Month: January 2021

Mubashir Hassan Wearing white and green Hijab girls at Jamia Jamia Islamia Mahadul Muslimaat read the verses of the Quran all enthusiastic to spend 40 days of winter in learning the teachings of Islam and rights Islam provides to women. “Baiton ko baitiyun par tarjih na dain” was printed over the wall in the office of Dr. Mubeena Ramzan, the chairperson of Jamia Islamia Mahdul Muslimaat. Twenty years back when women in Kashmir were not heard of running any institutions, Mubeena Ramzan became the chairperson of Jamia Islamia Mahdul to educate girls and provide support to the needy. “I completed my research and decided to contribute to society but people didn’t want me to and provided the options of a better career, which I refused. No one expected me in this field”, recalls Mubeena wh...

Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Mr. Anshul Garg today inaugurated Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) Program 2021 at Maternity and Childcare Hospital in Anantnag. The DC started the campaign by administering oral anti polio vaccine drops to the newly born infants in presence of CMO and Superintendent M & CCH Anantnag. CMO Anantnag, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad on the occasion informed the DC that 146152 children in the age group of 0-5 years will be administered pulse polio drops in the district. He added that 650 pulse polio booths have been setup in the district, besides, 14 transit booths have also been established for the effective and successful implementation of the program. The DC was further informed that Health Department Anantnag has deployed 2730 total workers which include ...

Two persons have been arrested for chopping off walnut trees in Rathsuna area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Sunday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that both were arrested by the Police after they were caught chopping off the walnut trees in the area. Meanwhile, police have seized the portion of tree which was chopped off.

For the first time after abrogation of Article 370, the Government of India has given its clearance for use of forest land for non-forestry purposes in Jammu Kashmir for construction of a multipurpose project of geo-strategic and national importance. Documents in possession of news agency Kashmir News Observer lay bare that Central government has given approval for non-forest use of 680.1 hectares of forest land for construction of Ujh multipurpose hydro-electric project in district Kathua of Jammu Kashmir. On December 22, 2020, The FAC in its meeting gave its go-ahead to the project subject to certain conditions. As per these conditions, every effort shall be made to ensure that trees are felled only when felling is unavoidable and it shall be done in a phased manner. “The UT admin...

Shabir Khan Jammu Kashmir Police on Sunday recovered arms and ammunition from a vegetable shop at Sangrama area of Sopore in North Kashmir. An official said, this development came after an OGW who was arrested days before at Bandipora area was being questioned, during questioning he revealed that arms and ammunition have been placed in Sopore area. Upon which a team went there and recovered arms and ammunition, he said. “Five grenades, 20 rounds and a pistol recovered from a shop in Sangrama Sopore”, he added. Meanwhile an FIR has been registered in this regard at PS Argam in Bandipora and further investigation have been set into motion.