The FAMILY of FIVE SISTERS

FROM A SMALL HAMLET, THIS FAMILY HAS A STORY THAT BRINGS EVERYONE TO TEARS

SOB STORY By Arshad Hussain

It was not by choice that these five sisters had to live the way they are but the situation pushed them into being all female family.Enter their world: a single storey house comprising three small rooms, a kitchen and a toilet. There is a small kitchen garden also. Shakeela, (name changed) 23 More
Gemstone wealth

We Need To Come Out Of Mythical Reputation Of Our Sapphires

Whatisup By Sajjad Bazaz

Economic survey tabled in legislative assembly on the first day of this month has highlighted negative growth in key sectors and has also pointed out certain interventions required in horticulture sector to facilitate market access. If media reports are to be believed, then there are huge potential More
Temporary schemes Temporary solutions

New Delhi’s K-policy unchanged even after 60-years

Big Bite By Javaid Malik

Hundreds of youth engaged as volunteers under National Youth Service (NYS) scheme by the state government staged a protest in Srinagar earlier this week against government’s reported move to shelve the scheme.According to media reports, on the instructions of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh nearly More
Book Shelf

Steve jobs By Walter Isaacson

Title : Steve JobsAuthor : Walter IsaacsonPublisher : Simon & SchusterPublication: Oct 2011The BookBased on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors More
  • Kashmir

13 model villages in Baramulla reflect sordid tale

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Mar 2: Despite Minister for Rural Development and Panchayats, Ali Muhammad Sagar claiming that 115 villages across JK have been turned into model villages, 13 such villages in this north Kashmir More


  • Srinagar City

Dy CM directs SMC to re-launch anti-polythene drive with vigour

Interacts with local bodies, visits Rakh-e-Arth

Srinagar, Mar 2: It seems that with time Srinagar Municipal Corporation has failed to maintain a strict check on the use and sale of polythene bags, the way it was when the ban was imposed in 2008 that More



  • Jammu

67 percent schools in JK face staff shortage

Ailing Education Sector

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Mar 2: Shortage of staff in majority of the schools in Jammu and Kashmir presents a gloomy picture of growth in the State’s education sector, an official survey reveals.  This is also considered More


  • South Asia

73 killed in Pak tribal belt

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Mar 2: At least 73 people, mostly militants, were killed today in separate incidents of violence, including a suicide attack outside a Masjid and a fierce clash between security forces and militants More


  • World

Obama warns against premature attack on Iran

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Mar 2: Asserting that he "does not bluff," US President Barack Obama has warned Israel that any premature military attack on Iran might inadvertently help Tehran to portray itself as "victim More


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