Science, Spirituality, Kashmir and the Maha Kumbh
By: Rahul Pawa Maha Kumbh resonates deeply with the land of Rishis—Kashmir, a cradle of spiritual and intellectual advancements, particularly through the teachings of Kashmiri Shaivism. Known for their profound contributions to philosophy, literature, and spirituality, these Vedic scholars have long recognised the Kumbh as a crucible of wisdom. As the first rays of the […]
When news is stressful
By: Lisa Harrison It all begins innocently – a late-night peek at your favourite social media site before bed. You catch a headline that grabs your attention with “breaking news” you can’t afford to miss. Like following digital breadcrumbs, one click leads to another. Before you know it, you’re tumbling down a rabbit hole of […]
The Impact of Stress on Physical Health
By: Mukhtar Ahmad Qureshi Stress is one thing we have with us day and night. Starting from completing our office tasks within time to managing personal relations, stress can strike in anything that may require time to manage and finish. The mental stress often seems minimal until we begin experiencing serious effects on our bodies, […]
CS reaffirms commitment for complete digitisation of land records
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review progress on digitisation of land records of revenue villages of J&K under Digital India Land Record Modernisation Program (DlLRMP). The meeting besides Financial Commissioner (ACS), Revenue was attended by Commissioner Secretary, H&UDD; Secretary, Revenue; Director, Land Records; SIO, NIC besides other concerned officers. While […]
Terror case: MP Rashid Er seeks interim bail in Delhi HC
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court seeking interim bail in a terror-funding case. Rashid sought the reprieve on the ground that he wished to attend the upcoming budget session of the Parliament, which begins on January 31 and concludes on April 4. As an alternative, he […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Srinagar
Srinagar: Police in Srinagar arrested two drug peddlers and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police team at a checkpoint established at Maharaj Gunj, Srinagar arrested a drug peddler namely Owais Mushtaq Dar son of Mushtaq Ahmad Dar resident of Sheikh Mohalla, SR Gunj. During search, […]
Illegal extraction of minerals, police seizes 11 vehicles
Srinagar: Police seized 11 Tippers within this week, who were involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The vehicles (tippers) were seized in various areas including Ganderbal, Kheerbhawani, Lar, Safapora and in Police Post Nagbal. This proactive approach to curb illegal mining has been actively taken up by district […]
CEO Ganderbal visited winter tutorial of Anderwan belt
Srinagar: Chief Education Officer Ganderbal, Surjeet Kumar Sharma, conducted a visit to Winter Tutorial schools in the far-flung areas of Zone Kangan to oversee the functioning of the winter tutorials and ensure that students in these areas are receiving quality education`. As part of visit, the CEO inspected the 1. High School Anderwan and Middle […]