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Ramadan: Month of blessings but also of responsibilities

Ramadan is the blessed month in which the Quran was revealed and fasting prescribed (Surah al-Baqarah, 2: 183-85). Fasting (Sawm) in the month of...

The medicinal benefits of Rhubarb (Pumbachalan)

Rhubarb is a vegetable also known as pie-plant which is grown in spring. It has a vibrant pink to crimson-coloured hollow, erect stalk which...

Implications, inverses and wholly illogical interpretations

One cannot estimate the amount of despair and anger that one, versed with logic, has to absorb in a world where logic is thrown...

Islam disapproves of late marriages

Allah's laws for His creatures include pairing. In the case of man, Allah has set him apart from the rest of His creation by...

A ‘Religious Tourism’ trip from BGSBU Rajouri

To explore new places and interact with people belonging to other cultures and faiths has been an important part of man’s life on earth....

Parents’ behaviour influences the child’s

If there is any purest and happiest stage in human life, it is childhood. The pristine human soul in childhood brims with happiness, dances...

Book Review: Footprints in the Sand

Name of the Book: Footprints in the Sand Author: Peerzada Abdul Rashid (Phone 9419354542) Price: Rs 245 Distributors: M/S Kashmir Book Depot, Lal Chowk Srinagar (Phone 9419006031) Publishers:...

For those who don’t walk, there is no road

We don’t need to run after things because other people are running as well. If we fail, we ought to know why we failed...

Kounsarnag: Dream destination for trekkers

While travelling west from the historic town of Kulgam, the views of soaring peaks and the surprising sights astonish every traveller. These mountain peaks...

The sorrows of life

What is life? A river that moves gently and calmly at times, without making any noise, and at other times violently smashing on rocks....

The question papers set by JKSSB need to be questioned

Gone are those days when a government job was considered as a matter of privilege for people with political patronage, money and muscle. Now...

Half-truths of ‘The Kashmir Files’

The much-debated ‘The Kashmir Files' movie, which recalls the alleged genocide of the Kashmiri Pandits, was released on 12 March. Only after two weeks...

Universal Caliphate: The Inevitable

The prevailing political structure around the world is bogus, oppressive, exploitative and blasphemous, if seen and studied from the perspective of the Quran and...

Iran’s Political Rancour with Azerbaijan and Turkey

A new resistance force has been announced in Azerbaijan by Iran. It is called Huseynyun, a faction similar to what Iran has endorsed in...

Polygamy should be banned now

Even in the 21st century, when women empowerment is in the air, slogans of women empowerment can be heard in every nook and corner...

Legal Mechanism of Tobacco Control in Jammu and Kashmir

Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus Nicotiana of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared...

The Kashmir Files: Real distorted in Reel

The movie called ‘The Kashmir Files’ has just been released a few days ago and already has set new records of success. Be that...

Civilized Nations and Bigoted People

There is a major difference between a human being and being humane. A life full of luxuries, affluence, high educational degrees and many other...

Kashmiri language makes it to Wikipedia

The Kashmiri language, called “Koshur”, is spoken by more than 7 million people in the Kashmir region. It is also spoken in Pakistan-administered Kashmir....

Are X-Rays harmful?

X-rays are very commonly used in hospital settings. You don't need to be a professional to know of them. As soon as the word...

The Kashmir Files: Truth or Falsehood?

Does a movie reflect the truth? As has happened with great historical Hollywood movies, this question will evoke different answers from different people, depending...

How Islam grew estranged from Science

The advance of philosophy & science during the “Golden Age" of Islamic civilisation is an irrefutable event in the intellectual history of mankind. No...

The Village of Literary Souls

In Kashmir you will find many great writers and poets who have served the Kashmiri language and literature all their life. Some of them...

Very Dense Forests: Jammu and Kashmir reports maximum loss

While the North East is top in terms of total forest area loss, Jammu and Kashmir has lost very dense forests. There has been...

Kashmir Files: Many records missing

Vivek Agnihotri, the writer-director, has told us a Hate Story. The Kashmir Files, a revisionist docudrama that depicts the sad departure of Kashmiri Pandits...

Women: In the shackles of Capitalism

The philosophy of Capitalism is based on the concept of Positivism which puts the main emphasis on the dictum that man is an economic...

Plastic is the poison we are ingesting, knowingly

Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacker remarked that “water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans”. Last week...

Establishment of IGNOU Regional Centre in Srinagar: Retrospect and Prospect

A word about Indira Gandhi National Open University Before we throw some light on the origin of IGNOU Regional Centre at Srinagar, a word about...

The sad plight of Forestry graduates in Jammu and Kashmir

In the recent recruitment notification of the JK Forest Department, Forestry graduates/post-graduates are not even eligible for a single post advertised Jammu and Kashmir’s natural...

Chinar: The Living Heritage of Kashmir

A stately tree, Chinar (Platanus orientalis) is noted for its antiquity, splendour, cool shade, and royal appearance. The tree can reach a height of...

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