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Information Technology Laws & Policy in Jammu & Kashmir

The Information Technology Act (IT Act), is made applicable to whole country including UT of J&K after The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019....

The World Before and After the Pandemic

“I was free to roam around without fear and without a mask. I was able to breathe and that too for free” Up to March...

The Waqt-e-Sahar call of Ramazan Kaak and its Cultural Significance

Wala hoo baaghwaanoo Ramazan haa aaw Waqt 'e' Sahar baang dene Ramazan kaak haa aaw Bulbul wanan pooshan nov bahaar haa aaw Gam te tafreek neni Ramazan...

WHAT IF THIS WAS THE END OF THE WORLD?

I shudder at the thought and under the weight of all the dreams, desires, wishes that will remain unfulfilled if this pandemic devours me The...

The universal message of Maulana Waheed ud Din Khan that specific grievances should not undermine

On 21st April 2021 when Muslim Ummah had broken its fast and prepared to retire to bed, a deeply shocking news surfaced on social...

Democracy in Islam

Sometimes we often think that democracy and Islam are two different things and cannot go together. People believe Islam is authoritative and thus allows...

How a SARS-CoV-2 variant sacrifices tight binding for antibody evasion

The highly infectious SARS-CoV-2 variant that recently emerged in South Africa, known as B.1.351, has scientists wondering how existing COVID-19 vaccines and therapies can...

Politics of Pandemic

Dead bodies waiting to be cremated outside crematoriums and makeshift crematoriums. From people queuing up to get cash from ATMs after demonetisation to lining...

Disruptions in Food Security and Nutrition due to Covid-19 Crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic has entered its 2nd phase and is spreading rapidly and extensively around the world. This has profound implications for food security...

Lawless Jails of Kashmir

It is said that none truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails. During the Mughal period, prisons were considered to...

As Allah loves us, so must we, for all Islam is based on love

In the holy month of Ramadan, the love and blessings of Islam are deeply felt in the hearts of the believers. It is very...

Do, Be, Have: What the auxillaries teach us

We all have heard that God has made nothing kaput in this cosmos and so everything teaches us a great lesson of life. Be...

The legitimacy of Islam is the Quran

11 September, 2001, or 9/11 as it is known, ended the old civilisational wars over land and economic resources and ushered in the age...

Dum Aloo, Etc

(Kashmir Reader edition of April 28th published a front page story moaning the fact no one in Kashmir proposed a geographical identity (GI) to...

Book Review: ‘Rumours of Spring’ by Farah Bashir: A most relatable tale

Riveting, absolutely riveting! The book 'Rumours of Spring' by Farah Bashir, published by Harper Collins, keeps you glued to it till you reach the...

Pelvic pain often goes undiagnosed, correct diagnosis is the key to treatment

Pudendal nerve is one of the main nerves in the pelvis and is closely involved with genital sensation, urinary and bowel functions. Irritation or...

Vices and Virtues of Parental Corporal Punishment

Parental corporal punishment has been one of the prevalent disciplinary techniques employed to correct or control the child’s behaviour since the dawn of human...

Second Wave of Covid has flattened India’s health care system

More than thirteen months ago India was placed under country-wide strict lockdown to halt the lethal Coronavirus's spread. I still recall when Prime Ministry...

Moving beyond the stereotypical gender binaries

The supreme power has created this beautiful world where infinite unrelated creations co-exist. These creations range from simple microscopic to complex macroscopic entities which...

Science behind smart devices for healthcare needs to be explored

Probably for the first time in the technological era, we are passing through a very critical phase. Many have lost their beloved ones. SARS-CoV-2...

Moulana Wahiduddin’s preaching of peace and praising of oppression

He perhaps never understood the fact that the powerful tormentor is never content with one kill Moulana Wahiduddin Khan left for the heavenly abode just...

Remember that love and hatred, politics and war originate inside the neurons of the brain

We often get stressed about social, economic and political pressures of our environment. It hampers our strength of working and puts us in the...

A Healthy Ramadan: Keeping the balance between fasting and food

Muslims refrain from eating or drinking from dawn to dusk for 29 or 30 days during Ramadan, which means Muslims fast for a mean...

Corona’s Comeback

As someone who is currently recovering from a deadly bout of Coronavirus infection, I am saying this with the conviction of my own personal...

Satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments can strengthen early flood warning and minimize disaster risk

Satellite-based real-time monitoring of Himalayan glacial catchments would improve understanding of flood risk in the region and help inform an early flood warning system...

Toward safer stem cell transplants

For cancer patients, the use of hematopoietic stem cell transplants can be a game changer in terms of treatment and recovery. However, most people...

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF BURZAHOMA

Syed Mustafa Ahmad Burzahoma is located in the northwest of Srinagar. It is about 20 kilometers from Srinagar. It is a hilly area and the...

Functional Foods: Innovative products in dairy industry

Product development is an important aspect when it comes to growth of food industry. Certain products, however, have almost remained unchanged for several decades....

Researchers develop model to indicate accumulation of microplastics in human body

In addition to possibly causing tissue damage and inflammation, microplastics could be a source of carcinogens and other harmful compounds that leach from plastic...

Nature’s spring cuisine gift: Dandelion

Dandelion is a flowering plant and a weed that grows in many parts of the world. Its greens have been often used in Kashmir...

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