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NET, JRF, PhD—Yet No Job: The Collapse Of Higher Education In Kashmir

When scholars with advanced degrees are forced to compete for basic jobs, it signals a failure of both policy and planning. Alternative career pathways...

The Valley Of Voices: Unearthing The Layers Of Kashmir’s 5,000-Year-Old Soul

The Zehanpora (2000-year-old Buddhist complex) discovery, featured in PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat, has catalysed efforts to establish an on-site museum and transform the...

Parents Hand Over Phones to Keep Children Quiet—Then Wonder Why Family Conversations Have Dried Up

Instead of banning phones completely, parents should set healthy limits on screen time. Encouraging outdoor activities, hobbies, reading, and family interaction can help children...

How Lava Lamps, Double Pendulums, And Chaotic Physics Protect Our Digital World

Inside Cloudflare's offices, a wall of lava lamps is not decorative—it is part of a system designed to protect vast portions of the modern...

The Cancer Story Of Kashmir: Are There Really Increases In Cancer Cases?

Over 16,000 cancer cases enrolled at SKIMS Soura in three years. Approximately 10,000 new cases in 2025. One diagnosis every half-hour. Nearly 50 per...

How J&K Became A Maternal & Child Health Success Story

99.7% institutional deliveries. 100% immunisation coverage. Single-digit neonatal mortality. J&K is not just improving—it is outperforming the national average. Niharika Khurana In a country where maternal...

Eight Years, No Teacher Recruitment: J&K’s B.Ed. And M.Ed. Graduates Are Being Betrayed

Thousands of young men and women studied hard. They dreamt of a good job. But now, there are no teaching jobs for them. Their...

The Mosque Is Not Just A Prayer Hall—It Is A Worldview

In the realm of learning, mosques can foster intellectual engagement through discussions, study circles, and educational initiatives. For younger generations, this could provide a...

Respect Is Not Sanctification: Rethinking Titles, Authority, Intellectual Culture In Muslim Educational Spaces

Respect allows engagement and questioning. Sanctification elevates individuals to a level where critique becomes difficult. Once a scholar's name is accompanied by exalted honorifics,...

Nasha Mukt Abhiyan Is Not Enough

Kashmir needs a recovery revolution, not just a publicity campaign Shahid Tariq Lone Key Statistics at a Glance 5 lakh drug users in J&K (2023) 72%...

The Cost Of Being Emotionally Aware In An Unaware World

Aga Mehnaz & Yasir Ganderbali This article is written in two voices, two perspectives, and two deeply personal explorations of the same truth. Aga Mehnaz writes of...

Leaving Home Is A Quiet Breaking And Rebuilding Of The Self

Home is more than walls and concrete. It is the quiet witness to your entire becoming – absorbing your laughter, holding your silence, offering...

The unspoken cost of NEET: 22 lakh aspirants, 3% success rate, and mental health crisis

Hypertension. Fatigue. Anxiety. Emotional exhaustion. Self-doubt. We, as a society, must acknowledge that no single examination can fully assess the competence of a young...

The Session I Never Finished Teaching Twelfth Night

Online meetings, damage assessments, auction lists, student rallies, photo documentation, and endless circulars. They did not allow great minds to enter the room. They...

Election Duty, Aadhaar Verification, Census Work: Govt School Teachers Are Losing Classroom Time

Administrative work should be handled by dedicated staff or trained youth. Protecting classroom time should be a priority, not an afterthought. Rayees Yaseen In every society,...

J&K Private Universities Act, 2026: Expansion Or Transformation?

The legislation marks a decisive policy shift from an exclusively state-driven model to a mixed higher education system. But the central weakness lies in...

A Child Drowned. Images Went Viral. Kashmir Must Ask: Where Is The Respect?

Grief belongs to the family first. Respect does not always need to be visible or public. Sometimes it exists in silence, in prayers, in...

Nasha Mukt Posters On One Wall, Liquor Counters On The Next: Kashmir’s Contradiction

Rallies on the streets don't mean much when the shop counters remain open. The real question is whether 'Nasha Mukti' is a genuine commitment...

The Quiet Power Of Gratitude: Rediscovering Life’s Simplest Blessings

The ability to sleep peacefully and wake up restored. To walk freely. To see the vast palette of colours in the sky. These are...

Javed Ahmad Ghamidi’s Geopolitical Thought: Independent Reasoning or Alignment with Western Narratives?

Critics argue that Ghamidi's analysis of Iran–US tensions reflects not merely independent reasoning but an inclination toward a Western rationalist paradigm. Rather than foregrounding...

In Islam, Knowledge Is The Search For God. Ignorance Is A Sin We Have Normalised.

Considering oneself wiser than others, boasting of false qualities, and secretly feeling proud of one's virtues—all of this is nothing but ignorance. Wherever you...

Kindness Is Not Weakness. In Harsh Times, It Is the Bravest Choice.

In a society where compassion and hospitality have long formed the moral fabric, the loss of kindness is more than social decline. If public...

Helplessness, stress, and disappointment: The emotional toll on Kashmir’s Open Merit students

This is not just a policy debate. It is a human story, about students who have dreams, families who have hopes, and a system...

How CEOs, DIET Principals, And ZEOs Can Transform Heterogeneous Classrooms

They cannot just inspect. They must mentor. Heterogeneous classrooms require teachers to function simultaneously as planners, facilitators, mentors, and evaluators capable of addressing multiple...

Kashmir’s Consumers Must Question Discounts, Influencers, and ‘Limited-Time Offers’

Discount sales advertised with bold claims often turn out to be counterfeit or inferior quality. Consumers must verify sources, check reviews, and avoid deals...

Kashmir’s Smart City Bus: Freedom For Women, But Can It Last?

A free ride initiative is empowering women across the Valley, but overcrowding, sustainability, and private transport losses raise urgent questions Dr Mehnaz Manzoor Syed Anaiyat Bukharie  In...

The Skies Above Jammu Are Sending A Message. Is Anyone Listening?  

Rising Temperatures In Jammu: Ignored Climate Warning? The mercury is rising and so is the alarm. A city recording temperatures 5–7°C above its seasonal average,...

A Teacher’s Tribute To The ‘Iron Lady’ Who Cleaned His School

Shah Boba is revered in the whole village as an example of sincerity, devotion to work, sacrifice, and strength Muntashir Kifayat Hussain It was the 1990s,...

A School Without A Library Is A Body Without A Soul

In an age of smart classrooms and digital learning, the school library is being quietly forgotten. A library builds curiosity, creativity, and character. It...

Koll Maam Of Rafiabad: The Ice Cream Vendor Who Cannot Speak But Teaches Everything

Today, it is easy to fall into illegal ways of making money. But Mohammad Sultan Mir shows us that we can still earn an...

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