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Junk Traditional Planting and Adopt High-Density Apple Plantation

BINISH QADRI The Jammu and Kashmir economy is primarily agrarian. Nature has gifted to Jammu and Kashmir suitable agroclimatic conditions for the cultivation of apples,...

Differences and similarities between Flu and Coronavirus

Dr Suhail Naik The human respiratory system is the favourite host of both the flu virus and the coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one particular...

Coronavirus in ‘Quarantined’ Gaza

What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel’s military occupation, the Gaza...

Digitally Deprived in Digital India: Tehsil Tulail, Bandipora District

Shiekh Bilal For about five-and-a-half months, internet was completely banned in Kashmir. For many of us, mobile phones have become constant companions and having no...

Reflections from Pristine, Beautiful Keran: Where Nature Meets Humanity

Javaid Hussain Lone In the month of March 2017, I was transferred to High School Kundian (in Keran region) for discharging my duties under the...

To preserve future, conserve wildlife

Ishfaq Shafi World Wildlife Day is celebrated in every year on March 3 and its theme this year (2020) is "Sustaining all life on Earth"....

Trump’s hollow bluster and confounding claims on Afghanistan

Syed Aamir Sharief Qadri Enormous loss of life and property later, the long 18 years’ war in Afghanistan is (hopefully) nearing end. A peace deal...

On the Text Neck Syndrome: Symptoms, Prevention and Cure

MAJID KIRMANI The text neck term is used to describe repeated stress injury and pain in the neck due to excessive use of mobiles, tablets...

May good sense douse the raging fires in Delhi

Mushtaq Hurra The capital of India is presenting a very dismal picture these days. The roads of northeast Delhi are red with blood. Somewhere a...

Travelling is Both Fun and an Opportunity to Learn and Reconnect

BY MEER ABASS Travelling is one of the most striking experiences ever. It is, indeed, travelling which unveils many hidden secrets and explores various untold...

A Hollow Life Is What We Lead While The World Around Us Weeps

FARHAT GOWHAR IQBAL For most people, everything in their lives is false. We grow up being surrounded by wellintentioned adults who tattoo our brains with...

The life and work of Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

KHALID HUSSAIN MIR Dr Rafique Anjum (b. 1962) is a wellknown linguist, poet, a Doctor of Medicine and a Doctor of Philosophy. He is...

Impact of Islam on Kashmir in the Sultanate Period (1339-1586)

SUHAIL AHMAD WANI The foundation of the sultanate in Kashmir was laid by Sultan Shams-ud-din Shahmir in 1339 A.D. The rulers (Sultans) of the dynasty...

Applying Barthes to some popular ‘symbolic fixities’ in Kashmir

GHULAM MOHAMMAD KHAN Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist and semiotician who felt deeply ‘impatient at the sight of (this) naturalness’ of meanings. Below,...

Islam is the best guarantor of rights and liberties of women

MUTTAQI NAIK A historical study of the different positions of men and women in various societies leads to the conclusion that these differences arise from...

The Onerous Task of Defining Sociology

DR FAYAZ AHMAD BHAT The literal meaning of word ‘definition’ is, ‘a statement that explains the meaning of a word or phrase’. According to Wikipedia...

Schools reopen: More dedication and honesty needed

Mushtaq Hurra Winter vacations become inevitable in Kashmir province, given the extremely harsh climatic conditions of the valley. Bone chilling cold, icy winds and snow...

Hypertension: A Silent Killer

Wazira Firdous Ansari Hypertension is also known as high blood pressure. It develops when there are difficulties in getting the blood through your body. It...

Sorry! Traffic will ply one-way

M.M TALI It inflicts miseries directly to the stranded ones - including passengers as well as drivers. It gives rise to situations wherein some people...

End Miseries of Teachers

MUSHTAQ HURRA Foundations of an ideal and strong society are laid in the four walls of a class room. It is the education which decides...

Role of Technology in Education

SUHAIB LATEEF Technology refers to the making,modifying,using the tools with a lot of skilled knowledge of tools,techniques,machines and methods of organisation in order to save...

Roads: Victim of our Apathy

MUHAMMAD NAZIM BHAT The invention of roads came into existence when the man started walking on his feet. The early man used to follow the...

Respect for a Pious Soul

DR. SHAHID AMIN TRALI When humans were finding it difficult to survive on the earth, it was largely science that came to their aid and...

Creating a Safe and Crime-free Environment

MUHAMMAD YOUNIS SHEIKH Crime in India is very common and happens in many different ways; In India, thousands of crimes are committed every day, there...

Science must always remain wedded to its real method

FAYAZ GANIE When humans were finding it difficult to survive on the earth, it was largely science that came to their aid and made their...

Cries unheard: Let my soul talk

SYED AAMIR SHARIEF QADRI The world is growing fast, every where there is a noise of machines. This noise seems attractive as it generates income....

When will we hit a perfect Highway?

MUSHTAQ HURRA Artificial intelligence is permeating almost every aspect of life in advanced economies. From governments to businesses to individuals, AI’s reach is sweeping, and...

Wetlands a prominent ecosystem, need to be saved

AKHTER HUSSAIN NAJAR Wetlands are a prominent ecosystem, where one can feel the interactions of biotic and abiotic components. It is filled by water seasonally...

Decline of educational standards in government schools

UMAR AMIN Measles went “viral” in 2018, infecting nearly ten million people worldwide and claiming 142,000 lives. Poor vaccination coverage and large pockets of unvaccinated...

Neglected Mineral Wealth of Kashmir

ASIYA QADIR At about 80 kilometers north of summer capital Srinagar, Water Khani Dragmullah is a picturesque village of Kupwara district. It is bestowed with...

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