Renounce: My ‘innocuous dissent’ was seen as act of ‘treason’: Shah Faesal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Srinagar/New Delhi: Shah Faesal, the first resident of Jammu and Kashmir who topped the civil services exam in 2009, on Tuesday said his decision to join politics last year had done more harm than benefit as his “innocuous act” of dissent was seen as an “act of treason”. A day after announcing that he was […]
Subdued festivities: After 1868 people in JK will celebrate Eid staying indoors
Reading Time: 2 minutes Srinagar: As Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of slowing down, the situation has brought back the gory memories of 1868 pandemic when people across J&K spent Eid-ul-Azha (festival of sacrifices) by sitting in their homes. As per the historians, it was in 1868, when the people of Kashmir were reeling under similar circumstances due to […]
Teenage girl becomes voice of the ‘speechless’
Reading Time: 2 minutes Srinagar: A 17 day old girl from Nowgam area of Srinagar is, winning hearts by proving to be the voice of the deaf and dumb sportspersons registered with Jammu and Kashmir Sports Association. Arwa Imtiyaz, a class 11th student from Nowgam started interacting and accompanying the deaf and dumb sportspersons since the age of 12. […]
School fee row: Private schools, parents reach consensus
Reading Time: 3 minutes Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday announced 100 per cent fee waiver to the wards of the families who had no income during the lockdown period. Private Schools’ Association of J&K (PSAJK) after lengthy deliberations with Parents Association of Privately Administered Schools (PAPAS), trade bodies and representatives of tourism, transporters and […]
Woman, her daughter spend night outside as in-laws deny entry to home
Reading Time: < 1 minute Srinagar: A woman and her five-year daughter had to spend a night under the open sky after her in-laws denied them entry to their matrimonial home, despite a court directing police to ensure she is not harassed. Police said they have registered a fresh FIR into the allegations of a scuffle with the woman by […]
Muslims perform last rites of deceased Pandit woman in Bandipora
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bandipora: Muslim in North Kashmir’s Bandipora helped perform the last rites of an elderly Kashmiri Pandit woman on Thursday. Locals said that as soon as the news of the death of 75-year-old woman Rani Bhatt wife of Moti Lal Bhatt spread, Muslim neighbours came together to help in performing her last rites. Many people amid […]
Srinagar girl comes to rescue of womenfolk in need of hygiene outside home
Reading Time: 2 minutes Srinagar: A Srinagar girl has come up with a unique initiative to assist the women folk in Srinagar in case of any medical need by making all the necessary items available at the ladies conveniences in the district. Irfana Zargar, daughter of Late Ghulam Hassan Zargar has so far covered at least five ladies conveniences […]
Hundreds converge at Ashmuqam, participate in traditional ‘Zool’ ritual
Reading Time: < 1 minute Aishmuqam: Hundreds of devotees on Saturday thronged the holy shrine of Sufi saint Sakhi Zainuddin Wali (RA) in Aishmuqam where they performed the traditional ‘Zool’ ritual. The ritual is being performed by devotees as a mark of respect for the saint as it is held to mark the beginning of the agricultural activity after a […]
Highway ban causes inconvenience to civilians
Reading Time: 3 minutes Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Ghulam Mohammad Bhat started off from his home here to reach a hospital where his daughter is admitted, but cannot find any means of transport to get there due to the ban on civilian traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar highway. “I have been walking for the past 15 minutes, but there is […]
GMC forms committee to frame SOPs for referrals from peripheries
Reading Time: 2 minutes Srinagar: While much has been talked about the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), the Government Medical College (GMC) is now framing the same ‘afresh’ for referrals in GMC and Associated Hospitals from peripheries. Insiders told ‘Kashmir Vision’ that a three member committee has been formed which has been tasked to frame the SOPs within two days. […]
