Foreign Minister lauds SKUAST-Kashmir for asking ways to get more foreign students
The Foreign Minister S Jaishankar complimented SKUAST University in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that no other university ever in India has approached us to ask what we need to do to get more foreign students? In his tenure of four years as Minister of External Affairs and three years as Foreign Secretary of India, […]
Personality development happens in school, students tell in Kashmir
School children in Jammu and Kashmir are happy to be back in school after a long winter gap. Schools have a different atmosphere. Here we children learn a lot from the teachers, our Ustaads as well as our peers. A child’s personality develops in school. During the winter spell, we enjoyed playing with snowballs and […]
Cycling event held on Women’s Day in Budgam to promote physical well-being of all
A cycling event was held in Budgam district to promote awareness for physical and mental well-being. Also, to keep India pollution-free by creating awareness to reduce the use of diesel and petrol vehicles and maximise use of cycles. Every house has more than one car which leads to more pollution and results in respiratory diseases. […]
23 tons of subsidised urea seized in Pulwama raid by enforcement wing of J&K Agriculture
A team of enforcement wing of Agriculture Department of J&K raided the premises of Allied Plywood Industry in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama. Around 400 bags (23 tons) of subsidised urea were seized during the inspection. The inspection was led by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal. We will not let any wrongdoing happen in Kashmir. […]
Aharbal winter festival getting popular in Kulgam
Among the 75 offbeat destinations in Jammu and Kashmir announced by the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha, Aharbal is one such destination. DC Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat says we have been trying to promote this destination for two years. We have been successful to a good extent, said the DC. According to the old […]
Snow cricket in Gurez keeping the Kashmiri youth mentally active
Cricket tournament is being played on the snow in Gurez valley in Jammu and Kashmir. These activities are being held to engage the youth and keep them away from drugs and other bad habits. Participating in sport is good for health as well. Seeing the youth engage in healthy sports will surely attract others to […]
On Shab-e-Barat, Muslims collectively prayed for a better Kashmir
Shab-e-Barat prayers were held peacefully in the mosque, said the local Muslims in Jammu and Kashmir. From evening till midnight we prayed to Allah for everyone’s well-being. Muslims came in large numbers to pray together and pleaded to Allah for forgiveness and overcoming the difficulties in their lives. People also prayed for the youth who […]
Kashmir’s young rapper Humaira Jan is a voice of freedom for the girls
Badlega lihaz bhi, badlega itihaas bhi, badlega samaj bhi, badlega sab aaj hi… Rapper Humaira Jan from Ganderbal district of Jammu & Kashmir says, people come up with negative comments. Some people used to say that you are a girl and you should not use social media. And you are spoiling the name of our […]
Budgam youth set up library for needy, aspiring students
In Budgam, two youth who are engineers by profession have established a library for aspiring, needy students in Jammu and Kashmir. The intention of setting up this library was to give an opportunity to future generations students to prepare for competitive exams like IAS, JKAS, NEET, JEE and to make study material related to these […]
Emerging Kashmiri singer Nargis Khatoon’s lilting voice rocks Instagram
‘ I started singing when I was around four or five’, says Nargis Khatoon, an emerging Singer from Jammu and Kashmir. She always loved to sing. ‘My school assembly was my first platform where I sang’, says Nargis. From there she kept on moving ahead in the field of singing. At one point in life […]