Let’s create avenues for peace and harmony
By Mohammad Ashraf The incidents of violence in Kashmir are not new or novel before the world community. These incidents have been taking place here since three decades. Every Kashmiri suffered either directly or indirectly. We have a good population of orphaned children. We have a good number of maimed persons. We have a good […]
Education must be transformative
By Faizan Bashir Education is not about merely learning facts, it is more than this. In essence, education must be transformative. But, alas, education is neither transformative nor does it inculcate moral and ethical values, especially in the context of Kashmir. It’s very much unfortunate that we are oblivious of both Islam and modern education. […]
Pashmina Artisans and their sufferings
By Hakim Mohammad Ilyas Kashmiri artisans were once a vibrant, dynamic and prosperous people with a thriving self-sufficient economy. But how had they come to be so? With 700 followers descended upon the land of Kashmir, a sufi saint, Mir Syed Ali Hamdani from Persia is the one who shaped and changed Kashmir for ever-both […]
Social justice holds the aims of equal opportunity
By Vinod Chandrashekhar Dixit Social justice and equality is a significant issue in almost all societies around the world. 20th February was celebrated as the World Day of Social Justice proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly in 2007 in accordance with the goals and objectives of the World Summit for Social Development. Globally, injustice exists […]
Two persons killed, another injured as landslide sweeps vehicle in Poonch
Poonch: Two persons were killed and another was injured when a vehicle they were travelling in came under a landslide in Mandi area of Poonch on Thursday evening. Reports said that a Mahindra load carrier carrying oil for mobile towers came under the landslide, leading to on the spot death of one of three persons travelling […]
BSF officer commits suicide
Poonch: An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday committed suicide by shooting self with his service rifle at Balnoie along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Official sources said that ASI GD Karamvir Singh (48) of 168 BSF, a resident of Panipath Harayana, posted at forward area […]
CRPF plans to enhance annual leaves for troopers in combat zones
New Delhi: On the lines of the Army, the CRPF is mulling to enhance the number of leaves given to its combat personnel, as part of a renewed push to provide enhanced rest and recuperation to its troops deployed extensively for anti-terrorism and anti-Naxal operations in the country, officials said Thursday. The force is planning […]
Govt to stop share of water flowing to Pakistan: Gadkari
New Delhi: The government has decided to stop India’s share of water that flows to Pakistan and divert water from eastern rivers to people in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said Thursday. The decision comes after the Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel for which India has blamed Pakistan. […]
Respond decisively to Indian aggression: Imran Khan tells Army
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top security body Thursday said the country was “not involved in any way” in the Pulwama “incident”, which was “conceived, planned and executed indigenously” as Prime Minister Imran Khan authorised the military to respond “decisively” to any Indian misadventure. In a statement issued after a key meeting of the National Security Council chaired […]
Amit Shah to visit Jammu on Sunday
Jammu: BJP national president Amit Shah will visit Jammu city on Sunday and pay homage to the security personnel killed in the Pulwama terror attack and in the encounter four days later, BJP leader and former deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Kavinder Gupta said on Thursday. Forty CRPF personnel were killed in Jammu […]