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Mother tongue underlying component of one’s identity: Farooq Abdullah

February 21, 2022 Editor

National Conference president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said that mother tongue is an underlying component of one’s culture and identity, and every effort should be made to protect the linguistic diversity of Jammu and Kashmir. In his message on International Mother Tongue Day, Abdullah said the mother tongue must be the medium of instruction in schools, especially at formative stages. “It lays a strong foundation for the expression of creativity and personality development. It also fosters creativity at the formative stages. As far as the Kashmiri language is…

Working to change public perception about govt schools: Bishwajit Kumar Singh

February 21, 2022 Editor

Bishwajit Kumar Singh joined as Principal Secretary School Education Department (SED) J&K in October 2020. In his over one year experience as the Principal Secretary, he believes that better days are in the offing for the government school students as well as the department. The government, he says, is making all efforts to change public perception about government schools. He shares his thoughts in an exclusive interview. Here are the excerpts: Reporter: J&K just saw the declaration of two major Board results. How do you see the overall performance of schools?…

To punish BJP, people must support PAGD: Mehbooba Mufti

February 21, 2022 Editor

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday urged people to vote for the PAGD allies in the next J&K Assembly polls to defeat the BJP and its associates, which, she said, were hampering the case of restoration of the Union Territory’s special status in the apex court. She also reiterated her call for a peaceful struggle for the restoration of the special status of J&K.

Choice between Hijab and education is injustice: Zaira Wasim

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Editor

Former Bollywood actress Zaira Wasim has said that any woman who has to decide between wearing either Hijab or pursuing her is an absolute injustice to the women in India. “Stacking bias against Muslim women and setting up systems where they should have to decide between education and Hijab or to give up either is an absolute injustice,” Zaira Wasim wrote on Facebook. She wrote that there is an attempt to compel them to make a very specific choice that feeds your agenda and then criticizing them while they’re imprisoned…

Tulip Festival 2022: Garden to open on March 20

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 Editor

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The famous tulip garden of Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city will be thrown open on March 20 as 15 lakh tulips are expected to bloom this year. Sheikh Fayaz, commissioner/secretary floriculture department told some reporters that because of the comparatively better weather this season, the tulip garden will be thrown open earlier than usual. He said 2 lakh tourists visited the garden last year. Tulip Festival 2022 04 Nights & 05 Days (03 Star) Offer Price Rs. 24750.00 (Couple) Hotel & Houseboat Accommodation Exclusive Tulip Garden Tour (Entry Tickets Included)…

J&K opens new trekking routes to offbeat locations

February 20, 2022 Editor

Most of these 75 trekking routes are offbeat locations in Jammu and Kashmir and trail deep inside forests providing a thrilling experience to the adventure seekers, trekkers, and tourists Nature adventurists can now challenge their trekking skills through wild and virgin routes of Kashmir amid gushing streams, serene glaciers, lakes and vast meadows surrounded by pine and kail forests as many fresh routes have been thrown open in J&K. Most of these 75 routes are offbeat locations in Jammu and Kashmir and trail deep inside forests providing a thrilling experience…

Delimitation: Political parties reject delimitation panel report

February 20, 2022 Editor

Draft report attempts to divide people on communal lines: Altaf Bukhari, Draft prepared in BJP office, the panel just a puppet: J&K Congress Calling the Delimitation Commission’s draft report as an imitation of the ‘Dixon Plan’ aimed at dividing people on communal lines, president of J&K Apni Party Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari on Saturday rejected the report as “it has deeply disappointed all sections of society in both the regions of J&K”. Bukhari also questioned five MPs of J&K in the Parliament for their silence which shows that they have…

Brengi Water Stream: How a flowing stream disappeared into the sinkhole in Kokernag

February 18, 2022 Editor

A 20-km-long stretch of the Brengi water stream has suddenly disappeared in Kashmir after it was swallowed by a massive sinkhole, leaving locals concerned A famous Kashmir trout stream has vanished into a sinkhole spreading fear in the south Kashmir Kokernag area. As per reported information, the 20-km-long stretch of the Brengi water stream has been draining into a sinkhole since early this week; the phenomenon has left the downstream portion dry, killing fish in large numbers. We take a look at what happened, its effect on the environment, what…

National Conference workers to gear up for ‘Big Challenge’ exhorts Farooq Abdullah

February 17, 2022 Editor

Exhorting the party cadre to gear up for the “big challenge” being faced by the Jammu and Kashmir and work to further strengthen the National Conference at every level, party president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said they are committed to assuage the urges and aspirations of every segment of the society in all regions and sub-regions Interacting with various delegations and welcoming new entrants into the party at a brief function here, Abdullah said that the National Conference was deeply rooted in every nook and corner, and the cadre must…

Talks with India only if special status of Kashmir restored: Imran Khan

February 17, 2022 Editor

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said India’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 increased Islamabad’s security concerns. There is currently “no relationship” between India and Pakistan and talks between the two countries can be held only if New Delhi restores the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday. The Kashmir issue is the “main difference” between the two countries and Pakistan’s security concerns increased after India’s decision to scrap the special status of Jammu and Kashmir…