Working for well-being of community members
Kashmir is facing a growing mental health crisis, with loneliness, failed romantic relationships and intense parental pressure emerging as major causes behind the rising number of suicides. Experts have expressed serious concern over the trend, describing the situation as dangerous and calling for serious measures to be taken to tackle the menace. Notably, self-strangulation and […]
Precision without pain
By: Dr Devendra Kumar Babbar For many patients, the word ‘surgery’ still brings to mind long hospital stays, painful stitches, and weeks of slow recovery. This fear often leads people to delay treatment, especially for urological problems like kidney tumors or prostate issues. In India, prostate enlargement affects nearly 60 percent of men over the […]
New flight to space: Axiom-4 and India’s global recognition
By: Priyanka Saurabh The Axiom-4 mission is a historic moment in India’s space history. With the participation of Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, this mission has become not just a technological achievement but a symbol of India’s presence on the global stage. This mission, in collaboration with America’s Axiom-4 Space and NASA, has taken […]
CS chairs NRLM meet, calls for transforming rural women into successful entrepreneurs
SRINAGAR: In a move to empower rural women and foster self-reliance, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Monday chaired a meeting to review the performance of the Jammu & Kashmir National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) here with the prime objective of transforming women registered with NRLM across the UT’s rural areas into successful entrepreneurs. On this occasion […]
Lt Guv inaugurates SASB’s Yatri Niwas at Pantha Chowk Srinagar
Yatri Niwas has been built through donation, will accommodate 1300 pilgrims SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday inaugurated the Yatri Niwas of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board at Pantha Chowk, Srinagar and dedicated the new facility to Shri Amarnath Ji pilgrims. The Yatri Niwas has been built through donation and it will accommodate 1300 pilgrims. […]
Director Handicrafts & Handloom Deptt Mussrat Islam bereaved
SRINAGAR: The Officers and the Officials of the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir Monday held a condolence meeting at the Directorate Office here to express profound grief and solidarity with Mussrat Islam, Director, Handicrafts and Handloom Department, on the sad demise of his father. The meeting was attended by senior officers and staff members […]
Amarnath Yatra-2025: Lt Guv launches RDD’s IEC Campaign for a sustainable, Zero-Waste pilgrimage
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, during his visit to Baltal on Monday, launched a comprehensive IEC (Information, Education & Communication) campaign and various innovative initiatives of Directorate of Rural Sanitation, Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, for a sustainable and Zero-Waste pilgrimage of Shri Amarnath Ji. The initiatives include Yatra Logo, Yatra Anthem, campaign […]
Police arrests four drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested four drug peddlers in Shopian, Kupwara and Handwara districts and recovered Poppy Straw, Charas, and Liquor from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that in Shopian, a Police party at a checkpoint established at Kathuhallan Kellar, intercepted a suspicious person who on seeing naka party tried to flee from […]
Property worth lakhs attached under NDPS Act: Police
Srinagar: Police on Monday said that in yet another decisive action against the menace of drugs in society and to dismantle the infrastructure supporting illegal narcotics network, Police has attached a residential property—comprising a single-storeyed residential property —worth approximately ₹ 50 lakhs belonging to a notorious drug peddler namely Hilal Ahmad Bhat S/o Abdul Majeed […]
