Golden season in Kashmir

By: Rayees Ahmad Kumar The time of year that John Keats called the ‘Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, autumn is a season famous for its harvest times, turning green leaves into vibrant colours of yellow, red and orange, cooling temperatures and darkening nights. Autumn in Kashmir, locally known as ‘Harud,’ transforms the valley into […]
Safeguarding the kids
By: Daryl Higgins, Gabrielle Hunt An ABC report this week revealed a concerning rise in peer-on-peer sexual abuse within Australian primary schools. Data on Victorian schools shows hundreds of such incidents were reported in 2022 and 2023, with many involving children under the age of ten. The Australian Child Maltreatment Study also showed rates of […]
Quranic concept of the universe’s expansion and contraction
By: Sahil Lone The Quran, revered by over a billion Muslims as the word of God, addresses a broad array of topics ranging from ethics and spirituality to the natural world. Among its many verses, a few touch upon subjects that modern readers might interpret in the context of cosmology. One of these topics is […]
Sakeena Masood chairs maiden review meeting of HED

“Students’ overall development, govt’s top priority” SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Social Welfare and Health & Medical Education, Sakeena Masood Itoo, chaired maiden review meeting of Higher Education Department (HED) at Civil Secretariat here. The Minister had a detailed review of functioning of the department including achievements and challenges faced by the department in improving education […]
Dy CM, APD Minister attend last rites of Gagangir terror attack victim
JAMMU: On the direction of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary along with Minister for Agriculture Production and RDD, Javed Ahmed Dar, attended the last rites of Shashi Bhushan Abrol, resident of Jammu who was killed in recent militant attack at Gagangir, Ganderbal, Kashmir. The Deputy Chief Minister and Javed Ahmed […]
Govt committed to fulfil aspirations of people: Deputy CM
JAMMU. Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, said that the government is dedicated to fulfil aspirations of the people by undertaking a holistic developmental programme. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing an introductory meeting of officers here today. Minister for Agriculture Production and RDD, Javed Ahmed Dar was also present in the meeting. The meeting […]
Govt committed to fulfil aspirations of people: Deputy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, said that the government is dedicated to fulfil aspirations of the people by undertaking a holistic developmental programme. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing an introductory meeting of officers here today. Minister for Agriculture Production and RDD, Javed Ahmed Dar was also present in the meeting. The meeting […]
Omar Abdullah led govt committed to balanced development of all regions of J&K: Javed Rana
Several delegations meet Minister; projects issues for redressal SRINAGAR: Several delegations from various districts of Kashmir province met the Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest & Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmad Rana today at the Civil Secretariat here. The visiting deputations raised critical developmental concerns pertaining to their respective areas, seeking the Minister’s intervention in redressal of […]
Javed Dar calls for prompt action on public concerns
Engages with delegations to address demands, issues SRINAGAR: Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Javed Ahmad Dar, emphasized the need for prompt redressal of genuine public grievances during a meeting with various public delegations at his office today. Javed Dar, who is also the Minister for Cooperative and Elections, reiterated that the government […]