Did a Buddhist Sculpture Preserve an Ancient Eastern Birth Culture?
by Iqbal Ahmad
A rare Kushan-era sculpture from Pandrethan depicts Buddha’s birth and reflects the ancient tradition of childbirth at parental homes.
Although in the Kashmir...
Private Hospitals Reaffirm Exit from Ayushman Bharat Scheme from July 1
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Private Empanelled Hospitals and Dialysis Centres Association (JKPHDA) has reaffirmed its decision to proceed with a mass de-empanelment of...
Israel, Hezbollah Reach Ceasefire as Lebanon Fighting Threatens Broader Iran Peace Deal
SRINAGAR: Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah movement agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday following a sharp escalation in cross-border fighting that had...
Woman Delivers Baby on Roadside After Hospital Discharge in North Kashmir
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Sakina Itoo Targets PDP, Says Mufti Enacted AFSPA in Jammu Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakina Masood Itoo on Friday said that late Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was the enactor of the Armed...
PM-VBRY: 1,522 Jammu Kashmir Employees, 304 Employers Receive Rs 26.16 Cr in Incentives
SRINAGAR: More than 1,500 employees and over 300 employers in Jammu and Kashmir received incentives amounting to over Rs 26 crore under the Pradhan...
Jammu Kashmir Pushes Rs 3,000-Crore Flood Recovery Effort
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received more than Rs 3,000 crore under two central funding mechanisms for restoration and reconstruction of infrastructure damaged in...
Govt Makes Jammu and Kashmir Architects Organisation Nodal Agency for Public Infrastructure Projects
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued a directive standardising the role and operations of the Jammu and Kashmir Architects Organisation, making it...
Statehood Restoration a Constitutional Right, Not a Favour: NC MP Ramzan
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Additional General Secretary and Member of Parliament Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan on Friday said the restoration of statehood...
Wet Spell to Continue Till June 22, Says MeT Director
SRINAGAR: Fresh rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms lashed several parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, extending what has already been an unusually wet June,...
KPDCL Announces Scheduled Power Shutdown in Several Areas
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced scheduled power shutdowns in parts of Srinagar and south Kashmir later this month to...
SKUAST-K Scholar Secures International Grant for Research on Endangered Kashmir Fish
SRINAGAR: A PhD scholar from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has secured an international research grant of 6,500 US...
Septuagenarian Injured in Road Accident Dies at SMHS Hospital
SRINAGAR: A retired headmaster who sustained critical injuries in a road accident near the Security Line, Batmaloo, in Srinagar on Wednesday has succumbed to...
ACB Files Chargesheet Against Fire Services Official in Bribery Case
SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday said it has filed a chargesheet before the Special Anti-Corruption Court, Baramulla, against a Fire and Emergency...
60 Kashmir Schools to Remain Closed for Classwork Ahead of NEET Re-Test
SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) on Friday ordered the suspension of classwork in 60 schools across the Kashmir Valley on June...
