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Beyond Permissible Limits: What The Egg Debate Reveals About Food Safety In India

The egg controversy is not about cancer panic but about a regulatory system that prioritises feasibility over precaution, allowing what others ban and creating...

Scientific Opinion: Why The Reported Detection Of Nitrofurans In Eggs Demands Immediate Scientific And Regulatory Action

There is no need to panic, but vigilance is essential. Nitrofurans are globally recognised for their carcinogenic potential, and their presence in eggs—if verified—must...

Remembering The First Death Anniversary Of Late Haji Abdul Rashid Ghani

On this solemn occasion, family members, friends, associates, and the broader business and social community of Jammu & Kashmir gathered to commemorate the first...

The Paradox Of Excellence: Great Faculty In Schools, Yet A Boom In Coaching Centres

Er Umair Ul Umar It is one of the strangest contradictions of our time. We have some of the most qualified gazetted teachers posted in...

We Barely Trust Humans, But We Trust The AI We Built Yesterday?

In a digital arms race built on fear, our greatest defence is the ancient human art of cooperation, not blind faith in unpredictable machines Dr...

The Backdoor Epidemic:  How Undermining Merit Is Squandering Kashmir’s Academic Capital

The path to a developed nation begins with stable, dignified jobs for scholars, not backdoor entries for the less qualified Waseem Akhter Dar In a time...

Why Career Counselling Must Begin Before Class 10

To combat influence from parents and peers, students need help discovering their strengths and interests much earlier – turning career choice from a pressured...

Hamsaai Te Rishtedaar Kyah Wannan: A Society Obsessed With Appearance And The Lost Art Of Living Freely

From weddings to schools, this article argues that life lived for the audience of neighbours and relatives creates debt, anxiety, and a communal melancholy...

When Marriage Becomes Burden Not Blessing In Our Society

When marriage becomes a burden of torture, not a bond of trust, society must end its silence, uphold Islamic teachings of compassion, and protect...

The Silent Invasion Of Microplastics

With plastic found from the deepest oceans to human bodies, schools and individuals can drive change through awareness, clean-ups, and simple swaps like reusable...

The Silent Crime In The Exam Hall: How ‘Soft-Hearted’ Invigilators Undermine Education

Cheating persists not because students are clever, but because teachers allow it. This normalisation is a foundational lesson in moral decay with lifelong consequences. Aaqib...

Why Are Heaps Of Despair Everywhere?

By displacing the Creator for creation – chasing jobs, houses, and social approval – we invite despair, and the only cure lies in turning...

₹28,000 A Month, No Title, No Security: The Seven Crises Facing J&K’s Contract Lecturers

Dr Tanveer Ahmed Academic arrangements, initially conceived as a temporary measure to address faculty shortages in Jammu and Kashmir’s higher education system, have now become...

Government Women’s Degree College, Pulwama’s Fight Against Junk Food Epidemic

A pre-experimental study at the college demonstrates that a Structured Teaching Programme can significantly boost adolescent girls' nutritional knowledge, showing that prevention through education...

Why J&K Must Embrace Supreme Court’s Teacher Eligibility Test Mandate

Faced with abysmal enrolment and quality concerns, there is a need to weed out ‘deadwood’ and look to models like Finland to select and...

Why We Must Legislate The Right To Disconnect

Reclaiming time from work is a profound moral and social project essential for creativity, presence, and restoring ‘the human measure’ By Shabeer Ahmad Lone The modern...

Government Teachers’ Daily Struggle For Dignity

From public sarcasm and administrative arrogance to dismissive labels, there is a constant pressure that belies the sacred status afforded to educators across faiths By...

J&K’s Human-Wildlife Conflict Reaches A Tipping Point

The conversion of farmland and shrinking forests create inviting habitats for bears and leopards. To prevent panic and injury, habitat corridors and regulated relocation...

The Body Is Not A Tool: Unlearning The Archaic Scripts Written On Our Flesh

We must learn to unsee the archaic hierarchies imposed upon our flesh and instead, feel the unified symphony of its being. For in the...

What I Read This Month: Four Compelling Books Outside The Fiction Aisle

Short, candid reviews of works by Arundhati Roy, Parimal Bhattacharya, Andrew Fidel Fernando, and Pankaj Mishra – each offering a masterclass in its genre Uzair...

Capitalistic Surveillance: A Ticking Algorithm Stealing Our Freedom

Our data has become the most valuable commodity. To avoid being quietly controlled, we must understand the algorithms that already understand us too well. Er...

Why Kashmiri youth are turning away from books

The lure of instant, titillating digital content and academic shortcuts is overshadowing traditional reading. This raises concerns about long-term intellectual development. Athar Islam The reading habits...

Case Study:  Cultivating The 4Cs In Kashmir’s Classrooms: A Case Study On 21st Century Skills

Through anecdotes of student projects, an educator argues that the pillars of modern learning—critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication—are best taught by doing, not just...

Consult The Wise, Then The All-Wise: A Spiritual Antidote To Kashmiris’ Anxiety

Faced with profiling, societal mistrust, and personal anxiety, the Prophetic principles of consulting the wise and seeking divine clarity offer a timeless path to...

What My Father’s Demise Taught Me: Unmasked Faces, Unconditional Faith, And Unwanted Strength

Life does not give lessons twice; it gives the test first and the understanding later By Nuzhat Rehman Life cannot always be the same. To me,...

Kashmir’s Schools Must Stop Turning Students Into Social Media Props

There is a trend of showcasing only 'camera-friendly' students on social media. It fuels racism, objectifies girls, and betrays the true dignity of education. Dr...

My Grandfather, Hassan Bab: The Man Whose Left Hand Didn’t Know What His Right Hand Gave

A grandson’s tribute to the man whose cooking was an act of love, whose charity was silent, and whose death left a chill that...

Muzafar: The Teacher, Cartoonist, And Tech Advocate Shaping Kashmir’s Classrooms

Hailing from Kulgam, Muzafar Ahmad Lone, popularly known as Lone Muzi, is an educationist, acclaimed cartoonist, and tech pioneer who revitalised a village school...

AAYAs – The Unsung Heroines Of Kashmir’s Classrooms

Facing role ambiguity, physical strain, and social judgment, the Anganwadi-Asha-Yashoda workers form the silent foundation of early education Arshid Qalmi In the classrooms of Kashmir, where...

The Silent Exodus: Can Kashmir’s Future Be Built Without Its Youth?

Faced with a constricted job market and anxieties over safety, the Valley's talented young are leaving in droves, creating a feedback loop of underdevelopment...

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