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Hajj 2023: Women from Kashmir speak out about their challenges and triumphs

June 22, 2023 Editor

Absence of Khadims to shabby hotels, women without Mehram raise concern The women without Mahram, who are presently performing the Hajj, accused the government of depriving them from the basic facilities, saying that the shabby condition of hotels, their long distance, no Khadim for training them have affected their journey in the ongoing pilgrimage badly. Talking to KIF, a group of women from Kashmir said that they are being pushed to the wall as despite claiming high and tall about providing special facilities and making special arrangements for them, they…

Muslim Personal Law Board raises concerns over Hajj Mismanagement, Highlights inconvenience to Pilgrims

June 21, 2023 Editor

Muslim Personal Law Board of India national general secretary Moin Ahmed, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has alleged that mismanagement has affected Haj pilgrims from across the country and that the Union Minority Affairs Ministry was responsible for the mess. He has demanded a high-level inquiry into the matter. Ahmed said right from issuing application forms to the return of pilgrims to the country, the entire responsibility was of the Haj Committee of India. “The only reason for poor arrangement is unnecessary interference of Union minority affairs…

Unveiling Anger: Instances of Stares, Scuffles, and Stabbings in Kashmir

June 21, 2023 Editor

Be it a make-believe racecourse drives among cabbies or breakneck street engagements, Kashmir looks angry, in letter and spirit. The emotion emerges when loud honking, wrong turns and desperate drives derail the street sanity. Maybe, the anger is justified, or an expression of a suppressed emotion, but embittering commuters with a normalized hit-and-run behavior needs some check and balance. To begin with, there’s no study to map this mess. Kashmir’s anger problem is not even a work in progress. In the region where mind problems, so to say, is fetching…

Breaking the Silence: Addressing Domestic Violence Against Men

June 21, 2023 Editor

oth males and females are equal and there is no inequality between the two. Our religion Islam has given them equal rights even if females do lack physically. Ironically, boys do enjoy the better treatment of girls in our society. While girl children feel neglected still in most of our families. The reality is men have more strength and are having the duty to feed the family. But women cannot be undermined and made for housekeeping only. The results are showing that girls are at par mentally with boys and…

Huge Disparity: Over 26 Lakh Applications for 26,000 Jobs Received by JKSSB in 4 Years

June 20, 2023 Editor

J&K Services Selection Board (JKSSB) received more than 26.22 lakh applications in the previous four years for the 26,687 positions it advertised, demonstrating the popularity and demand for government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir. Job seekers have submitted a total of 26,22,285 applications to the JKSSB from 2019 to 2022 for over 26,000 advertised positions, and selections have been made for 17,668 of those positions over the course of four years. For 2026 announced positions, JKSSB got 1.30 lakh applications in 2019. The hiring agency received 13.66 lakh applications for…

Khanmoh Fossil Park, slated to be the world’s second, remains a pipe dream

June 20, 2023 Editor

Despite the passage of several years since its inception, the Fossil Park at Khanmoh on the outskirts of Srinagar is yet to materialise. After China, this was supposed to be the first rich Triassic Park with decades-old formations. USA’s The Penn Dixie-Natural History Society had agreed to the Kashmir-based Environment Policy Group (ECG) to develop the park further. The massive bio-extinction, which was believed to have occurred 252 million years back in the geological times of Permian Triassic Era, is fully stored in a great rock system at Guryul Ravine…

Alarming increase in Child Sex Abuse cases unveils Kashmir’s hidden crisis

June 19, 2023 Editor

By: Farzana Nisar It was a balmy afternoon, the sun shone through the veil of clouds, casting a diffused glow across the fields of Shopian. But for eleven-year-old Farah*(name changed), it was just another day, as she made her way to tuition classes. With her school bag slung over her shoulder, the little girl, brimming with jolliness, looked forward to learning from a teacher whom both she and her family deeply respected. However, unbeknownst to them, hidden beneath his respected facade, lurked the true nature of a beast. In a…

Kashmir: A Haven for Dogs – The Canine Paradise

June 18, 2023 Editor

Days back it happened again. A 10-year-old boy was chased by stray dogs. The little soul fell into a drain. Seriously injured, he finally succumbed to injuries at Children’s Hospital, Bemina after some 13 painful days. And his parents will suffer the pain for all the life they are destined to live. It was not the first such tragic death, it happened earlier also. Just before this incident a seven-year-old girl was mauled by a pack of dogs in Kulgam, and was shifted to SHMS hospital in a very bad…

Smart City Project: Commuters frustrated by Slow Progress of work

June 17, 2023 Editor

Slow pace of Smart City Project works in the summer capital has evoked strong resentment among commuters. They said after the G20 meet, pace of works under the Smart City Project has slowed down. Prior to G20 meet, Srinagar witnessed fast-track beautification. One of the prominent areas affected by the slow pace of works is Lal Chowk. Even the renovation work of Ghanta Ghar, historic clock tower, is facing delays. Footpaths from Regal Chowk to Ghanta Ghar are still incomplete. Additionally, pending works along the Jhelum riverfront have also witnessed…

Empowering the Poor: Teach them Skills for Sustainable Change, not Crowdfunding

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 Editor

Teaching Skills Over Crowdfunding By: Javid Amin Poverty is a complex issue with no easy solutions. However, there is one thing that is clear: simply giving money to the poor is not enough. In order to truly empower them and help them break the cycle of poverty, we need to teach them valuable skills that will allow them to become self-sufficient. Crowdfunding can be a great way to raise money for short-term projects, but it is not a sustainable solution to poverty. Once the project is complete, the money will…