News Topic:Women
Fiction
A pauper who begs for a living
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.
Kashmir
Authorities launch helpline for expecting mothers in Pulwama
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.
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Kashmir
Police to hold inquiry into death of Anantnag pregnant women
A local court has ordered probe into the deaths of two pregnant ladies in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
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Kashmir
Two women police officers vow to fight drug abuse in Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Two women police officers — deputy superintendent of police (DySP) Nilza Angmo, who is the station house officer (SHO) at Budgam, and...
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India
Sex Toys — The latest interesting stuff for women in India
NEW DELHI / DigPu — Contrary to popular belief, India is actually the fifth most sexually active country in the world (according to Insider Monkey)....
Opinion
The relevance of folk & alternate media in present times
We live in a transitional/evolutionary society—a society that is in transition from developing to developed stage. In this stage, various institutions of the society...
Kashmir
Women shouldn’t carry cow-dung on their heads: SHRC
SRINAGAR — The State Human Rights Commission on Friday said that the age-old practice of women carrying cow-dung in baskets on their heads shall...
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Kashmir
Kashmiri under tight grip of domestic violence, reveals women’s helpline
SRINAGAR — After its launch on May 02 in a bid to extend a helping hand to the womenfolk of Kashmir, the main toll...
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Latest news
NHRC intervenes in alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in several states
The NHRC has taken cognisance of alleged incidents of harassment, intimidation and attacks against Kashmiri shawl sellers and students in different parts of the country.
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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo
Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Iran rejects US ultimatum on Strait of Hormuz as conflict intensifies
Iran has formally rejected a 48-hour deadline issued by US President Donald Trump to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz, further deepening the volatility of the conflict.