FRIDAY SERMON: The Desire for Children, Continuity of the Family, and Superiority
Love, Responsibility, Status, Fame, and Balance of the Ego Mohammad Younis Bhat (Zahid) Human beings are not driven only by the desire for food, wealth, or physical intimacy. People also naturally desire children, continuity of their family, respect, social status, achievement, and sometimes a position of influence. The desire to have children is natural. A…
FRIDAY FOCUS: Understanding Mahr, Than and the Nikah Nama
(Part 2 of the ongoing public discussion) Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili Today, let’s revisit the growing public discussion about Haq Mahr and Than in Kashmiri marriages. The exchange involving Mufti Azam, Islamic researcher Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili and journalist Peerzada Masroor has brought an important issue to the fore: do families understand the religious and…
Houthis escalate strikes on Saudi Arabia
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKRIYADH/DUBAI, OCTOBER 08 (STC): Houthis have escalated their strikes against Saudi Arabia on Thursday, trying to shut down the kingdom’s airspace and oil facilities with missile fire that has killed three people this week, reports Reuters.The group said it had struck Riyadh airport, where witnesses saw smoke billowing from a plane, and…
RBI to test markets with polymer notes in INR 10 and INR 20 denominations soon
STC NEWS MONITORING DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 08 (STC):Polymer banknotes for the INR 10 and INR 20 denominations are soon hitting markets in the India, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) evaluating BOPP-based polymer substrates as a more durable alternative to conventional paper currency, says reports appearing in a cross section of media.According to the reports,…
IGP Kashmir felicitates police personnel for busting inter-state drug network
STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, OCTOBER 08 (STC): Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Sujit Kumar Singh, IPS , felicitated the Srinagar Police team, led by SSP Srinagar Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy, IPS , for successfully busting an organised inter-state narcotics network operating in Downtown Srinagar.The felicitated team included Zonal SP Showkat Ahmad , SDPO M.R. Ganj…
