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Kashmiri Pandits taken for a ride on Shikara

Sahil Bhat The exodus of Kashmiri Pandits in the early ’90s from Kashmir has been a subject of conflicting narratives. Some blame Jagmohan, the then...

The unemployed and unwanted fisheries graduates of J&K

The Bachelor of Fisheries Science (B.F.Sc) degree programme, a 4-year ICAR recognised professional degree programme, offered by state and central agriculture universities, is the...

Hopes from a post-Covid world

FAISAL BANDAY “Humanity has but three great enemies: fever, famine, and war; of these by far the greatest, by far the most terrible, is fever.”...

Covid-19 a reminder of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Mustafa Majid Sheikh The majority of humans are staying home to save themselves from being infected with novel coronavirus. As a consequence, the air is...

Is India a Secular State?

Bilal Ahmad Dar ‘In practice, India has been neither secular nor socialist. It has always functioned as an upper-caste Hindu state.’ Arundhati Roy The Constitution of India...

Is Russia Aiming At Exit From The Syrian Conflict

Mohammad Zubair Ud Din A report emerged in the Middle East Monitor on 4 May, 2020, which has evinced keen interest among international observers. This...

Perils of ‘Late Marriage’ in Kashmir

Azhar ud Din "Of my tradition is to marry. So, then whoever turns away from my tradition (Sunnah) is not from me (my nation)." (Prophet...

Kashmir, abode of Sufis and Saints

Rather Nasir The valley of Kashmir is known as “pir waer", the abode of saints. The first Sufi Muslim saint from Central Asia who visited...

The illusion of companionship without the demands of friendship

Sahil Showkat Of course, technology impacts culture—destructively. For example, how could people living in the same house or workplace be looking at different screens and...

China-India Standoff: Lessons from History

Umar Khalid Dar Nations will always go to war, especially if negotiations yield no results, over issues that are strategically and economically important to them....

From whence have you the light by which you enlighten others ?

Mir Abas Has there ever been an age in which immorality and egotism have been greater or more dominant than in this one? The tree...

Stay Mentally Healthy!

Arif Nabi According to the World Health Organisation, “Mental health is a state of well-being in which an individual realises his or her own abilities,...

Beware of Communism or Socialism

Zubair Rashid Some modern-day liberals are definitely starting to swing closer towards Socialism or Communism in their economic thought. It’s all about wealth redistribution, right?...

More liquor shops in Kashmir? God, no!

Mushtaq Hurra Nations across the globe are worried about growing debauchery, immodesty, sexual anarchy, violent behaviour and fornication among their youth, the chief cause of...

Mobile Phone Addiction: What to Do?

Aamir Altaf We live in a digital technology era and it is a blessing, but every coin has two sides. Technology makes our life easier...

Syed Kifayat Ali Kafi: Moulana, Poet, Patriot

ZEESHAN RASOOL KHAN India’s struggle for freedom involved people of every hue. Despite the British divisive policy, people from all sections of society contributed to...

Depression is not the End of Life

Samiya Nazir Our social conditioning has been such way that either we are goal-oriented, concentrating all our efforts towards making our future monetarily and materially...

Pouzz: The Social Network made in Shopian

Musaib Malik Pouzz is a social networking platform that redefines the way we use social media. The social networking platform is specially designed for artists,...

Constitutional Platitudes need to be backed by Specific Legislation

Chittarvu Raghu The killing of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks due to excessive force by policemen raises two crucial constitutional points in the context of...

A dangerous dilution of pharmacy regulations in J&K

Tanveer Ahmad Kumar The practice of pharmacy requires excellent knowledge of drugs, their mechanism of action, side effects, interactions, mobility, and toxicity. It also requires...

Appeal to LG sahibfrom Rehbar-e-Khel teachers

To, Jenab G.C. Marmu Sahib Hon’ble Lt. Governor U.T. of Jammu and Kashmir Subject: Humble submission for providing justice to Rehbar-e-Khel Teachers of J&K We the Rehbar-e-Khel teachers in...

Letter to the Lt Governor on ‘rationalisation’ of school teachers

I would like to draw the attention of His Excellency, the Honourable Lieutenant Governor of J&K, to the recent letter issued by principal secretary,...

Kashmiri Folklore: Heritage of the Kashmiri Soul

  Translated from the Kashmiri by Ameen Fayaz   It is commonly acknowledged that the literature of a people/ nation is not just the achievement of one...

Is the Galwan Valley dispute linked with the end of Article 370?

SHABIR AHMAD India’s constructing activities along its side of Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan Valley have led to a dispute over the Galwan...

The in-between life of an in-charge lecturer

Sheikh Gulzar Ahmad An in-charge lecturer suffers from identity crisis, economic crisis, and existential crisis! It was a huge step that the department of education...

Organic matter is to soil what blood is to us

Dr Tasneem Mubarak Soil organic matter (SOM) refers to all materials of plant and animal origin formed in or added to soil regardless of stage...

China’s aggressive, and risky, ‘wolf diplomacy’

Dr Ishfaq Jamal Jack Ma, an English teacher who became a top businessman, owner of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, is also known throughout the...

From Field to Orchard

Azhar ud Din “Rice is the best, the most nutritive and unquestionably the most widespread staple in the world.” Auguste Escoffier Horticultural crops, especially apple, pear and...

In villages, people treating Covid as hogwash!

Wani Absar The first positive case of Covid-19 in our village surfaced on April 30, following which it and five other villages in proximity were...

Can Covid-19 be treated at home

Taha Mehraj Most people who get infected with Covid-19 will have a mild form of the disease. According to the WHO, around 80% of people...

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