An open letter to Kashmiri youth

VIEWPOINT

Do we really matter in the paradigm of power, asks Shahnaz Bashir

We have been educated only for the last, roughly, thirty or forty years. Induction of Kashmiri Muslim children in Hari Singh’s   jabri schools, as a reform — where they were forcibly taken to get educated thus insulated against the then feudal exploitation and communal discrimination in More
Strength thy name is woman

SOCIETY

I’m a feminist if I refuse to become a doormat, writes Rufaida Mansoor

A feminist is not the one who wants to be treated like a man but who keeps herself at par with men. Women are in many ways ahead of men, but unfortunately most women either are not aware of their strengths or do not want to be aware. Supporting feminism does not mean giving out lectures but taking More
The voice silenced

PROFILE

His was a strong and authentic voice which Kashmiris will forget never, Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam pays tribute to Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad Farooq

Kashmir is an unfortunate piece of land where people experience injustice. It is the land where there has been a perpetual conflict between the rulers and the ruled. The people have all along refused to go along with the rulers in the direction in which they have been trying to take them. There has been More
  • Kashmir

Girdle loins to realize Naya Kashmir: Omar tells workers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the National Conference activists and office bearers to girdle their loins and work hard to realize the goal of Naya Kashmir.“You have to rejuvenate More


  • Srinagar City

KU hosts Webinar

Intel director addresses B-school students

GK NEW NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: The Business School and Directorate of IT&SS, Kashmir University Thursday organised a teleconference workshop –Webinar for the students.   Sales Chief, Intel Corp, Steve More



  • Jammu

Traffic restored on Batote-Kishtwar Road

Jammu, May 20: The traffic on Batote-Kishtwar highway was restored this evening 30 hours after it was blocked following heavy landslides, triggered by unplanned blasting by the BEACON near Ragi Nallah More


  • South Asia

Pak for arbitration court to resolve Kishanganga project row

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, May 20: Pakistan today said it had formally conveyed to India its intention to set up a court of arbitration under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty to resolve differences over the Kishanganga More


  • GK Business

JK Bank over-achieves lending targets by 106 pc

We offer other banks Rs 500 cr portfolio to increase their priority sector lending in J&K: Dr Drabu

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: With its largest share of Rs 12,173.65 crore in the aggregate outstanding credit portfolio of Rs 17,117.66 crore in J&K by March 2010-end, the J&K Bank has yet again emerged as More


  • World

Azad meets US Health Secretary

Washington, May 20: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has met US Health Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius at Geneva. Both Ministers appreciated that India and US were strategic More


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