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Truth and Non-Violence are Gandhi ji’s most ideal, twin cardinal principles, explain school students in Jammu & Kashmir. Elucidating the point of Non- Violence, the student elucidated how the super powers in the world today spend billions of dollars to develop and strengthen their defensive powers. If you think rationally, this action will be deemed …

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Basit Mushtaq, a Charcoal and Graphite Artist from Pulwama in Jammu & Kashmir practiced watching videos on YouTube. When he started painting, he did not get any support. Then he watched tutorials on YouTube. Earlier, Basit used to make charcoal sketches. He says, artists do not get the right support in Kashmir. Even if exhibitions …

Kashmiri artist shows how art is not bound to expensive materials Read More »

Teetwal Mela 2022 – Kashmir Ahead In the last two years, the tourism department has taken a lot of initiatives to boost tourism. Dr G N Itoo, Director Tourism Kashmir says, our focus is also to promote border tourism. A Border Tourism Festival was organised at Teetwal on September 7, 2022. People should experience the …

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Kiran, a Mental Health Rehabilitation Camp was organised in Gurez for persons with disabilities in Jammu & Kashmir by the Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Srinagar. Nuzhat Bashir a Prosthetist at Composite Regional Centre said, at the camp we distributed wheelchairs, walking sticks and other aids among the people with disabilities. Irshad Ahmad, Camp Incharge, CRC …

People with disabilities provided aids at CRC camp in Gurez Read More »

Naristan Temple We have read long time back in books that there is a temple in Naristan village in Tral, Pulwama, but Mohammed Subhan Mir, a local says from then till now there has been no development. This temple is there since 1400 years ago. Ghulam Ahmad Lone, a local says, we have heard from …

Restoration of ancient Naristan temple in Pulwama needed Read More »

Pulwama Addiction Treatment Centre A month-long campaign against drugs is currently on in the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir is holding Nasha Mukt J&K Campaign from 1- 30th September 2022. The participants were made to take a pledge to stay away from drugs. The Addiction Treatment Facility, District Hospital …

Pulwama Addiction Treatment Centre helping people to come out of drugs Read More »

Parveena Begum, an ASHA Worker is at a refugee village in Gurez Valley distributing sweets among ladies and families. She is thankful to the Indian Army and the Sarpanch for providing support to women here. Encouraging the women present, she said that women are going places and we all must also think of doing something …

Indian Army in Gurez plays Samaritan to refugee children Read More »

Abdul Majid, a Farmer in Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir says, there was an acute shortage of water for irrigation. Then the farmers were introduced to an integrated model of farming. They were given a drip irrigation and sprinkler system and 50 per cent subsidy under the scheme. The drip irrigation system is a type of …

Ramban farmers take to drip irrigation system to grow more crops Read More »

Mohammad Ayub Bhat, Principal of a Government Girls Secondary School Ichigam in Budgam district of Jammu & Kashmir says, last two-three years was a difficult time for education. But we made a concerted effort and now slowly children are coming back on track. A student Humaira Shafi praising teachers said, they teach very well here. …

Government school girls like educational facilities more than private school children in Budgam Read More »