Killing daughters

From a matter of pride, we have reduced her to a matter of shame

COMMENT By Hassan zainagiree

‘When anyone of them is given the good news of a daughter, his face grows dark after this news and he chokes with inward gloom: he hides himself from people because of this disgrace, asking himself whether he should suffer his daughter with disgrace or bury her alive…’    & More
Who is at risk?

Mother Earth has nothing to worry, children have a problem

EARTH DAY By Dr Seemin Rubab

Earth Day is the largest, most widely celebrated international environmental event. It is observed on April 22 to spread awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. The scope of Earth Day is wider than other environmental days such as Arbour day or Habitat day which are specific to a particular More
  • Kashmir

2-decades on, SDH Sopore still under construction

POOR STATE OF HEALTHCARE

UMER MAQBOOL/GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Apr 21: The construction work of the Sub District Hospital (SDH) Sopore has been going on at snail’s pace for the past 2-decades evoking strong resentment from the residents.  “The foundation More


  • Srinagar City

ERA does a Jaspal Bhatti

Eats away vital footpath by laying of pipeline

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) undertaken work to lay rupees multi crore pipeline from Nishat to Magarmal Bagh is again in news for wrong reasons. This time, the ERA has laid More



  • Jammu

2 militants killed: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 21: Police on Thursday said that two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including the district commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter in Jammu’s Kishtwar district.   More


  • Briefs

Court defers hearing in Wamiq Farooq case

Srinagar: A local court here on Thursday deferred the hearing in the Wamiq Farooq murder case till tomorrow as Public Prosecutor was not keeping well. Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge More


  • Business

JK Hajj/Umrah Cos Assoc resolves

‘Hajj cos not delivering to pay penalty’

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 21: In what would give a major relief to the Hajj aspirants of Kashmir, a representative body of Valley-based Hajj/Umrah Operating Companies today resolved that companies failing to deliver More


  • News

BILL TO BAN PAKISTANIS WITH DUAL NATIONALITY DRAWS FLAK

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, April 21: Two private bills, introduced in the National Assembly of Pakistan seeking a ban on Pakistanis with dual nationality or foreign holdings to assume public offices, has drawn a flak More


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