“First Boys” of Kargil on Class IV Jobs

Maryam Banoo (name changed) has pursued Master of Arts (MA) in English literature from University of Kashmir with more than 70 percent marks. She has pursued a B. Ed degree also with flying numbers. With all her edification and qualifications, Maryam has now recruited at a Class-IV level job in the recently declared District Service Selection Recruitment Board (DSSRB) Kargil, results in Union Territory of Ladakh. The scanty employment opportunity in the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir a...

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Who Is There to Ask the Questions Then?

Journalism has been one of the most integral but lesser pronounced aspects of the idea of modern democracy. In the United States for example, lawmakers even to this day, turn to The Federalist Papers during debates to understand how their institutions were designed to operate. The Federalist Papers were first published in newspapers in New York in the late 1780s. Journalism as a check on power too, ideally, has tremendous potential. Though intellectuals like Noam Chomsky are finding it h...

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Ladakh Religious Organisations Oppose Establishment of Waqf Board

Kargil/ Dec. 19/ Major religious organisations in Kargil and Leh district opposed establishment of Waqf Boards in Ladakh. The statement of the organisations came as a reaction to Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi who announced establishment of Waqf Boards in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The major religious organisations in Ladakh, namely Islamia School Kargil (ISK), Anjuman Sahib Zaman (ASZ) Sankoo, Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust (IKMT) from Kargil and ...

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سماج کی پیش رفت کا واحد حل رشوت خوری کاقلعہ قمع

ضمیر کی آواز – طاہر حسین

اللہ تعالی نے عالم کائنات میں بنی نوع انسان کو اشرف المخلوقات قرار دیکر وجود میںلائے ہیں۔لیکن یہ شرف ایسے انسانوں کو حاصل ہے جو انسانیت کی راہ پر چلے۔انسانیت کا اصول یہ ہے کہ انسان سماج اور معاشرے میں عدل و انصاف اور مساوی حقوق کی آبیاری کرے سماجی اور معاشرتی مسائل اور مشکلات کو حل کرنے میں پیش پیش رہے۔ایک دوسرے کی دکھ رد اور غم ومصیبت کو بانٹیں ،بے بس اور مجبور انسانوں کو مدد بہم پہنچائیںظلم وجبر اور استبداد کے خلاف آواز اٹھائیں اگر کوئی انسان خود غرضی اور مفا...

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How Mushroom Production is Empowering Women in Kargil?

A research survey conducted by scholars from Jawaharlal Nehru University found that 40 percent of families in Ladakh had absolutely no income during the COVID lockdown from April to June this year. Hajira Banoo (40) was not among those 40 percent. She found an innovative source to secure her livelihood while sitting in isolation at home.

Hajira, mother of four children, apart from nurturing her offspring is growing mushroom at her home in Titichumik. Yes, Mushroom! And it is produced now ...

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