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Malala Yousafzai graduates from Oxford University
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.
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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...
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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.