Leopard kills 6-yr-old boy in Kulgam south Kashmir
Kulgam, June 10: A six-year-old boy was mauled to death by a leopard at Manzgam area of Damhal Hanjipora in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday evening. A police official said that the leopard attacked the boy identified as Umman Farooq Baba, son of of Farooq Ahmad Baba when he was near his house at […]
Shopian Encounter update: Three militants killed, operation over
Srinagar, June 10: Three militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Sugoo Hendhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar (IPS) said that three militants were killed in the operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained. […]
Coronavirus: Five deaths, 61 fresh cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday recorded five Covid-19 deaths including two from North Kashmir and three from South Kashmir, taking the number of people who died of deadly virus in the UT to 51. Meanwhile, 61 covid-19 cases, 27 of them travelers were also reported. Reports said that one among the five deceased was […]
Two militants killed in Shopian encounter, operation still on
Srinagar, June 10: Two militants were killed in an ongoing gunfight with government forces in Sugoo Hendhama area of South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Wednesday. A senior police official said that two militants were killed in an ongoing operation. However, he said, the identity of the slain militants was yet to be ascertained as gunfight is […]
Are health facilities safe, capable
The day Covid-19 pandemic hit the world, people in Kashmir were a terrified lot. The reason for being so was that Kashmir is one of the most underdeveloped places in the world when it comes to healthcare facilities. Official figures and hyperboles aside, the authorities in Kashmir has always been indifferent towards developing or improving […]
Deteriorating quality education in schools
In many schools, where there are so many students of different talents from a range of backgrounds seeking to be cookie-cut into what is called social standards
Shahid Amin Quality of education has been a major cause of concern for some years now. One root for this instability is the findings of numerous recurring researches which showed that reading and writing abilities of school children are slipping to unprecedented levels. If you take emotions and personal experiences out of the equation systems, […]
Frustration among youth can be detrimental
In short, we are heading for a colossal damage
Syed Mustafa Ahmad The period of youth falls between the childhood and the adulthood. It is characterized by energy, agility, creativeness, perseverance, emotional building, etc., to name a few. It is this period that can make or mar the life of a youth. This period has a direct bearing on the approaching future. So, it […]
JK govt plans to link local mandies with eNAM
JAMMU, JUNE 9: Jammu and Kashmir Government is planning to link the local mandies with National Agriculture Market (eNAM) trading portal. National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal, which networks the existing APMC mandies to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities. The modalities for linkage of the mandies to eNAM […]
Unlock 0.1: Sgr Traders give undertaking to follow SoP, demand re-opening of markets
Srinagar, June 09: The final meeting to open shops in the city centre—Lal Chowk and other areas of Srinagar will be taken after a crucial meeting between traders and the deputy commissioner Srinagar tomorrow afternoon, official sources said. They said the traders have already given a written undertaking that they will follow the Standard Operating Procedure […]