The difficulty of being a domestic help

Unnoticed and often ill-treated, she struggles to earn a respectable living for her family

Fayaz Safvi

She heads off to work at eight in the morning, makes breakfast for her morning employer, readies her children for school and juggles many other roles. She works 10 hours a day with one hour lunch break. She supports her two children and puts aside whatever money she could to put a roof on her house that More
Talking of Reproductive Health

Education about reproductive health related problems is the need of the hour

Kalpana Tikku

Speaking about sexual and reproductive health of adolescents is a delicate issue, one that raises strong emotional responses from adults in general. The entire issue of sexuality is taboo. Ignorance, misinformation, and misconceptions concerning issues of sexuality and health abound among the vast More
  • Kashmir

Epitaph at martyrs’ graveyard for Afzal’s body

It Is Outcome Of People’s Emotions: Family

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Feb 12: Tahir Mir managed to reach Srinagar’s martyrs’ graveyard early Tuesday morning amid strict curfew. He had brought with himself an epitaph with the title of ‘Shaheed-i-Watan (Martyr of More


  • Srinagar City

'Ensure supply of essential food items'

Minister asks officials

Srinagar, Feb 12: Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Ali Muhammad Sagar on Tuesday visited various areas of Shaher-e-Khaas and directed authorities to ensure supply of essential food items More



  • Jammu

Civil Secretariat deserted

ARVIND SHARMA

Jammu, Feb 12: The prevailing situation in the Valley following hanging of Afzal Guru, has cast its shadow on the administrative setup as the Civil Secretariat Tuesday wore a deserted look with most of More


  • World

US Navy SEAL describes moment he shot Osama 3 times

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE

Washington, Feb 12: The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden broke his silence Monday, recounting the night he shot the Al Qaeda leader three times and the financial anxiety he now faces as an unemployed More


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