Julius Caesar’s quote, “I came, I saw, I conquered”, fits the sixth Mughal ruler, Aurangzeb. Born in 1618, this Mughal prince was named as Aurangzeb but later took on the title Alamgir. He didn’t do any injustice to his exalted title as he went on to rule over an area of 3.2 million square kilometres […]
Dal Lake is situated in the heart of Srinagar city, amid high mountains. It is the second-largest lake in Jammu and Kashmir. It is shallow with a depth of around 6m. Currently it has an area of 16 sq km. Earlier it spanned an area of 22 sq km. Dal Lake is a major attraction […]
Shiekh Bilal Kashmir is dotted with beautiful lakes, surrounded by magnificent valleys. The land is bestowed with nature’s bounty in terms of fruits and flowers. In winters the white blanket of snow adds to the beauty of Kashmir. The valley is the choice destination not just for tourists and travellers but also for film industries […]
The wheeling-dealing to capture DDC chairperson posts has undone all the good work that went into creating a new political space in Kashmir As a young Kashmiri Muslim candidate of a small sub-regional Kashmir-based political party, with a personal background in management and journalism, I fought in the recently held DDC elections, the first major […]
Ab Hamid Sheikh Humans are materialistic by nature. Greed to acquire and obsession for possession is rooted in their minds. Highly materialistic individuals strongly believe in amassing wealth. Materialistic values breed greed in them and, at times, they get thrill in displaying their affluence. However, money cannot buy happiness. People are so lost in materialism […]
As it is said, “What goes around comes around”, the recent episode in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district of sudden flooding, caused probably by a breach in a glacial lake, was a consequence of anthropogenic interference in the ecological system and ignorance about the local ecology. It was a warning against tampering with the environment. If we […]
It is quite clear that Muslims are seen as foreign in the Hindutva imagination. They are seen as trustworthy and disloyal to the country, despite rejecting Pakistan and despite their decision to stay in India. There are a number of stereotypes against Muslims produced deliberately in India. One among them is ‘Love Jihad’ – that […]
For ‘Sankalp se Siddhi’ to be successful, it is necessary that the sankalp be sincere Rolling out the scheme ‘Sankalp se Siddhi’ in 2017, aspiring and envisioning to build a New India, Narendra Modi said, “2017 is our year of the pledge to sweep Garbage, Poverty, Corruption, Terrorism, Casteism, Communalism out of India”. This pledge […]
Death keeps no calendar” is an absolute truth. Death does not wait for you to be ready. It reaches you even inside fortified towers. You cannot escape death by paying ransom to Allah. You cannot cheat it, cannot bargain with it, cannot bribe it. The Quran makes it clear: “The Angel of Death will take […]
Walnuts have proved good for heart health, walnuts help to reduce the type of inflammation that leads to heart disease, help lower chances of a blood clot that causes a heart attack. Two large studies found that five servings of nuts a week can reduce risk of heart disease by as much as 50%. Walnuts, […]