Not a skin disease Black discoloration of leg skin is a common problem. People in India, out of ignorance, think this is due to some skin disease and therefore go to a skin specialist for treatment. In reality, these black spots are caused by disease of veins called Chronic Venous Insufficiency (C.V.I.). Previously, ladies especially […]
Among the handicrafts brought to Kashmir by the Sufi Saint Amier Kabier Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (R.A) were carpet making, shawl Baphie, Numda Sazi, papier-mache, and wood carving. These crafts have since provided livelihood to thousands of families and have made famous the name of Kashmir in the world of handicrafts. Willow basket making is […]
The lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus has had an enormous impact on education of children. One consequence is the increased inequalities and learning gaps among children. One cannot deny the role of teachers in these challenging times, especially the teachers in J&K who had to teach with low-speed internet, but all of their […]
The Appendix is a tube-shaped sac attached to and opening into the lower end of the large intestine in humans and some other mammals. It is considered to be a vestigial organ by most people. It is believed that the appendix performs no function and instead is potential trouble. The sooner it is removed, the […]
The US doesn’t like at all the growing cooperation between its staunch ally and staunch rival Economic ties between China and Israel have grown stronger in recent years. Israel has also been working hard to strengthen political and cultural interaction between the two nations. In its 72 years of existence, Israel has been a nation […]
It is abundantly clear that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has underestimated the seriousness of the challenges facing Palestine and the Palestinians. The rushed agreement between his party, Fatah, and Hamas in Istanbul on September 24, and the Palestinian leader’s speech at the 75th session of the UN General Assembly the following day, indicate that […]
Kashmir is one of the rare places on earth which is associated with nearly all major faiths of the world. The valley of Kashmir and its people have been linked with not only ancient Zoroastrian, Rig Vedic faith and pre-biblical Judaism but also Shaivite Hinduism, Buddhism, and more recent faiths like Christianity, Islam and Sikhism, […]
Whenever the thought of ‘farewell’ comes to my mind, it takes me back to the dusty road of Alamdar Colony that ran between green fields and led to a green-coloured building, that of R.P.S. Those three letters encapsulate within them the best years of my life, beginning from 2007, spent in Radiant Public School. I […]
The human population keeps growing. Now we are more than 7 billion people in the world. This growth is matched only by the growth in the garbage that people generate. Waste management in urban areas has been a priority for several good reasons. However, according to the World Bank, 46% of the world’s population still […]
Mental health encompasses cognitive, behavioural and emotional well-being. Mental illness, thus, produces changes in emotion, behaviour and cognition. A person suffering from mental illness feels, thinks, behaves and interacts differently with others than a person who is mentally healthy does. There is no single precipitating cause for mental illness. A number of factors can together […]