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Multiple and Evolving Challenges must Alert us to Invest in Agriculture

JAVID AHMAD WANI The state of Jammu and Kashmir is endowed with plenty of resources. Fresh water, fertile soil and the varied agro climatic zones...

How Anxiety Can Be a Cause of Drug Abuse

MUHAMMED HUSSAIN SUFI While holding this blank screen infront of me there is a clutter of thoughts willing to drop down. In this chaos and...

Need and importance of a balanced and nutritious diet

MUKHTAR AHMAD FAROOQI According to Francois de La Rochefoucauld “To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art”. Eating is necessary in order...

United We Stand, Divided We Fall

MUBASHIR IQBAL KITABA The success of any nation depends upon mutual unity and harmony between its members. History is replete with the fact that only...

Of Women and Empowerment

FARAH SHAH Women constitute around fifty percent population of this world. They have their contributions everywhere- ranging from homes, market and the government. Due to...

Notes on the Problem of Indiscipline

TARIQ AHMAD BHAT Discipline, among other things, means behaving in conformity with normative themes. Since humans are social animal, they are bound to abide by...

The Prophet of Peace

DR. SHAHID AMIN TRALI Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has set examples how to lead a commanding and respectful life. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) has been a combination...

Life is About Self Transcendence

BY MEER ABBAS Life is not merely a journey to start from birth, and that ends with death. It is, in fact, an attempt to...

On the Vegetation of Kashmir through Past Archaeobotany

BY JUNAID SHAFI BHAT Archaeobotany is the complementary discipline of archaeology; it provides aids to understand man-land relationships of prehistoric times. The archaeobotanist identifies wild and...

Winters in Kashmir used to Be More Ferocious in the Past. But, People were not As Fearful as They Are Now

HILAL AHMAD BHAT The Valley of Kashmir witnesses severe winter from December to the end of February. These three winter months are challenging. Life almost...

Some Reminisces on the Religious Thoughts of Said Nursi

BY BINISH QADRI Said Nursi, generally recognized as Bediüzzaman, meaning “miracle of the age”; or basically Üstad or master (Shukran Vahide as cited by Nur...

In Cyberspace and Social Media, Our Behavior Should Correspond to Etiquettes Laid out by Islam

Danish Hameed The current state of social media is saddening. Although the actual battle between India and Pakistan never happened but there has been many...

Mauj (Mother)- The Blessed Gift Of Allah To Mankind!

ARIF AKBAR MIR There are various metrics for measurement. I want the one which can measure my mother’s love and affection. Is it possible to...

Biotechnology, the Future of Everything?

SHEIKH UMAR AHMAD Biotechnology, in layman’s term, is the selection or alteration of living organisms for human use. Though alteration in every other case is...

Women Have Changed the Face and Thence the Profession of Dentistry

Dr Mehvish Aijaz In the field and profession of dentistry, women have been present in the field for centuries, yet history does not record this...

Agricultural Modernization Opens Up New Vistas of Employment, Entrepreneurship and Income Generation

Tasneem Mubarak Agriculture is one of the oldest activities carried out by human beings for centuries together. Starting from the gathering of wild grains in...

On Aurad-i-Fathia and Hazrat Amir-I- Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA)

SHAH KHALID Hazrat Amir Kabir Mir Syed Ali Hamadani (RA) has authored many books and pamphlets in Arabic and Persian, which lay stress on the...

On Distanciation: Trust is the Foundational Glue of Society and Social Cohesion

Mohammad Imran In the modern world relationships are no longer tied to a specific locale. It is distanciation, which makes difficulties of relation between persons;...

Archaic Methods of Motivating Teachers Won’t Work. A New Approach is Needed

RAYEES MASROOR All professions offer their recruits the opportunity of pursuing career development, in the sense that individuals can be promoted through a clearly delineated...

Alms Giving is a Noble Act of Charity. But, Beware of Charlatans

FARHAD AHMAD PIR Once it was a blessing to serve the needy. Alms giving is a duty prescribed for the individual as a kind of...

On the Islamic Notion of Man

MOHAMMAD IMRAN To date, scholars from different fields and disciplines have attempted to describe and discuss the nature of man and his presence on earth...

Beekeeping Offers the Potential of Robust Rural Development in J&K

BY WASEEM AHMAD Rural development aims to help people to manage their livelihoods, better through sustainable use of available resources. It provides greater social and...

The Drug Menace has Assumed Alarming Proportions. It Must be Curbed Now!

Tahir Mushtaq Drug addiction has become a gross nuisance particularly among teenagers in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a disease that affects the brain and...

Notes on Writing: A Creative Expression and Catharsis Par Excellence!

Meer Abas Writing the perfect paper is a lot like a militaryperation. It takes discipline, foresight, research, strategy, and, if done right, ends in total...

Fake Doctors Flourish because of Negligence and Ignorance

BY SAMIULLAH AZEEM It was quite unfortunate to see a person practicing as a ‘doctor’, holding a trust in a society by displaying a degree...

On the Importance of Handicrafts in an Economy

BY BINISH QADRI The term handicraft includes a wide range of articles. The informal sector which take account of handicrafts has been described by the...

Marketing An Ever Emerging Career

DR. SHAHID AMIN Marketing is one of the popular and oldest specializations of business and management studies. The scope and future of MBA in Marketing...

Self Defeat and Self Destruction

BY FAYAZ GANIE According to scientific estimates , the age of the earth is more than 4.5 billion years old and life on this planet...

Why Choosing the Right Career is an Imperative?

DR. SHAHID AMIN TRALI The goal of education is to form good humans devoted to work for the creation of societies of love, freedom, fellowship,...

English Translations of the Holy Quran and the Contribution of Muslims of Sub-Continent

ABID QAYOOM MIR The noble Qur’an has served, since its revelation, as the main source of guidance in every aspect of human life. It’s teachings...

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