Flashfloods have wreaked havoc in the Chenab Valley. The under-construction 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project was severely damaged when mounds of debris entered the site. A massive flow of water and mud
The annual Shri Amarnath Yatra kicked off in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of 4800 devotees in Jammu. The first darshan of the holy Shiv Lingam will be held on Friday.
Top surgeon and philanthropist Dr Ashiq Hussain Naqashbandi passed away after a prolonged illness on Saturday. A large number of people, including his students, bid him a tearful adieu in Srinagar. Tributes
As American politics casts a long shadow over its reservoir of scientific talent, India, a talent exporter to the world’s technology and research centres for decades, might be poised for a wave
BY – Tousif Raza Dr. Shabnam Ashai, born on April 12, 1962, in Srinagar, is among the most distinguished contemporary voices in Urdu poetry. Having pursued her Ph.D. at Aligarh Muslim University
Jammu and Kashmir recorded its sixth wettest August since 1901, with rainfall levels reaching 319.3 mm against the normal 184.9 mm, a surplus of 73 percent. As per media reports, the scale
Child labour remains one of the most distressing realities confronting societies across the world. According to UNICEF, an estimated 160 million children were subjected to child labour at the beginning of 2020,
Kashmir is grappling with a worsening crisis of stray dogs. With more than 55,000 reported dog bite cases in 2025 alone, the problem has reached a scale that can no longer be
The recent floods and landslides across Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have exposed the fragility of communication systems during disasters. In times when lives depend on swift rescue and accurate
The immediate flood threat to the Kashmir Valley may have passed for now, but the recent heavy rains once again revived the haunting memories of the September 2014 deluge. Several residential and
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 28: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, today released two significant Urdu publications, ‘Hamari Duniya’ and ‘Shaayari Karne Ka Aasaan Tareeqa’ here
Human trafficking remains one of the gravest crimes confronting the world today. Described as modern-day slavery, it involves the illegal recruitment, transportation or exploitation of people through coercion, fraud or abuse of
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