Vitasta Cultural Festival: As countdown begins for carnival colourful pre-events enchant audience
SRINAGAR: As countdown has begun for the highly anticipated three day “Vitasta Cultural Festival” scheduled to take place from June 23rd to 25th at SKICC in Srinagar, the captivating pre-events featuring mesmerising performances by talented folk artists are continuing to enchant the audience at multiple locations across the Valley. On Tuesday, several bewitching cultural events […]
Farooq Abdullah reviews Amarnath Yatra preparations in Baltal
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited Baltal to review preparations for the annual Amarnath Yatra which begins early next month. Abdullah, the Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar, discussed with the concerned authorities the availability of facilities for the pilgrims, including healthcare, electricity, water supply and sanitation, and disaster management […]
Joint Director Elementary Education dies of heart attack
Srinagar: Joint Director Elementary Education at DSEK Shams-U-Din Tuesday died of heart attack. Officials at DSEK said that the Joint Director was on duty when he felt unconscious in the lawns of Directorate. “He was immediately rushed to hospital, but hè collapsed on the way,” the official said—(KNO)
Uniting Hearts and Minds: Yoga Brings Kashmir Together

International Day of Yoga 2023
By: Zia Darakshan Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the International Day of Yoga 2023 celebrations at the UN Headquarters in New York June 21, is a shot in the arm of the brand India across the globe. Diplomats, academicians, entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, key cultural figures and others from different walks of life from 180 countries […]
Poor lifestyle a major factor for heart ailments

By: Dr Pankaj Ranjan India is known to be the home for cardiac ailments attributing to a plethora of reasons including modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Poor and sedentary lifestyle, bingeing on alcohol and smoking among the younger population are some of the factors that not only adds the risk for diabetes and hypertension, but […]
Williamsji Maveli’s Charismatic: A Bilingual Poetry Book
Book Review
By: Khursheed Wani Williamsji Maveli, a rare diamond of the literary world, was born on 23 April 1955 in Kalitamkara village in Thrissur district of Kerala in south India. He was well-known in the early 1970s (Williamsji, Irinjalakuda) as a writer of romantic, charming lyrics in his native Malayalam, including many sonnets. In his early […]