The deep freeze continues in Kashmir, dense fog envelops Srinagar
Srinagar, Jan 15: The deep freeze in Kashmir Valley shows no signs of relenting even as a thick layer of fog engulfed Srinagar on Friday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded the minimum temperature of minus 7.6°C, an increase of nearly one degrees from the previous […]
Car used by J&K House in Delhi stolen: Police
New Delhi, Jan 15 (PTI) A car used by the Jammu and Kashmir House in Delhi was allegedly stolen from outside Prem Nagar market here, police said on Thursday. The car was stolen on Tuesday when the driver parked the vehicle outside the market, they said. A case has been registered in this regard at the […]
Water scarcity
Every now and then we write in our columns about the lack of basic facilities in various parts of Jammu and Kashmir. The two main issues that have still been left unresolved are providing safe drinking water to the people and helping them achieve a good network of roads. Jammu and Kashmir has abundant water […]
Resorting to blame games
Syed Tajamul Hussain We are experiencing a cut throat competition everywhere and it seems that it is dominating every sector of living. Although competition is a good intangible resource that calls everyone to go more steadfast towards the goal. However, to cast synthetic blunders for others, making them to be stuck in the middle of […]
Letter to the Editor
Reopen Anganwadi centers The Anganwadi Centers were shut due to the Covid-19 pandemic across the country. Recently, the Supreme Court has directed States and Union Territories to take a decision to recommence those centers situated outside containment zones on or before January 31. The Court mentioned that the Union Ministry for Women and Child Development […]
The thrilling rides
N J Ravi Chander My first ‘vahana’ – a gorgeous wooden rocking horse – was a birthday gift from a grandaunt on my first birthday. The hand-carved toy manufactured in Channapatna, the toy town, was mounted on rockers and had a handle-bar to boot. In the pre-electronic age, my brothers, Prasanna Kumar, Prem Prakash, Gokul […]
Decoding New Education Policy 2020
Mushtaq Ahmad Butt New Education Policy, 2020 has been formulated by an expert committee widely known as Kasturirangan Committee. It has replaced last Education Policy of 1992 which was modified by Narsimaha Rao government. The new education policy has in its ambit wide scope for student community ranging from pre-school phase to school education and […]
Wudav Naar Pakhan (Wings of fire)-Part II
Tousif Raza The book translation is lucid as mentioned in the previous write-up. In there lie some special aspects of translation also which highlights the spiritual voice induced in the book. Specific selection of words for some particular terms of science and technology and many other subjects is very special. Many legends of Kashmiri language […]
Budget session of Parliament from January 29
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) The Budget session of Parliament will begin on January 29 with the address of President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of both the Houses and the Union Budget will be presented on February 1. A communication from the Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Thursday that the session would […]
Father of two minor daughters found hanging in Pulwama
Pulwama, Jan 14: The father of two minor daughters was found hanging with a tree in Pulwama village in South Kashmir on Thursday afternoon. Official sources said that a man identified as Firdous Ahmad Wani, son of Ghulam Muhammad Wani of Goosu Pulwama was found hanging with apple tree near Romshi Nallah in apple garden. […]