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Traditional Kashmiri handicraft dying a slow death...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Feb 15:The Handicrafts in the Kashmir valley have been a traditional source of livelihood for years. The industry not only met the daily requirements of the people associated with it but also provided employment to others. The handicraft products have attained fame both at the national and global level. The Kashmir valley is recognized throughout the world for its art and crafts along with the scenic beauty and climate. Arts like papier mache, wood carving, basketry, metalwork,...
Value of land to be key determinant for property tax in J�...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Feb 15:The administration of Jammu & Kashmir has ordered that the value of land notified in terms of Jammu & Kashmir Preparation and Revision of Market Value Guideline Rules, 2011 should adequately factored while determining the property tax. In a notification, the Housing & Urban Development Department has ordered that the value of land notified is adequately factored in while determining the unit area values for levy of property tax under different laws. “In exercise...
By Kifayat Hussainee: Valentines Day & Islam...
Valentines Day & Islam
( Jammu and Kashmir )
It’s that time of the year again where an annual ritual takes the world by frenzy, and sweeps along the Muslims with it. Now it’s the turn of Valentine’s Day. By Kifayat Hussainee It’s that time of the year again where an annual ritual takes the world by frenzy, and sweeps along the Muslims with it. Now it’s the turn of Valentine’s Day. It shouldn’t take too much to work out that Valentine’s Day has nothing to do with Islam, thereby it should also have nothing to...
Reports of meeting in New Delhi baseless: Hurriyat Conferenc...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Srinagar | WTNS | Feb 11:All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) led by incarcerated Mirwaiz Umar Farooq asked people to be wary of mischief mongers and agencies who are spreading false rumours through some media outlets that some APHC leader led by the Mirwaiz group has reached out to New Delhi asking for “apology “. In a Statement to Wilayat Times, APHC reiterated its stand regarding the peaceful and just political resolution of the Kashmir dispute through dialogue as per the aspirations of...
Status of Woman in Islam...
Zulfiqar Ali Mir
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Human being is in a process of attaining spiritual perfection in this world. For that Allah has given him freedom so that there would be no force on him/her to achieve his/her goal. By Zulfiqar Ali Mir: Human being is in a process of attaining spiritual perfection in this world. For that Allah has given him freedom so that there would be no force on him/her to achieve his/her goal. There is no difference put by Islam between man and woman in reaching the perfection. Whenever we look...
The Rule of Repelling the Probable Harm, and how it can help...
Adv Qumber Rizwan Noori
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Whether it’s Zaria Wasim, Halima Aden, Junaid Jamsheed or Sofia Hayat they all have disassociated themselves from their past life styles as they found this road leads nowhere. They all came from their and informed us that this road is dangerous to travel as this road is actually a stalemate and is closed towards the highest levels of perfection, it creates obstacles on the way to skies and never allows a person to move beyond material. By Adv Qumber Rizwan Noori A couple of days...
Canada designates HM a terrorist group...
( Canada )
Ottawa | WTNS | Feb 05:Canada has designated the Pakistan-based, Kashmir-focused Hizbul Mujahideen as a terrorist group. HM was among 13 new groups added to the list, including several neo-Nazi organisations like Proud Boys, which was also alleged to have taken part in the violence at the Capitol in Washington DC last month. Public Safety Canada said HM was formed in 1989 as a militant group as violence escalated in the Kashmir valley and its “primary goal is to unite the Indian and Pakistan administered...
Biden says Yemen war has to end but US will continue to supp...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Washington | WTNS | Feb 05:Joe Biden said on Thursday that the United States was ending its support for offensive operations in the Saudi-led war in Yemen, saying the war “has to end,” but pledged to continue U.S. support for Saudi Arabia. In his first foreign policy speech as president, Biden signaled that the US would no longer be an unquestioning ally to the Gulf monarchies, announced a more than eightfold increase in the number of refugees the country would accept, and declared that the days...
By Syed Mustafa Ahmad:We Don’t Need Gupkar Declaration...
Syed Mustafa Ahmad
( Jammu and Kashmir )
We are now listening to the different types of declarations: the Gupkar Declarations. What are the Gupkar Declarations? Why are they organised? Will they help the cause of Jammu and Kashmir? This is the present situation in Kashmir. By: Syed Mustafa Ahmad We are now listening to the different types of declarations: the Gupkar Declarations. What are the Gupkar Declarations? Why are they organised? Will they help the cause of Jammu and Kashmir? This is the present situation in Kashmir....
Wearing Hijab Truly Empowering & protects our modesty w...
( Jammu and Kashmir )
Rabat | WTNS | Feb 03:An American Muslim convert underlined the good feeling of wearing Hijab, describing it as “truly empowering”. “Wearing hijab is honestly the best feeling. Sure, some days you will feel hot or maybe frustrated, but those feelings pass quickly. It’s truly empowering to be in hijab, Jaime Brown said in an interview on the occasion of the World Hijab Day. Following is the text of the interview: Q: Would you introduce yourself and tell us when...