Briefing May 7-13, 2023

Briefing May 7-13, 2023

[ad_1] SANASAR It was tragic that in the middle of the night when a hotel went up in flames, the inmates were deep into slumber and two of them – including the hotel manager, lost their lives. Five others survived with serious injuries. Now the government has ordered an enquiry into the destruction of the … Read more

G20s Desert  Summit

[ad_1] Despite three prominent absentees’, the G20 Youth Summit in Ladakh was an impressive success, reports  Raashid Andrabi Some participants of the Y20, a G20 summit activity, in Leh on April 26, 2023 The Sino-Indian standoff has kept the world’s attention diverted towards Ladakh heights for the last two years. Now, the arid desert is … Read more

Gurus: The Kashmir Drink

[ad_1] A by-product in traditional butter making, buttermilk has been the most consumed drink in Kashmir for centuries. With machines taking over the skimming and the marketing chains renamed and rebranding the product, Gurus (Lassi) may not be as abundant as it once was, writes MJ Aslam Milk, Butter Milk (Gurus), Lassi, Chatch). A glass … Read more

‘We Must Look at Our Past with All Its Dissensions, Pain-learn and Understand the Perils of Sectarianism’

[ad_1] With PhD from the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture (1999) and a post-doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2022), Dr Hakeem Sameer Hamdni’s The Syncretic Traditions of Islamic Religious Architecture of Kashmir (Early 14th –18th Century) filled a huge void that in Kashmir’s architectural history. Design Director at the INTACH Kashmir, his latest … Read more

An Unfinished Shawl

An Unfinished Shawl

[ad_1] A master craftsman died within months after a British organisation was awarded for the intricate design he displayed at an exhibition. Years later, his elder brother decided to pick the complicated art of his brother and finished the job six years later. The very expensive shawl, however, is not on sale and is being … Read more

15 Years After Raping, Murdering Minor, Killer Gets Lifer

15 Years After Raping, Murdering Minor, Killer Gets Lifer

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Srinagar drunkard, who kidnapped, raped and brutally murdered a minor in 2007 was today awarded life imprisonment. The sentence is to be confirmed by the High Court. “I award life imprisonment to the convict Zahoor Ahmad Sheikh S/o Abdul Rashid Sheikh R/o Akhrajpora Rajbagh Srinagar for the commission of the offence under section … Read more

JK Spending Rs 118500 Cr In 2023-24, 39 per cent for Salary, Pension

JK Spending Rs 118500 Cr In 2023-24, 39 per cent for Salary, Pension

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Presenting her fourth consecutive budget estimates for federally ruled Jammu and Kashmir, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Union territory will spend Rs 118500 crore in fiscal 2023-24. The estimates were presented in the Lok Sabha on March 13, 2014. Nirmala Sitharaman The budget has put the funds for developmental activity slightly lesser … Read more

Briefing March 5 -11, 2023

Briefing March 5 -11, 2023

[ad_1] UNITED KINGDOM Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while speaking at the prestigious Cambridge University said that he confronted militants during the Congress-led Bharat Jodo Yatra’s entry into Kashmir. Gandhi stated, according to a report from India Today, “I spoke to my people and expressed my desire to carry on walking. We kept going when an … Read more

Scholar Sameer Hamdani’s Book On Sectarian Reconciliation In Kashmir Released

Scholar Sameer Hamdani’s Book On Sectarian Reconciliation In Kashmir Released

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: Kashmir scholar Hakim Sameer Hamdani’s book on sectarian conflict and the subsequent reconciliation was released at an impressive function at Kani Home Zakura. The function was attended by scholars, researchers, scribes and book lovers. Scholars, scribes and book lovers were in attendance at the book launch function at Kani Home in Zakura where … Read more

Briefing February 26 – March 4, 2023

Briefing February 26 – March 4, 2023

[ad_1] KATHMANDU The Shopian Sqay Association players have won medals in two championships, 14 gold and four silver medals at South Asian Sqay Championship and Tri-National International Championship. The 7th South Asian Sqay Championship and tri-nation international 2023 was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The players include Khatija Tul Kubra, Shahzadi Lariba, Tawqeer Ashraf, Shahzaib Shakeel, … Read more