Srinagar, June 7: A 10-year old boy from Srinagar has created a world record by identifying flags, countries, capital and currencies of 195 countries in 9.26 minutes. Abdul Aleem(10), a resident of summer capital Srinagar, who is a student of 6th standard at Tyndale Bisco School Srinagar has created world record as he identified countries […]
Srinagar, Jun 02: The mental health experts in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday said that the Covid lockdown in the region has given rise to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues that have resulted in the increase in suicide tendency. Notably, several suicide incidents in recent were reported from both divisions of Kashmir and Jammu. […]
Srinagar, May 29: In three districts of Kashmir, at least 45 percent students of Government-run-schools are unable to attend the online classes during the COVID-19 lockdown. Ironically, in one of the districts of north Kashmir, only 25 percent of students have attended the online classes. As per the survey the official figures of online classes […]
Srinagar, May 27: Owing to the lockdown post abrogation of Article 370, followed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the transgender community in J&K is facing hardships to earn their livelihood. Transgenders from different parts of J&K said that the lack of empathy towards the community during the lockdown have made their life miserable. Chadni, Gulam […]
Srinagar, Apr 28: In a worrisome development, nearly 50,000 girls of Kashmir have crossed the age bar of getting married owing to the society made unnecessary trends and rituals. Among the total girls having crossed the marriageable age limit, more than 10,000 belong from district Srinagar. In a survey conducted by a non-profit organization Tehreek […]
Srinagar, Apr 01: Out of 28 MLAs elected on ticket of Peoples Democratic Party in the last Assembly elections in the erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir, 18 have left the party in the past two and-a-half years after the BJP withdrew support to Mehbooba Mufti-led government. In the 2014 elections, Peoples Democratic Party emerged […]
Srinagar, Mar 22: The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that the total cover of forest land of Jammu and Kashmir has decreased by 420 Sq Kms between the year 2015 to 2019. The Ministry shared the information in Rajya Sabha in response to the question raised that includes […]
Srinagar, Feb 12: Years of conflict in the Kashmir valley have already fueled alarming levels of mental illness in the Kashmir valley, which often goes untreated. According to a study by Médecins Sans Frontières and the Srinagar-based Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS), nearly one in five people in Kashmir show symptoms of post-traumatic […]
Srinagar, Feb 10: The fatal circle of deaths and injuries through accidents continues unabated on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, as is revealed by the official figures. The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has seen over 8,128 road accidents and 1,750 resultant fatalities in the last decade. A lifeline to the Kashmir valley, the highway (NH 44) with a […]
Srinagar, Feb 2: The normal delivery is no longer normal in private hospitals In Jammu and Kashmir. Compared to 10 percent recommended by the World Health Organization, the number of babies born by caesarean section is whopping 82.1 per cent in private hospitals of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the reply to a question in […]
