Culture
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4.5KRashida Bano: The artist who resurrected like a phoenix after flames consumed her world
Her life turned topsy-turvy one year after her marriage when everything went up in smoke. But the young Rashida Bano fought back...
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2.6K“Fasting in Ramzan helps psychiatric patients, ‘like cognitive behavioral’ therapy”
On the left side of his bed was a small space. Though Iqbal (name changed) had a spacious room, he preferred to...
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7.6KAl-Azhar University scholars in Srinagar, Offer special prayers at Sonawar Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Two internationally renowned Islamic Scholars of Al-Azhar University Egypt on Wednesday visited the shrine of Syed Yaqoob Sahab (RA) at Sonawar and...
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1.8KDraft Cultural Policy ready; ‘Mughal Gardens declared protected monuments’
Srinagar: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked the Culture Department to roll out a yearlong calendar of activities by organizing competitions and...
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2.7KBJP’s U-turn on Cow slaughter ban? Rajnath Singh says, ‘government won’t interfere in choice of food’
Srinagar: In an apparent shift from its stand on cow slaughter ban, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) led NDA government has said that...
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6.1KMeet Jaffer Bhai Ittar Walle, who ran away to become a spy but found his calling in fragrances
When the son of a Kashmiri military man fled to Bombay to become a spy in the dramatic seventies, he ended up...
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3.0K‘Prophet did not consume meat,’ says RSS leader, ‘meat is a disease and Muslim youth should not consume it’
Srinagar: A member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has made a controversial statement saying that the last Prophet in Islamic faith did not...
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9.1KBollywood returns to Kashmir: Alia Bhatt reading a lot for her next film; Sidharth headed to shoot for ‘Aiyaary’
Srinagar: Bollywood has started packing bags for Kashmir to shoot films and in latest, the film industry sensation Alia Bhatt is set to team...
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3.0KOnly 300 Pandits visit Kheer Bhawani this year, Australian ‘Shiv Bhakt’ regular for a decade gives a miss too
June 12, 2016 *** The celebration is all around, for the Mela the temple compound is decorated with lights, in the...
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6.2KStudents’ art competition brings to life Kashmir’s heritage
Srinagar: With an aim to save the heritage of Kashmir, a hundred odd students on Thursday painted their hearts out on canvas on the...
