Mahashivratri, celebrating the holiest day of Hindu calendar
JAMMU, Feb 27: Mahashivratri, the great night of Lord Shiva, is one of the holiest days of the Hindu calendar which falls on the new moon day in the month…
Breaking Taboos: Irfana Zargar’s Mission for Menstrual Hygiene
Irfana Zargar, a resident of downtown Srinagar, is transforming her community by leading a vital menstrual hygiene campaign. In an interview with rising Kashmir, Irfana speaks about how She provides free sanitary…
Legacy of Literacy: Noor Mohammad: The “Nawal Kishore of the Valley
Nestled in Srinagar's historic Maharaj Gunj, in the heart of Shehar-E-Khaas, stands Ghulam Mohd. Noor Mohammad Tajraan-E-Kutub, one of Kashmir Valley's oldest bookshops. Established roughly 135 years ago by Ghulam…
Speaking Kashmiri, celebrating its beauty, key to preserving this language
Writing in Kashmiri feels like home; it allows me to express emotions and ideas with a depth and nuance that other languages may not capture as vividly,says Nighat Sahiba, a celebrated Kashmiri…
Commuters suffer as parking space shrinks in Srinagar
Residents, traders demand urgent solutions as congestion worsens across areas
Shantmanu to hold additional charge of chairman JKBOSE
Srinagar, March 1: Shantmanu, the Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) of the School Education Department, will hold the additional charge of Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School…
Khwaja Farooq Renzushah highlights Kashmir’s spiritual legacy at Delhi University
Pays obeisance at the revered shrine of Hazrat Nizamudin Auliya (RA)
Mia by Tanishq opens first store in Jammu
Outlet offers exquisite collection of modern, minimal, versatile jewellery
KU organises workshop on critical information literacy
Srinagar, Feb 28: To promote fact-checking skills and combat misinformation, the Media Education Research Centre (MERC), University of Kashmir (KU), in collaboration with Logically Facts, an international fact-checking enterprise, organised…
Essay writing competition held at GCW Udhampur
Udhampur, March 1: A one-day essay writing competition was organised by the Sanskrit department in Government Women College (GCW) Udhampur under the aegis of IQAC. In which BA 2nd and…
