Woman from Shopian district of J&K cracks KAS exams
Binat ul Sheeraz of Shopian has cracked KAS exams. She says she has been studying for the Civil Services exams since the last three years.She has put in a lot of efforts and it has paid off. My family members were very happy to receive the news. At that time I was at my aunt’s […]
J&K girl takes advantage of govt’s Tejaswini scheme to start her clothes business
Firdaous Ahmad Bhat, a Beneficiary of the government scheme says before Article 370 the schemes were given to relatives but now recommendation does not work. The poor who want to stand on their feet can come to the centre and register to avail the benefits of the loan schemes. They are thankful to the LG […]
Bandipora girl author selected for the Istanbul International Model United Nations Conference
Nazrana Ahsan Wani, Author of the book ‘Shadowless Evening’ belongs to Bandipora in Jammu & Kashmir. She has co-authored 30 books and written one solo book, a collection of poems called ‘Shadowless Evening’. She has been invited to a worldwide conference of International Speakers in Turkey. Every year there are 10,000 speakers, says Nazrana. She […]
Boutique opened by a girl from Batagund village in Tral
The population is around 1.50 crore. I thought getting employment is next to impossible, says Saima from Batagund village in Tral block in district Pulwama of Jammu & Kashmir. It was then the idea of starting my own business came up. This way I can create employment opportunities for people, she thought. Normally, people invest […]
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir was felicitated by the President of India Shrimati Droupadi Murmu. Inshah Bashir was part of the Indian team that participated in the Wheelchair International Basketball tournament organised in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, that won a silver medal. Inshah says she was quite small when she had an accident […]
Jammu’s Sargam Kaushal wins Mrs World 2022
Sargam Kaushal from Jammu & Kashmir has been chosen as Mrs World 2022. Sargam said she felt so proud to win this title for her country India and she was so overwhelmed with happiness. She felt lost for words but said she was so grateful to all the women, all the caregivers, and men and […]
Kashmiri youth builds her start-up based on Ayurveda and Buddhism
I had not planned my entrepreneurial journey, says Ridhima Arora, Founder Namhya Foods Pvt. Ltd. My grandfather used to work with a number of ‘vaids’, practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine. He used to deal in herbs and that was a small part of our business handled by my father. I understood the significance of herbs after […]
Pulwama woman starts agriculture farming and expands business to poultry, dairy and fish farming
I started agriculture, says Syed Shazia Lateif, a progressive farmer in Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir. We took time from the Exotic Department of Agriculture. The department was very supportive. I feel they encourage women a lot who come forward. We had been doing the conventional method of farming, doing it the traditional way. […]
Kulgam woman starts mushroom unit after leaving private job
I left my private job and decided to do something else. I saw in the media about mushroom cultivation and that got me interested, says Shazia Jehan, resident of Kulgam district in Jammu & Kashmir. She thought why not start a mushroom unit herself. Shazia contacted the Agriculture Department. She was trained for 10 days […]
Powerlifter 18-yr-old Humaira wins 2 gold medals at Power Lifting Championship in J&K UT
Power Lifting Championship Eighteen-year-old student Humaira Mohammad of Higher Secondary School in Handwara, Jammu & Kashmir has become the star powerlifter lifting 235kg to win gold in a tournament. She has won the power lifting championship in her UT. In September 2022 she bagged two golds in J&K UT Powerlifting and Deadlift Championship. Humaira used […]