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Over 12.6 Lakh PMUY LPG Connections Distributed In J&K: Centre

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Of these,2,87,658 connectionswere provided to beneficiaries belonging to theScheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST)communities, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural G... Read More


Video: Polluted Manasbal Lake Endangers Local Water Supply

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- Local residents share their concerns, illnesses linked to water consumption, and deep frustration over the government's inaction and failure to protect this critical natural resou... Read More


Edu Min Denies Ordering DCs To Take Over Jama'at-e-Islami Linked Schools

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- The minister said she had suggested in her order that these schools be looked after by the principals of the nearby government schools for three months since their management comm... Read More


Kashmir's Poet-Physician Redefining Relief Globally

Srinagar, Aug. 23 -- On a bitter winter morning in the early 1960s, in Tangmarg, just 23 miles from the capital city, a young Akhtar Purvez watched a neighbour mount a horse and ride ten miles to summ... Read More


Woman Critically Injured In Cooking Gas Blast In South Kashmir's Kulgam

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The victim has been identified as 42-year-old Wazeera Bano, a resident of Danu Kandi Marg in Kulgam. Family members told hospital authorities that she caught fire after a leakage... Read More


J&K LG Orders Dismissal Of 2 Govt Employees Over 'Terror Links'

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- The sacked employees were identified as Siyad Ahmad Khan, an assistant stockman in the Sheep Husbandry Department residing in the Keran area, and Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a school t... Read More


Two Govt Employees Terminated For Terror Links In J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- As per an official order, one of the dismissed employees, Khurshid Ahmad Rather, a teacher appointed in 2003 and regularised in 2008, was working as an Over Ground Worker (OGW) fo... Read More


J&K Assembly Session Likely In Sept

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- Speaking to reporters on sidelines of a function, the minister said the autumn session of the Assembly is likely to be held next month. "The session is on the cards. It is essent... Read More


The Sky That Watched Over Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- I painted the vast blue sky with beautiful white clouds on a small canvas. Suddenly, I had a flashback to a time when the internet and phone services were shutdown in Kashmir due ... Read More


The Heart of a Kashmiri Home

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- It is strange to measure absence. My grandmother, Moajie, left us in the early hours of August 15, at 4:19 am, a Friday, as if the valley itself held its breath. Outside, life ca... Read More