Acting shamelessly against women
A recent incident in north Kashmir village has shaken us all
Mushtaq Hurra Atrocities and cruelties against women have become a necessary custom in our society. With every passing day, the graph related to crime against women is mounting. The lusty predators pounce upon Binti-Hawa to butcher her innocence like a jackal trampling a lamb under its feet. Least fearing the wrath of God, she is […]
Greta Thunberg and climate change
Thunberg spent so much time thinking about the strain we are putting on the environment that it pushed her into isolating herself
Syed Mustafa Ahmad From an introverted backbencher who thought she could not make a difference, to one of the most influential activists in the world, Greta Thunberg has come a long way. She was nominated for the prestigious Nobel Prize in 2019. She shot to fame for her Friday School strike outside the Swedish Parliament. […]
Private school teachers to get financial assistance: Govt
Srinagar, May 21: The government has decided to provide one-time financial assistance to private school teachers who got impacted due to COVID-19 lockdown. The funds will be provided out of State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF). In an order, the government has asked the school education department to explore the possibility of providing one-time financial […]
Govt releases Rs 170 Cr as MGNREGA wages ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
SRINAGAR, MAY 21: In order to mitigate the economic hardships faced by the rural poor during COVID-19 pandemic, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR) has disbursed Rs 170 crore under MGNREGA ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr to help the workers to celebrate the occasion with fervour and joy. The department has disbursed around Rs […]
21 cops posted in Kulgam test positive for covid-19
Anantnag, May 21: 21 cops who are posted in Kulgam district have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus on Thursday. A senior police official said that 21 Cops who are posted as Reserve camp at higher secondary school Chawalgam have tested positive for novel Coronavirus. He said that they were posted HSS Chawalgam from last […]
Gunmen attack security personnel in Pulwama, one dead
Pulwama, May 21: Suspected militants attacked a security forces party in Pulwama on Thursday, leaving one personnel dead and another one injured. Suspected militants fired upon a joint nakka party of Police and CRPF at Prichoo Pulwama resulted in injuries to two security personnel, a security official said. He said that one among the injured […]
MHA Withdraws 15 ITBP Companies from J&K, Ladakh
Srinagar, May 21: Government of India has ordered the withdrawal of 15 companies of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) from Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, officials told Thursday. They said that among the 15 units comprising over 1,500 personnel, 8 are being withdrawn from the Kashmir region, three from Jammu and four from Ladakh. The […]
Elderly woman’s sample tests positive day after death, JK covid-19 toll rises to 20
Srinagar, May 21: Kashmir Valley on Thursday reported second death due to covid-19 after samples of an elderly woman from Bemina Srinagar, who died at a hospital here yesterday, returned positive for the novel coronavirus. Earlier, around noon, a 70-year-old woman from Parisabad Budgam, who had tested positive for the disease few days ago, died […]
Budgam woman dies of COVID-19 infection, JK toll reaches 19
Srinagar, May 21: Days after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, a 70-year-old woman from central Kashmir’s Budgam district died at a hospital here on Thursday, taking the overall toll due to the disease in Jammu and Kashmir to 19. A resident of Parisabad Budgam, the woman died at CD hospital, one of the facilities […]
After nod from centre, BR Sharma re-appointed as Chairman PSC
Srinagar, May 21: After getting green signal from the Government of India , the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday re- appointed former Chief Secretary BR Sharma as chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission The government had earlier rescinded the notification appointing Sharma as chairman of PSC after certain objections from the Central […]