Water Towers of the World

It is time we all get thinking about the importance of mountains and forests

INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAINS DAY By Muhammad Yusuf

The United Nations has been observing 11th December as the International Mountain Day since 2003 but unfortunately not a single time any Governmental or Non-Governmental Organization has come forward to contribute to the cause. It is now time for all of us to preserve this natural wealth for posterity More
Kashmir: Land of Mountain Ranges

The Valley Of Kashmir Is Covered With Majestic Mountain Ranges Possessing Most Of Earth’s Fresh Water

Mohammed Saleem

While declaring 11 December as IMD in 2003, the UN General Assembly mandated Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO) as the lead agency. The FAO has developed information and communication material in all the UN languages to celebrate IMD. Conservation of mountain biological diversity More
  • Kashmir

Er Rashid stages sit-in outside UNMOGIP office

'TAKE NOTE OF HR VIOLATIONS IN KASHMIR'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 10: MLA Er Rashid along with civil society members Saturday evening staged a sit-in outside the office of United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) at Sonawar More


  • Srinagar City

KANGRI WALA

Making traditional firepots has been the family trait for this old man. Everyday his work starts with sunrise. But he fears a sunset of this skill known for ages

IRFAN HASHIM

GHULAM RASOOL GANAIE, a craftsman by profession is busy making a willow basket for Kangri, (traditional firepot locally known as Kanger) in Harwan area on the outskirts of Srinagar City.  His day More



  • Jammu

Effective delivery of public services key for poverty alleviation: CS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 10: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal on Saturday said that quality and quantity of service delivery is closely linked to the orientation of the personnel. Speaking at a one day orientation workshop More


  • South Asia

‘Appoint special representative in Kashmir’

APHC (M) Pak Chapter asks UN

Islamabad, Dec 10: All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M) Pak chapter has expressed serious concern over what it termed as deteriorating human rights situation in Kashmir and urged the United Nations to appoint More


  • World

Pakistan ties in a mess, admits US

Washington, Dec 10: US-Pakistani military-to-military relations "are a mess" after a NATO strike last month killed 24 Pakistani soldiers, said a top US military official as a think-tank rated a conflict More


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