Whenever our body encounters a virus or any other infection, the best weapon to fight it off is through our immune system. Immunity is the ability of an organism to resist a particular infection or toxin by the action of specific antibodies or sensitised white blood cells. People who have weakened immune systems are at […]
We are witnessing increasing activities of off-roading in Kashmir forests, which will have serious ill effects on forest ecosystems and both flora and fauna. It will result in deterioration of soil, damage to vegetation, habitat degradation, and that will ultimately pose a serious threat to the wildlife of the region. Deterioration of soil Off-roading in […]
As extreme weather continues to force the earth into more drought, floods, hurricanes, a time will come when the poorest people would be forced to choose between migration and starvation. This imminent scenario has been termed as ‘climate apartheid’. The term was in the limelight after the UN Human Rights Council published a report that […]
When former US President Barack Obama used an old cliché to denigrate his political opponent, the late US Senator, John McCain, he triggered a political controversy lasting several days. “You can put lipstick on a pig, but it’s still a pig,” Obama said at a campaign event in 2008. The maxim indicates that superficial changes […]
The desire to gain by little effort, sometimes dishonestly or by begging or hoarding all sorts of things for the mere love of possession, is prevalent here The prudence practised by many of us Kashmiris is something that is manifested in the magpie and owl. In their predatory excursions, the two seize upon and bring […]
How does it profit a man when he loses his own soul in the contract with covetousness? The world today presents a strange paradox. On the one hand there is abundance of material prosperity and on the other hand there is moral bankruptcy. In between the two, man is badly torn. He is all lost […]
India is a country that has a historic past, an eventful present, and an aspiring future. The futuristic idea of new India is being marketed by the present government with a hope for better living standards, prosperous economy, powerful defence establishment, and harmonious society in the years to come. The budget has been allocated, schemes […]
The Surah al Hujrat not only enlightens us but also trains us to develop a mindset where any information is subjected to doubt, research, and a reasonable and just enquiry Surah al Hujrat (The Rooms) of the Quran has some of the most important guidelines and principles which, if followed in letter and spirit, may […]
The sight of political leaders of all national and regional political parties of both Jammu region and Kashmir valley standing for a group photograph with the Prime minister of India, Home Minister of India, and Lt Governor of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, was something that has given hope to the people of J&K […]
No one should live in fear of bullying or harassment simply for being who they are Suicide and mental health issues are real. Depression can affect anyone. Targeted harassment, bullying and witch hunting have a detrimental, often devastating effect on mental health, driving people to contemplate suicide, or to actually taking their life. We all […]