On Eid, don’t forget have-nots
Eid-ul-Fitr is the day of celebration – Muslims offer special Eid prayers thanking Allah for enabling them to fast for the month of Ramzan thus purify their souls of all ills and vices. On the culmination of Ramzan people greet each other for remaining steadfast during the month. However, besides celebrations, this festival has a […]
A very positive initiative
In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday appointed an acid attack victim, Advocate Sehar Nazir as a standing counsel for Srinagar district. The move aims at ensuring empowerment of victims of crime against women and providing equal opportunities of growth, rehabilitation and development. This move has been appreciated by people from […]
Ramzan teaches to help poor
Holy month of Ramzan is nearing its culmination. While this month of fasting and prayers is Almighty’s gift to the Muslims during which they are bestowed with the mercy to purify their souls, it also teaches the compassion and should make the believers to understand the pains and pangs of the ‘have-nots’. And here come […]
Power Pangs
Jammu and Kashmir is groping in darkness as frequent power cuts have become a routine now. The situation is such that most of the times, there is no electric supply during Iftaar and Sehri timings. It is for the first time that the people here are witnessing such power crisis particularly during the month of […]
Religious leaders can be of great help
COVID CONTAINMENT
As the number of Covid infections are on an alarming rise in Jammu and Kashmir, the divisional administration in Kashmir has taken a right step in right direction by engaging with the religious heads of the Valley to ensure that COVID Appropriate Behaviour (CAB) if followed in letter and spirit. Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, […]
Save horticulture industry
The apple growers of Kashmir Valley have been protesting against the decision of the Government of India to import Iranian apple. The local growers claim that being tax free, these apples are being sold very cheap in comparison to the apples grown in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand. The local apple growers claim […]
Merchants of death
On January 09, 2022, police in Katra arrested a drug peddler and recovered ten rolls of charas and Rs 2 lakh from his questioning. During questioning, the arrested peddler disclosed that he had already sold charas worth Rs. 12.35 lakh to the youth of the area. This amount too was recovered from his residence by […]
Administering booster dose
India has started administering the precaution (booster) dose of Covid vaccine to healthcare and frontline workers, and comorbid people aged 60 and above from today in a bid to stymie the coronavirus spread driven by its Omicron variant. An estimated 1.05 crore healthcare and 1.9 crore frontline workers, and 2.75 crore comorbid people in the […]
Transparency is the key
The Jammu and Kashmir government has launched web portal EMPOWERMENT (Enabling Monitoring and Public Overview of Works Being Executed and Resources for Meaningful Transparency) or ‘Janbaghidari’ which enables citizens to overview works/projects being implemented in their areas and become a partner in the process of development with the features of providing timely feedbacks and suggestions […]
Alarming spike in Covid-19 cases
The number of COVID-19 cases more than doubled in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday with 418 fresh infections taking the cumulative infection tally to 3,42,419. Of the fresh cases, 107 were reported from Kashmir and 311 from the Jammu division. Reasi district reported maximum cases (156) while Jammu district stood at second number with 109 […]
