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A Hit-And-Run Damaged Your Car. What Protection Does Your Policy Really Offer?

Hit-and-run damage can leave you staring at dents, broken lights or a smashed bumper with no one available to take responsibility. For many car...

Farewell Functions: Recognition Of Service Or A Festival Of Self-Glorification?

If farewell functions are held, their focus should be on sharing experiences, discussing institutional improvement and mentoring younger generations. Retiring professionals should speak not...

The Issue Is Not Prayer On Roads, But Equal Citizenship

If restrictions are necessary, they must apply equally to all. If accommodations are permissible, equal citizenship demands that such accommodations be available without discrimination....

Chinars Topped. Landscapes Diminished.

The recent callous topping of chinars on the Baramulla–Handwara road, as reported in the media, is a wake-up call. The pictures were gruesome. Let...

Shaheed-E-Mazloom Hazrat Uthman-E-Ghani (RA): Who Gave Everything, Preserved The Qur’an, And Was Martyred While Reciting It

He married two daughters of the Prophet (PBUH). He donated 900 camels, 100 horses, and five kilograms of gold in a single act. He...

Scrolling More, Reading Less

Kashmir today scrolls more than it reads, reacts more than it reflects, and speaks more than it studies. Reflection struggles against speed. Complexity struggles...

World Environment Day 2026:  The Time To Act Is Now. Nature Is Sending Signals. Let Our Actions Be The Answer.

The Earth is sending signals through rising temperatures, extreme heatwaves, and melting glaciers. The question is: what signal are we sending back? This World...

The Balance Is Breaking: Earth’s Final Warning To Humanity

The planet has spoken. The science is clear. The time for hesitation is over; the future will be shaped by what we choose to...

‘Paradise On Earth’ Is At Risk—And Only Collective Action Can Save It

The future of Jammu and Kashmir depends on the choices made today. Only through collective effort and responsible action can the region preserve its...

What Does A Teacher Do That AI Never Can?

AI can explain concepts, solve equations, and generate examples, but it cannot understand the emotional complexity of a child dealing with grief, anxiety, or...

World Environment Day 2026: Nature Has Always Sustained Humanity. Now It Is Humanity’s Turn To Sustain Nature

If we listen carefully, nature is speaking clearly through changing seasons, melting glaciers, and shifting landscapes. The question before us is whether we are...

The Green Future Of Gurez Valley Depends On Two Things: Planting Trees And Refusing Plastic

The solutions to many environmental challenges already exist within nature itself. For Gurez, the path forward lies in embracing agroforestry as a climate-smart strategy...

What Modern States Can Learn From Caliph Umar Ibn Al-Khattab’s (RA) Rule

Although the historical conditions of the seventh century differ greatly from those of the modern world, concepts such as accountability, welfare administration, judicial independence,...

Why Teacher Eligibility Test Is A Nightmare In The Name Of Quality Education

If educational quality is the ultimate objective, then accountability should extend to every stakeholder within the system. Administrators, supervisory officers, and policymakers must also...

Reels, Screens and Empty Classrooms: Why Students Are Losing Interest in Learning

79% of students aged 14–16 in Kashmir use smartphones for social media. Reels train the brain for rapid consumption, destroying attention spans and critical...

Degrees In Hand, Skills Missing: Kashmir’s Unemployability Crisis

Thousands graduate every year but lack communication, digital literacy, and problem-solving skills. Government job obsession has left generations behind. Curricula are outdated for AI...

Justice For Bint e Hawa: Introspection Beyond Social Media Outrage

What pained me almost as much as the crime itself was how quickly the tragedy faded from public consciousness. A society that becomes insensitive...

THE BUTTERFLY

The butterfly, Fluttering ecstatically, Humming hymns With the Quran in its arms, Encountered a human Who listens to the Quran Every week From microphones all around. Yet, within him, Animalism lay dormant— Until it...

The True Strength Of A School Lies Not In Its Infrastructure But In Its People

Behind every successful school is a team of dedicated teachers, supportive staff, motivated students, and engaged parents. A principal's role extends far beyond managing...

Endless Competition, Empty Hearts

In this endless pursuit, hearts have become restless. People may have luxury and money, yet many still live without inner peace. The reason is...

Septic Tank Deaths: Laws Exist, Courts Have Spoken, But Workers Keep Dying

The death in Delhi should not be remembered as just another news headline. It should serve as a wake-up call. What remains lacking is...

‘Being And Time’: Heidegger’s Unfinished Masterpiece On Authenticity, Mortality, And The Forgotten Question Of Being

Beings are ordinary things—tables, trees, machines, even human beings. But Being is the deeper horizon that allows anything to exist at all. Heidegger’s project...

Why Women’s Domestic And Emotional Labour Remains Unacknowledged

A family's strength is measured not by how much one person sacrifices, but by how willingly its members support one another. The invisible burden...

What Kashmir Loses When Kashmiri Fades: ‘That Would Be A Civilisational Trath’

Every language dies twice. First, in the classroom. Then at the dinner table. Kashmir appears to be somewhere between the two. The danger is...

My Observations On Kashmir’s Dangerous Traffic Behaviour

Road safety should become a personal responsibility rather than a reaction of fear of penalties. As far as traffic literacy and traffic discipline are...

The Decline Of Education Is Not Irreversible: What Students, Parents, Teachers, And Society Must Do

Firdous Malik Education has always been considered the foundation of a civilised society. It shapes minds, builds character, and prepares future generations to contribute positively...

Let Us Pledge That No Daughter Will Ever Have To Fear For Her Life

Before Islam, fathers buried their daughters alive. Islam restored their dignity and honour. Budgam tragedy has shaken the entire valley. It must serve as...

Kashmir’s Moral Crisis, And A Society At Its Lowest

As a father of four daughters, I spend sleepless nights after Budgam tragedy. We are losing our future generations. We are partners in creating...

Will Cockroach Janta Party Remain Just Online Satirical Page Or Become Alternate Political Force?

Social movements may reflect deep systemic anguish or distrust in the system. Whether the Cockroach Janta Party remains just an online satirical page or...

Pride Can Make Even A Wise Person Blind

Families become divided. Friends stop talking. Hearts become cold. People think accepting another opinion will make them weak. But real strength is in patience...

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