Smart phones consuming our conscience
Baba Hilal O Allah! I seek Your refuge from trials and tribulations, those that are apparent and those that are hidden (Sahi Muslim 2867) Praise be to Allah Subhanahu Wa tà ala, Who is the creator of the whole universe and Who made the earth as an abode for peace, for the whole mankind. It […]
A social evil called dowry
Asiya Wani ‘Any young man, who makes dowry a condition to marriage, discredits his education and his country and dishonours womanhood.’——Mahatma Gandhi India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. There are many beliefs and rituals that people are […]
Samayik : A practice of equality and balance
Manjula Jain Convenience and happiness are not related. There is abundance of matter, but there is no happiness. There is scarcity of substance, but there is no sorrow. Happiness is that which is balanced. Unhappy is one who is unbalanced. The question of happiness and sorrow is associated with balance and imbalance, sensation of lack […]
544 fresh covid-19 cases reported in JK
Srinagar, Dec 4: Jammu and Kashmir reported 544 new covid-19 cases during the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 112256, officials said on Friday. Giving district wise details, they said Srinagar reported 118, Baramulla 29, Budgam 37, Pulwama 15, Kupwara 10, Anantnag 12, Bandipora 11, Ganderbal 16, Kulgam 2, Shopian 6, Jammu 109, […]
Mughal Road closed due to snowfall
Poonch, Dec 4: The Mughal road, connecting Shopian and Poonch districts, has been closed due to fresh snowfall along the thoroughfare, officials said on Friday. DySP Traffic Rajouri-Poonch Zabir said that the road has been closed as it was snowing near Peer Ki Gali. “The traffic has been closed on both sides as a precautionary […]
Waqf Boards to be soon established in J&K, Ladakh: Naqvi
New Delhi, Dec 4 (PTI) Waqf Boards will soon be established in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, and the process for it has already started, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Friday. After chairing a Central Waqf Council meeting here, Naqvi in a statement said that Waqf Boards will […]
14 booked under new anti-conversion law in UP
Mau (UP), Dec 4 (PTI) Fourteen people have been booked under the new anti-conversion law here, police said on Friday. Shabab Khan aka Rahul (38) and 13 of his acquaintances were booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, police said. The FIR was […]
DDC polls: 43.03% votes polled till 1PM across JK
JAMMU, DEC: The 3rd phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 43.03 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 01:00pm today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 29.87%, Bandipora 51.96%, Baramulla 28%, […]
DDC polls: 25.58% votes polled till 11AM across JK
JAMMU, DEC 04- The 3rd phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 25.58 % across different constituencies spread over different districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 11:00 am today. As per the figures given by the office of State Election Commissioner, in Kashmir Division, Kupwara has recorded voting percentage of 15.90%, Bandipora 32.36%, […]
Gunmen shot at DDC candidate in Kokernag
Kokernag, Dec 04: Unknown gunmen on Friday shot at and injured a DDC candidate in Kokernag belt of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a DDC candidate identified as Anees Ahmad affiliated with JK Apni Party, who has filed his form as DDC candidate from Sagam Kokernag block, was shot at and injured […]