CRPF trooper ends life in Lethpora
Srinagar, Sep 16: A paramilitary CRPF personnel allegedly ended his life by shooting himself in a camp in Lethpora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday. They said at 1000 hours constable T. Sriniwas of 90 battalion, presently attached with 185 CRPF battalion, shot himself dead with his service rifle. “The […]
Income tax sleuths raid Sadiq Memorial BeD College, hotel pine spring in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 16: The sleuths of income tax today raided Sadiq Memorial BeD college in Soura area of Srinagar. Another raid waa conduted on hotel Royal Spring Dalgate, Srinagar. Officials said that early morning today, officials from the income tax department conducted a raid on Sadiq Memorial BeD college, Soura and seized documents and accounts […]
Innovative idea
Enhancing rural employability is one of the key tasks of the government and various groups working in the employment sector. Though various options and alternatives are being worked out, one such is the decision to do away with the requirement of minimum educational qualification for obtaining a driving licence. The move was initially announced to […]
Engineers: The backbone of any nation
Er. Prabhat Kishore In year 1968, Government of India declared 15th September as “Engineers Day” as a tribute to the greatest Engineer Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Vishveshvaraiya. Born on 15th September 1860, Dr. Vishveshvaraiya went to become India’s most prolific civil engineer, dam and bridge builder, economist, statesman and can be counted among the last century’s […]
Memories that fail to fade away
N J Ravi Chander, It is oft-quoted that those whom the Gods’ love die young. The cruel hands of death snatched away my maternal grandmother, Logambal, when she was barely 43 – not the age to die. Memories of grandma’s last days confined to her cot with an oxygen cylinder beside her are still vivid. […]
Book Review ‘Tell Well’
Raashid ul Nabi Khan The book “Tell Well” is a workbook to help develop outstanding communication skills. It is the third book by the author who has presented his work beautifully and whose style of writing is wonderful. It keeps the readers glued to its pages. In this oeuvre, the author states that, “it is […]
Universal need for bed time stories
Desh Bir Playing, hopping about, talking, quarrelling over toys are routine things in a child’s life. Yet there is one thing that is most sought after by children across all nations and cultural backgrounds. It is the demand for stories at bed time. These stories and their timing never fail to entice the kids in […]
KEG elects new body for a two year term
Srinagar, September 15: Kashmir Editors Guild (KEG) has elected its new body for a 2-year mandate. The media body elected Sajjad Haider as its President, Masood Hussain as Secretary-General, Shafat Kira and Manzoor Anjum as its Vice Presidents and Haji Mohammad Hayat as its new Treasurer. The elections were held after a gap of more […]