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The fracas over facemasks

Wearing facemasks is considered as one of the most important precautions for preventing spread of Covid-19. At the start of the pandemic a lot...

The life and struggle of K H Khurshid for Kashmir

The late K H Khurshid was private secretary to Muhammad Ali Jinnah. He later went on to become the President of Pakistan Administered Kashmir...

The denigrated ‘arrangement’ lecturer

He did not enter the staff room, he barged in; he did not speak with respect, he shouted at; he did not address a...

DDC Elections: What Spurred People to Step In

Two months ago on 17 October, the centre amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Raj Act, 1989, to facilitate the setting up of District...

The Story of a Pocket Thief

He was in the middle of public wrath, liberally thrashed and shoved, with a few weaker ones pulling at his already ripped shirt collars....

Football is about Politics

Noam Chomsky is right when he says that, in the US, sports creates the necessary “fantasy world” required to shield people from understanding, organizing,...

Love is the Code to Lasting Relationships

At the very creation of this majestic universe, the only element through which such a huge existence came into being was the divine love,...

Say Goodbye to Pen-Paper Examinations

Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus which causes COVID-19, has disrupted the system of education and has taught us many revolutionary lessons. One of these...

On Rise of Heart Attacks in Young Population in Kashmir

Normally, there is a surge in the number of patients suffering from heart attack or stroke that are brought to Kashmir hospitals in winters....

Rx Generic Drug Prescription: Risks and Benefits

The cost of prescription drugs has always been a source of concern for patients, especially from economically weaker sections. Generic medications are drugs created...

The King’s Man: Blinken’s Appointment Reassures Israel that Little Will Change under Biden

Right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nothing to worry about as the man who will directly handle America’s foreign policy in the Middle...

Rethinking Migration: Risks to Mobility in Times of Pandemic

The Covid- 19 catastrophe has led to an unprecedented forced reverse migration. Migrants both national and international are encountering a crisis of wage theft...

Look after your physical and mental health at home

We know for many people life is changing dramatically due to Covid-19. Our family is no different, with children taking online classes at home...

Kangri Cancer in Kashmir

Kangri is a firepot kept beneath the traditional Kashmiri pheran. If a person is wearing a jacket, it may be used as a hand...

Impact of cartoons on children

Nowadays people are not having time for their kids but the kids are having enough time for their entertainment. Parents leave them with mobile...

`Take care of the heart

Heart diseases are the most common cause of death in most countries of the world. Globally, more than 20 crore people annually are diagnosed...

Technology trumping humanity

Thanks to the gifts of science, life has become comfortable. Everyone among us seems to now have expertise in operating and making use of...

One-State is not Ideal, but it is Just and Possible

Once again, Europe's top diplomats expressed their ‘deep concern’ regarding Israel’s ongoing illegal settlement expansion, again evoking the maxim that Israeli actions “threaten the...

The One and Only True Belief

Tawheed is the belief in the oneness of Allah. This belief is the cornerstone of Islam. Affirming to Shahadah, “La illaha illallah Mohammadur Rasoolullah”...

Shaykh Hamidulla, Jewel of Kashmir

Shaykh Hamidullah Lone is one of the most respected elders in the valley of Kashmir. He is a native of district Kulgam and is...

Valley or trash bowl?

Kashmir is fast turning into a garbage dump from all sides. And gosh, all of us are watching like mute spectators these heaps of...

What Comes After The Pandemic?

No doubt this is a terrible pandemic, but it seems that modern humans have yet to gain the level of wisdom necessary to see...

Khazir Maghribi – My Father As I Know Him

My father is well known for his pioneering work in poetry, literature, education and fight against social evils and nepotism. November 30, 1999, was...

Reflections on the two most successful theories of 20th century

Quantum mechanics has not only revolutionised the world of science but also our understanding of the very structure of matter at the fundamental level....

A Degraded Kashmiriyat

It seems the worst possible curse is to be a girl in this world. To be a girl or woman is to always suffer...

Ceasefire to ceaseless fire on LoC

A ceasefire is simply a temporary truce in a war. There is technically a ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) between India and...

Israel ‘Takes Advantage’ of Trump’s Remaining Days in Office

In a few words, a close associate of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, summed up the logic behind the ongoing frenzy to expand illegal...

Travel with a septuagenarian lady

Among so many pains there is one pain that is unique, called poverty “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and...

Mother’s Death Changes Us Forever

31st December is the second death anniversary of my mother. I still remember every moment of that unkind night and that fatal morning. The...

A Public Message on World AIDS Day

World AIDS Day, designated on 1 December every year since 1988, is an international day dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused...

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