As suicide attempts report on a daily basis, mental health experts assert that families and society must take individual warning signals seriously. The pandemic, politics and protracted freeze of routine life, coupled with economic hardships have added a new load to the mental morbidity and some of the people are unable to manage it, reports
Minhaj Masoodi
Army soldiers carry out a rescue operation for a 16-year-old girl, who committed suicide by jumping into river Jhelum, in Srinagar, Saturday, May 8, 2021. KL Image: Bilal Bahadur
A Block Development Council (BDC) member affiliated with Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party recently attempted suicide for being kept locked in a hotel for the last year. Under the garb of personal security, he alleged he was not allowed to move out or meet his family. For a failed bid to end his life, a case was registered against him. People have dubbed it the first suicide attempt on
A Time For Piety
Unlike 2020 when pandemic restrictions confined people to their homes during Ramzan, it is business as usual this month. With precautions in vogue, the people are praying and purchased normally. Amid this spiritual resurgence, however, many are pondering over why this devoutness outlasts the holy month only, reports
Yawar Hussain
A drummer (Seharkhaan) who wakes up people for sehri during the night
During the last Wednesday night when Kashmir was into a deep slumber, the sounds of traditional drummer (
Sahar Khan) pierced through the ears of Hanief Ahmad, 31. It took him some time to understand the occasion but found it difficult to wake up. He didn’t offer mandatory