This is the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out that the Asian cricket teams are playing Test cricket at home after a long time. Among the three ongoing matches involving them, one between West Indies and Bangladesh had a nail-biting end. The match started on the 3rd of this month, with the host […]
Pheran is a Kashmiri traditional attire used by both men and women. It is a loose attire which extends to below the knees and is worn generally in the winter season as protection from cold. Pheran is made of seven rectangular pieces of cloth which are stitched together to form a robe. Pheran allows people […]
What caused Indian engineering exports to figuratively implode? As per the National Economic Survey 2021, India’s GDP is estimated to have contracted by a devastating 7.7% in the financial year 2020-2021. India’s exports are facing the question of survival like never before. India lags far behind Bangladesh (and many other comparatively smaller nations, despite having […]
Death is the ultimate reality of life, an inescapable truth. Yet we love life and fear death. There is a trend nowadays of young people dying due to sudden cardiac arrests. Everyone is trying their best to solve the puzzle. This unexpected scenario is believed by some to be due to a religious factor – […]
A friend is a person with whom one has a bond of trust and mutual affection. For a student, a friend is someone to share secrets with, lunch with, and sit with in the classroom. Being a student, I see a number of students having inscribed the word BFF (Best Friend Forever) with the name […]
It was a fine sunny morning and I was enjoying the cool breeze in the sprawling lawns of my office situated atop a karewa in Kupwara. I received a call from my head office. The person speaking on the other side was quite a jolly person hailing from Maharashtra. “A very serious complaint is against […]
A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is Apartheid,” was the title of a January 12 report by the Israeli rights group B’Tselem. No matter how one is to interpret B’Tselem’s findings, the report is earth-shattering. The official Israeli response merely confirmed what B’Tselem has stated in no […]
This year, India is observing an entire National Road Safety month, instead of a week, from 18th January to 17th February. The main objective is to generate general awareness regarding traffic rules and to punish violators. This year’s theme is, “Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha”. In India, every year more than 1.5 lakh people lose […]
Phari is a traditional winter dish in Kashmir, a reddish-brown smoked fish believed to provide great resistance against diseases related to cold. Mostly the phari is cooked with collard greens (haakh) and the dish is locally known as “Phari Haakh”. The dish still remains one of the tastiest and nutritious delicacies in winters. The preparation […]
Trees form the most essential component of our environment. They take in sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen which helps support all forms of life on earth. Without trees, survival is impossible as there will be no food for animals or human beings. We simply cannot live without trees. Trees are like the […]