News Topic:Women
Short Stories
SHAME SHAME SHAME
She lived in a remote village in south Kashmir. She was shy and very adorable. Unlike the city girls, she never used those creams...
Kashmir
Women’s Commission organizes Legal Awareness Programme at Bandipora
Bandipora: The Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women in collaboration with National Commission for Women, New Delhi organised a day-long legal awareness programme...
India
Muslim women protest against Triple Talaq Bill in Pune
Pune: In the midst of debate over Triple Talaq, Muslim women in Pune protested against Triple Talaq Bill. The women demanded that no change should...
Reviews
Varsha Singh’s “Parbati – The Traitor” characterizes pain, agony of womanhood
The canvas of poetry relates to whatever gives immediate pleasure or pain to the human mind, writes William Hazlitt. This pain or pleasure can...
Reviews
Beyond The Horizon – A young girl’s fall & re-emergence as a victor!
At the time, when the foundations of Western philosophies were being laid down in the ancient Greece, Plato made it clear that in his...
News & Interviews
Women shout pro-freedom slogans during CM’s function at SKICC
Srinagar: Unruly scenes were witnessed at SKICC Srinagar during an event for interaction of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti with Self Help Groups (SHG) on Tuesday.The...
J&K
‘Ladli Beti’ a pioneering scheme to improve child sex ratio: Nirmal Singh
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh said that coordinated efforts are needed for improving the child-sex ratio and ensuring the empowerment of the girl child.
Health
Woman gives birth to five babies in Manipur
In a rare incident and a first in the state, a 34-year-old woman in Manipur has given birth to five babies or quintuplets - four girls and one boy in a span of 70 minutes.
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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When a Black Hole Whispers to the World’s Thinnest Material
A black hole and a sheet of graphene seem to belong to completely different worlds. Yet modern physics has taught us a lesson: nature is often more connected than it appears.
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.