Happy birthday (belated), Muneem. This conversation took place between us a year or two ago. I am publishing it now with the hope that your own words will give you the strength to go on – just like your songs gave me reason to be a better person and helped me during some difficult times […]
The prevalence of joint pain is not new and uncommon these days, as a higher proportion of young and middle-aged population have been reporting this condition. Covid has been a major threat to overall health, and people afflicted with the infection have been immobilised for long either due to home quarantine or hospitalisation. The ill-effects […]
The 14-year-old boy, Faaz, was a great lover of nature. He would love the scene of massive, mighty mountains full of magnificent forests from the view of his window. Every time at the magical dawn, he would lift the curtains of his window to breathe in deeply the fresh air which would relax him and […]
The Palestinian Authority’s days are numbered”. This assertion has been oft repeated recently, especially after the torture to death on June 24 of a popular Palestinian activist, Nizar Banat, 42, at the hands of PA security goons in Hebron (Al-Khalil). The killing – or ‘assassination’ as some Palestinian rights groups describe it – of Banat, […]
The 13 July 1931 revolt marked the start of organised Kashmiris’ “independence movement” against Dogra rule. It was the first time in Kashmir that Muslims publicly questioned the Maharaja’s government. Fazldad, a Jammu Central jail constable, sparked the revolt by accusing Hindu head constable Lamba Ram of desecrating the Holy Quran. When the Muslims discovered […]
Clouding of the lens in the eye is known as a cataract, which leads to a decrease in vision. Cataract takes time to develop and can affect one or both the eyes. It usually develops in elderly people due to changes in protein content and also other diseases. It may potentially damage both eyes and […]
If we turn the pages of history of road development in Jammu & Kashmir, we find that during Dogra period there were only three major roads: • Rawalpindi- Srinagar road named as Jhelum valley road. It was opened for traffic in 1890. It was 132 km long. • BC Road. Jammu to Srinagar (Banihal Cartroad). […]
The Reserve Bank has given banks permission to charge more for cash and non-cash ATM transactions beyond the free monthly limit. With effect from January 1, 2022, bank customers who surpass their monthly free transaction limit would have to pay Rs 21 instead of Rs 20 for each transaction. This is to compensate the bank […]
Many Palestinians believe that the May 10-21 military confrontation between Israel and the Gaza Resistance, along with the simultaneous popular revolt across Palestine, was a game-changer. Israel is doing everything in its power to prove them wrong. Palestinians are justified to hold this viewpoint; after all, their minuscule military capabilities in a besieged and impoverished […]
What’s in a name?” Well, if Shakespeare were living in our times, he might reconsider his words. In our period there are some particular names that hold rare and strange connotations. Some excite thoughts of luxury, progress and prosperity, while some trigger anger, abomination, carnage and such like in the mind. The latter classification includes […]