Speaker LA assures discussion on Social Media smear campaigns against Legislators
Jammu: Taking cognisance of concerns raised by members across party lines over online smear campaigns, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Thursday assured a separate half-an-hour discussion on the issue during the ongoing budget session. The issue was raised in the House amid allegations that fake social media accounts and politically motivated […]
A City Running Out of Space: Srinagar Plans to Grow Beyond Itself
Master Plan-2035 proposes Satellite Township at Bemina, new housing colonies across Kashmir to ease Downtown congestion and overcrowded homes Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: On most evenings in Srinagar’s Downtown, the congestion is not just on the roads — it is inside homes. In neighbourhoods like Nowhatta, Khanyar and Rainawari, families no longer live in houses […]
Enhancing treatment for Cancer
As health experts in Kashmir have been sounding an alarm over a sustained and troubling rise in cancer cases, describing the trend as a growing public health crisis that is stretching the Valley’s limited oncology infrastructure, the government has finally announced a comprehensive cancer control strategy, including infrastructure development, capacity building and partnerships. The administration […]
Daughters of Bharat: A Deprived Section of the Society
Er. Prabhat Kishore In the Indian context, just providing facilities is not enough to educate everyone. There is a need to focus on backward states and remove gender and regional disparities, increase enrolment and retention and providing quality based leaning. The work done by girls is usually not visible as it is confined to the […]
Wular Bird Festival 2026: A Celebration of Nature, Wetlands and Community Spirit
Shoiab Mohmmad Bhat The spectacular banks of Wular Lake are again reverberating with the calls of migratory birds and the thrill of nature lovers as the Wular Bird Festival 2026 is being held from 9 to 13 February. The festival is an amazing project that is organized in the serene beauty of Bandipora district in […]
Sakeena Itoo hails CM’s remote area incentives
Says step will streamline public service delivery in remote areas JAMMU: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, Thursday said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has made a remarkable announcement of granting incentives to employees posted in far flung and remote areas while presenting Budget 2026-27. The Minister stated this while replying to a […]
CS assesses the impact of HIMAYAT scheme in J&K
Stresses on timely target achievement and strong placement linkages JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Thursday chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) – HIMAYAT scheme in J&K, an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, aimed at skilling rural youth and ensuring […]