Empowering women entrepreneurs
One of the key tasks the government has taken into hand is empowering of women entrepreneurs across Jammu and Kashmir. For this various schemes and projects are being pursued to encourage women in the Self Help Groups from various districts across the UT. These groups are scripting numerous success stories towards transforming their lives and […]
Navigating the ethical Quagmire
By: Arooj Khalid Have you ever scrolled through your social media feed and encountered news about Sulli Deals or Bulli Bai? If not, allow me to introduce you to these terms. Sulli Deals, an app created in 2021 and hosted on GitHub, shockingly listed hundreds of Muslim women for auction. Accounts featuring these women were […]
Unethical Communication
By: Mahfooz Ahmad Bakshi Have you ever heard or read that before learning different languages, learn the swear words first! Yes, you probably have heard it. Swear words, often referred to as profanity or obscenities, have been a part of human language and expression for centuries, but what is surprising is that nowadays kids say […]
DC Srinagar reviews progress in implementation of PMAY-Urban scheme
SRINAGAR: To review the progress in implementation of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(PMAY)-Urban in the District, a meeting of the Officers of line Departments was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here on Thursday at Conference Hall of the DC Office Complex. Besides, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Syed Shabir Ahmad, the […]
Police sets up Special Cell for violence affected women at DPO Shopian
Srinagar: Police in south Kashmir’s Shopian on the directions of Police Headquarters J&K, in collaboration with the National Commission for Women New Delhi and Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) Mumbai established a special cell for women affected with violence at DPO Shopian. The cell was jointly inaugurated by SSP Shopian, Tanushree-IPS along with National […]
Police arrests three drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in Kulgam, Ganderbal and Baramulla and recovered huge quantity of contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that police received a specific information regarding presence of contraband substance in a residential house of Mohammad Yousuf Rather son of Ali Mohammad Rather resident of Kanjikullah, […]
Div Com for maintenance of roads, traffic regulation, operations of IMTS cameras
Instructs for installation of colorful lights around Dal Lake
SRINAGAR: To expedite development of infrastructure and beautification of City, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday convened a meeting, here to review the progress of various Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) Projects and directly linked departments. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar; Commissioner SMC/CEO SSCL; VC LCMA; SSP, Traffic Police, Srinagar; CE, R&B; officers […]
DC Kupwara inaugurates Mega Ayush Medical Camp at Kralpora
Inspects work on under construction Khargund Bridge
KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan on Thursday inaugurated Mega Ayush Health Awareness Medical camp at Govt. Ayush Dispensary, Kralpora (Kupwara) under Ayushman Bhava. The Mega Health camp witnessed massive response from Patients from Kralpora and its peripheral villages where hundreds of patients swarmed the camp to consult Ayush specialists. This Ayush Camp […]
