April 2023 | Page 5 of 7

Sharad Pawar Speaks on Degree Row, BJP Expresses Concern: Just Political Issues?

April 10, 2023 Editor

After differing on Adani issue, Sharad Pawar on Sunday said someone’s educational degree can’t be a political issue. Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday raised questions over whether someone’s education degree can be a political issue in the country at a time when the country is facing unemployment, law and order issues and inflation. The statement comes amid speculations triggered by his recent statement on Adani. The issue has been raked up by the Aam Aadmi Party and jailed AAP leader Manish Sisodia wrote a letter from Tihar…

Violence erupts in Jamshedpur as two groups resort to Stone Pelting and Arson

April 10, 2023 Editor

Tension prevailed in parts of Jamshedpur after two groups from different communities resorted to stone pelting, arson and damaging vehicles in Jamshedpur’s Shastri Nagar area under Kadma police station on Sunday evening, police said adding that the situation is under control now and a few people have been detained. “Some sporadic incident led to violence in Shastri Nagar area. Two groups from different communities resorted to stone pelting. Some anti-social elements are trying to vitiate the social order. I appeal people not to fall for it and maintain peace. People…

PDP Slams BJP’s Kashmir Policy as ‘Emperor’s New Clothes’

April 9, 2023 Editor

The PDP on Saturday said the BJP’s Kashmir policy and its Naya Kashmir rhetoric are like “an emperor’s new clothes,” that the judiciary and civil society have no option but to praise. In its monthly newsletter, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said that in BJP’s Naya Kashmir, a conman like Kiran Patel visits the valley flanked by security personnel while journalist Asif Sultan is jailed for doing his job. Patel was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir Police from a five-star hotel in Srinagar last month for allegedly posing as an…

Reflecting on the Martyrs of Badr: Significance and Lessons from Islamic History

April 9, 2023 Editor

“The Battle of Badr is the guide of Islam, The victory of Allah in the great Battle of Badr. It is the courage of the Muslims that identifies them, Islam is life, Islam is a way of life.” (Alama Iqbal) The Battle of Badr is one of the most significant events in Islamic history. It took place on 17th Ramadan in the second year of Hijrah (624 CE), and it was the first major military encounter between the Muslims and the polytheists of Mecca. The battle of Badr holds immense…

Rahul Gandhi Compares Groceries Prices from 2013 to 2023, Raises Concerns about Adani Issue

April 9, 2023 Editor

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday stepped up his attack on the BJP-ruled central government, this time over the rising inflation and posted a chart on social media comparing the price of essential items during the UPA government in 2013 with current rates. Rahul Gandhi alleged that inflation is not easing because the government’s focus is on increasing the income of beleaguered billionaire Gautam Adani and protecting him from investigation. “How will inflation come down, How will the pain of the public be visible!” Gandhi wrote on Twitter along…

Mask Mandate Returns as Covid Cases Surge in Several States

April 9, 2023 Editor

With the rising cases of Covid over the last few days triggers an alarming situation, several states have issued Covid guidelines and made masks mandatory again. India on Sunday logged 5,357 new infections, a slight dip from Saturday’s figures, taking the total tally to 44,756,616. On Saturday 6,155 new Covid-19 cases were reported, According to the data released by the health ministry, the active infections stand at 32,814. 11 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours, taking the death tally to 53,09,65 deaths. The fatality rate stands at 1.19…

Venice of the East: Kashmir Offers an Unmatched Experience for Travelers

April 9, 2023 Editor

A trip to the ancestral homeland reveals new aspects of Kashmir. The canals, water lilies, vegetable markets, the sun rising over the mountains, the traditional houses, and the rhythm of daily life capture a culture of beauty, tradition and sophistication. By: Namrata Wakhloo have traveled to Venice several times and gone for gondola rides on the Grand Canal. During my trips, I always wondered how close the water was to the centuries-old mansions and how beautiful they looked with the soft waves of water splashing against them. Little did I…

Lightening The Load: Education Department Issues Guidelines for Reducing School Bag Weight for Children in Kashmir

April 8, 2023 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) School Education Department (SED) has issued guidelines to all the government and private schools for reducing the weight of school bags carried by the school going children. The guidelines have been issued in response to concerns raised by parents and health experts about the physical burden of carrying heavy school bags and its impact on the health of students. Schools have been advised to strictly adhere to these guidelines and to take necessary steps to ensure that the weight of the bags is within the prescribed…

COVID19 Surge: Patient Numbers Rise in Kashmir Hospitals in Recent Weeks

April 8, 2023 Editor

The hospitals in Kashmir during the last few weeks have seen an increase in the number of hospitalisations of COVID-19 patients. Till Thursday, the active COVID-19 cases in J&K were 238. Talking to Head of the Department (HoD) at CD Hospital, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah said that they had intensified testing the samples of patients which shows more patients have been infected with the virus. He said that there had been a surge in COVID cases since few days compared to the previous month. “I think this is the high time to…

Nature’s Masterpiece: Kashmir’s Tulip Garden Dazzles Tourists with Vibrant Blooms

April 8, 2023 Editor

With 1.6 million tulip bulbs of 68 varieties in bloom, the magnificent 30-hectare terraced Tulip Garden on the banks of majestic Dal Lake in Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar, laid in 2006, has been fast drawing people’s attention. For Sunil and Manpreet, a young couple from Punjab, their first outing after marriage will forever be etched in memory – a sea of tulips with the picturesque Zabarwan mountain range in the backdrop. The couple had seen pictures of the famous Tulip Garden in Srinagar, one of the largest tulip gardens in…