Not home alone
An orphanage is providing an alternative home to 110 girls giving them access to education and a chance to dream of a better future....
Craving motherhood
The dream of slain Zahid Farooq’s family to adopt an abandoned newborn was shattered after court gave the custody of the child to another...
Faking a marriage
In the last three years, the police have unearthed a series of gangs that would ‘solemnise’ marriages with already married women. The ‘brides’ would...
Nibbling At The Society
The extravagance in Kashmiri marriages is pushing up the average marrying age and given rise to many social ills. Syed Asma reports
Over the years...
Practicing Austerity
The Islamic Dawah Centre’s established a matrimonial cell to combat extravagance in marriages in Kashmir. In the last five years it helped in arranging...
The Cursed Marriages
Weddings in Kashmir have been always held during nights but the rise of armed insurgency and some gruesome incidents forced a change in it....
A marriage of discord
Naeem Akhtar
Marriages in Kashmir have rather strictly been within the respective folds of two main social components over centuries, Pandits and Muslims.
The two communities...
Inalienable ingredient
Wazwaan is an integral part of the marriages in Kashmir, even the weddings are scheduled as per the availability of waza (chefs), Abdul Mohamin...
Hunting a match
The hunt for the prospective match is the most difficult part of the marriage in Kashmir. Ikhlaq Qadri reports
Amir is busy serving juice to...
Night of festivity
The Mehendi ceremony on the eve of the wedding is the most festive of all the ceremonies with singing going on till late in...
Getting fit
Fitness centres meant exclusively for women are receiving a good response as women here become more health conscious. Rifat Mohidin reports.I was very worried...
Sure sour pie
Couples resort to court marriages, mostly, to overcome parental dissent. However, the notary registration of marriages, which is only valid in J&K is also...
Not a liability
The declining female sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir is attributed to social attitudes, which sees girl child as a liability, however, times are...
Caring For Less Privileged
Social service and philanthropy are necessary to take care of the less privileged in the society. With two decades of conflict leaving thousands of...
Intentional murder
With the arrest and confession of the culprits police claims to have solved the murder case of BMO Shopian Dr Masood but don’t divulge...
