Authorities have installed Hindi-language sign-boards at the Hazratbal shrine in Kashmir with detials amenities under the ‘PRASAD’ scheme. This has irked politicians and residents
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Jasia Akhtar’s journey from a small village in Shopian to the Women’s Premier League is what dreams are made of, especially those that are threatened and throttled, particularly in underrepresented areas
With the Centre increasing the grant-in-aid for the next financial year for Jammu and Kashmir, industrialists and traders assert the need for governance reforms
The Union Budget has evoked a mixed reaction, with measures like the development of mountain trails and an increase in central grants hailed by some, while others noted that the Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory has been ignored
The bill seeks to strengthen mental health services in Kashmir, as well as psychosocial rehabilitation of those who have suffered in the conflict
Kashmiri apple farmers are expecting that the Centre will announce a package to compensate them for the losses that they suffered last year due to floods and on account of the closure of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway
The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought an increase in the central assistance from the central government, as the funds crunch in the UT has affected the pace of developmental projects
Heavy snowfall worsens hardships for people during winters, as the closure of the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway and the absence of a direct train service leave Kashmir cut off from the rest of the country.
Functions related to Republic Day celebrations were held across Kashmir amid tight security arrangements
Padmashri awardee Professor Shafi Shauq, a doyen of Kashmiri literature, has written books on diverse subjects, including on Kashmir’s Sufi saint Sheikh-ul-Aam, and has mastered several languages.
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