When Fair is Unfair!
Desh Bir There is much hype about equality, constitutional rights, and remedies against discrimination on the basis of colour, caste and creed. Still the truth is that skin tone plays a major role in our daily societal interaction. If Nature has offered to you a light skin tone you feel proud of it and think […]
KGBV: Gurukul to nurture the girls
Er. Prabhat Kishore Education is the one and most powerful instrument of social change and social development. Particularly Women’s Education in India is one of the major preoccupations of the government as well as the civil society. This is because educated women are able to play a vital role in the development process. There is […]
‘Remembering the saviors’
Uri: More than seven decades may have passed but the wounds inflicted by the Tribal invaders on the inhabitants of the Boniyar Tehsil still linger in the minds of the local elders. However, the saga of valour of the Indian Army which came as saviour of locals brings respite to them, who had witnessed dark […]
HDFC Bank offers cash backs, prizes for merchants to encourage digital transactions
Srinagar: With a view to further drive digital payment adoption among the merchant segment, HDFC Bank has launched cashbacks/offers for small and medium sized merchants across metro, semi urban and rural markets. The campaign, called ‘Tees pe Treat’, for merchants, began in October will cover the entire festive season till the end of the year. […]
Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Kathua
Jammu: Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on forward posts and villages along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Saturday. However, there was no report of any casualty or damage on the Indian side, they said. The firing from across the border started in […]
Arrested religious cleric Mushtaq Veeri released
Srinagar: A prominent religious cleric and Vice President of Jamiat-e-Ahle Hadees, Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri was on Saturday released from detention. A relative of Veeri confirmed that Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri has reached home and he was welcomed by locals as well as by relatives. Veeri was arrested on February 24, 2019 following a crackdown […]
JKBFSL adds another branch in Jammu
Launches ‘Gold ETF My SIP My Choice’
Jammu: Expanding its network to facilitate investment services other than banking to the people of region, Jammu and Kashmir Bank Financial Services Limited (JKBFSL) – a wholly owned subsidiary of J&K Bank – today threw open a new branch here at Janipur. J&K Bank Executive President Sunil Gupta inaugurated the new branch in presence of […]
Lt Guv pays tributes to Sardar Patel
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha paid rich tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary on Saturday. Remembering Patel, the first home minister of independent India, the LG said the “Iron Man of India” devoted his entire life to the nation and people’s welfare. He said Patel’s contribution towards paving […]