The Forbidden Area
By: K S S Pillai Though it is well-known that the consumption of alcohol is injurious to health, the bars and shops selling it are always crowded. In a lighter vein, it is said that more truth comes out in bars than in courts of law, where one swears by holy books. Living in the […]
Reach out was important
The union government’s decision to send all-party parliamentary delegations to several countries has come at a right time. The delegation comprising of parliamentarians from all major political parties representing various regions of the country have a huge task at hand. It is an all-party effort and the government is just putting the right people together […]
Operation Sindoor: Where National Security meets National Honour
By: Lakshmi Puri India’s response to the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist act in Pahalgam— Operation Sindoor, which is still ongoing—signals a tectonic shift in its counterterrorism and military doctrine and posture. In his impassioned speech that resonated across India and reverberated across world capitals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that a new normal of decisive military action […]
Sakeena Itoo visits Madri Meherban Welfare Institute Srinagar, reviews its functioning
Says Govt committed towards strengthening grassroots welfare infrastructure across J&K SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, visited Madri Meherban Welfare Institute Miskeen Bagh and reviewed the functioning of the institution. Director Social Welfare Kashmir, Director Finance Social Welfare department, District Social Welfare officer Srinagar and other senior officers […]
Police arrests drug peddler in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police arrested a drug peddler in Ganderbal and recovered contraband substances from his possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Wayil Wudder, intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing naka party tried to flee from the spot and was apprehended tactfully. He has been […]
Youth urge government to fast-track land allotment in industrial estate at Trenz Shopian
Shopian: In a fervent appeal to the administration, educated yet unemployed youth in Shopian have called on the government to expedite the process of land allotment in the Industrial Estate at Trenz and other industrial zones across the district. The demand is rooted in a growing aspiration among local youth to establish their own business […]
Pahalgam killings: Advocacy group urges CM Omar to set up memorial for Pahalgam attack victims
New Delhi: An advocacy group and non governmental organisation (NGO), People’s Action, has written to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, urging him to consider setting up a memorial to honour the victims of the Pahalgam terror attack. In a statement, the group said, “People’s Action has reminded CM Abdullah of a proposal it […]
