A.B. Arisar

Distribution of land: Thar peasants question transparency

UMERKOT, May 24 A large number of peasant women who gathered in Kunri town on Monday to receive pieces of land at an... Published 25 May, 2010 12:00am

Wheat production to go down in Umerkot

UMERKOT, March 3 Wheat harvest has started in the district but this year the grain`s production will be well below... Published 04 Mar, 2010 12:00am

January brings more joy to peasants than Eid or Diwali

UMERKOT: A peasant family on the move in search of greener pastures and relatively humane landlord.—AB Arisar ... Published 23 Jan, 2010 12:00am

Freelance explorers claim stumbling upon lost remains of Marul Kot

UMERKOT, Jan 8 A two-member team of freelance explorers claim to have stumbled upon Marul Kot, an elusive 13th... Published 09 Jan, 2010 12:00am

Water-borne disease devouring bones of Tharis

UMERKOT, Dec 29 Dangerously high levels of total dissolved salts (TDS) and fluoride in underground water coupled ... Published 30 Dec, 2009 12:00am

Woman`s search for missing son

UMERKOT, Dec 4 Munni Begum squints her old and creased eyes to try to look in at the faces of all occupants of... Published 05 Dec, 2009 12:00am

Machines, asthma chip away at blacksmiths` trade

UMERKOT, Dec 2 Seventy-five-year-old Kesro, a traditional blacksmith called Lohar in Sindhi, has spent 60 years of... Published 03 Dec, 2009 12:00am

Sale and prices of cap on the rise

UMERKOT, Nov 27 A sudden rise in the purchase and prices of Sindhi cap was witnessed here on Friday after people... Published 28 Nov, 2009 12:00am

86 bonded labourers recovered

UMERKOT, Nov 5 Police recovered 86 bonded labourers from the illegal detention of a landlord and produced them in... Published 06 Nov, 2009 12:00am

Chilli market a constant health hazard

UMERKOT, Oct 15 The honour of having the Asia`s largest chilli market in their midst is increasingly becoming a... Published 16 Oct, 2009 12:00am

Thar villager going strong at 148

UMERKOT, Oct 4 An old man of the Thar desert village of Mehndri Jo Par, some 70 kilometres from here, is said to be... Published 05 Oct, 2009 12:00am

Cotton crop comes under attack of diseases

UMERKOT, Sept 28 The onslaught of `reddening` or `red-leaf-disease` and fusarium fungal diseases on cotton coupled... Published 29 Sep, 2009 12:00am

Technical institutes face decline

UMERKOT, Sept 5 The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has failed to achieve its... Updated 17 Nov, 2015 11:43pm

Technical institutes face decline

UMERKOT, Sept 5 The Sindh Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) has failed to achieve its... Published 06 Sep, 2009 12:00am

Final journey of the Last Rajput

UMERKOT, Aug 2 The final journey of Rana Chandar Singh, a former federal minister and legislator from Umerkot, here... Published 03 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Final journey of the Last Rajput

UMERKOT, Aug 2 The final journey of Rana Chandar Singh, a former federal minister and legislator from Umerkot, here... Published 03 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Rana Chandar Singh dies

UMERKOT, Aug 1 Rana Chandar Singh, a former federal minister and legislator from Umerkot, died in Karachi on... Published 02 Aug, 2009 12:00am

Coal field belongs to Sindh, say Tharis

Tharis also sought proper relocation and compensation of the displaced, protection of heritage sites, employment... Published 30 Jul, 2009 12:00am

WB team visits region: Coal field belongs to Sindh, say Tharis

UMERKOT, July 29 It was a welcome surprise that the World Bank, before embarking upon the developmental activities ... Published 30 Jul, 2009 12:00am

Monsoon rains turning Thar green

Rain increases opportunities to produce more food by growing cereals like sorghum and millet and legumes such as... Published 27 Jul, 2009 12:00am