News Topic:Women

Defying all the odds to achieve her goals, a young Kashmiri woman Sahreen Shamim from Srinagar, who left her home without the wishes and consent of her parents some three years ago facing severe challenges and social stigma of being a woman, has outshined and become the first Kashmiri woman to be offered Masters in Public Policy at the University of Oxford.

"They call me a woman And not a human, I am fixed Like a portrait On the walls of society; For there are only few Spectators to see, And enjoy my show."

She is known the world over for her campaign for girls' education. Now Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has finished her degree at Oxford University and, like all students, is just looking forward to some sleep and some movies.

Kulsum is my neighbour, not an ordinary neighbour though. She has no family. She lives in a cramped room in a crumbling house located in the backside of my house.

District Administration Pulwama, in view of COVID-19 lockdown, has started a helpline service to facilitate the expecting mothers by supporting, guiding and responding to their health related queries to the pregnant ladies.

A local court has ordered probe into the deaths of two pregnant ladies in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.

SRINAGAR — Two women police officers — deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Nilza Angmo, who is the station house officer (SHO) at Budgam, and...

NEW DELHI / DigPu — Contrary to popular belief, India is actually the fifth most sexually active country in the world (according to Insider Monkey)....