AAMIR ALTAF Holi, celebrated once in a year, when the winter season is coming to an end and the summer season is about to commence, is named after Holika, the evil sister of demon king Hiranyakashipu. It is believed that the festival has its origins in the Prahladpuri temple of Multan in the Punjab region. […]
TAHIR NAZIR Everyone is troubled when the clash between economics and politics leads the country into policy blunders. India was the fastest-growing economy among developing countries at the end of 2018, but in the first quarter of 2019 it lost that spot. India’s growth is slowing down since 2013, mainly due to fall in factory […]
MUSAIB NISAR We the people here in Kashmir are suffering huge economic losses due to frequent and prolonged internet shutdowns. The occasional restoration to 2G speed is like being savages in a civilised world. To give you my own example, ever since the ban on internet and the use of social media in August last […]
ABID HUSSAIN RATHER People in developed regions of the world have risen to high levels of education and lifestyle and there is much attention paid to the welfare of fellow citizens. The socio economic conditions in these regions are favorable to superior forms of livelihood. On the other hand, the socio economic conditions in developing […]
AZAD HUSSAIN Suspension of class work in all education institutions of Jammu and Kashmir till March 31 is the latest administrative order in wake of the coronavirus scare. It may be a necessary precaution but it adds to the miseries of students, who always seem to be worst sufferers of the way things function (or […]
MUSHTAQ HURRA Periodic trainings are important for government servants, as for any workforce, because they enhance capacity and skills. Trainings hone professional abilities and, in turn, influence the profession as a whole. All big companies impart periodic trainings to their employees through workshops, seminars and orientation programs. Such trainings are part and parcel of our […]
Merely two weeks after Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas, declared that the PA will suspend all ‘security coordination’ with Israel, Palestinian security forces in the West Bank killed unarmed teenager, Salah Zakareneh. Zakareneh is not the first and, sadly, will not be the last Palestinian to be killed by the PA security forces, which in […]
SOHAIL KHAN High drug prices in the market act as a great barrier in seeking effective healthcare, as most people are unable to afford costly medicines. Drug prices usually grow faster than the national or per capita income in our country and cut into the household budget heavily. The poor and the middle class are […]
BINISH QADRI The Jammu and Kashmir economy is primarily agrarian. Nature has gifted to Jammu and Kashmir suitable agroclimatic conditions for the cultivation of apples, walnuts, almonds, and saffron. Horticulture sector is an important and dynamic part of the economy covering diverse areas and people such as growers, traders, transporters, processors, retailers, wholesalers, exporters, etc. […]
Dr Suhail Naik The human respiratory system is the favourite host of both the flu virus and the coronavirus. COVID-19 is caused by one particular coronavirus, the novel 2019 coronavirus, and the disease is now called severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-CoV-2. Flu is caused by any of the several different types and […]