Khubaib Mujtaba In a paradox, the literal meaning is never the true meaning. Understanding only the surface meaning of a paradox is to misunderstand the paradox. History and philosophy stand testimony that the touchstone of monotheistic theology is the Quranic description of God. And in the Quran it is the Sura Ikhlas that best defines […]
Abid Hussain Rather The Islamic calendar starts with the month of Muharram and ends with the month of Dhu al-Hijjah. When we look at these two months, both are marked with acts of sacrifice. On the 10th of Muharram the grandson of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Imam Hussain (RA) and his 72 companions sacrificed their lives […]
WAKEEL AHMAD MIR Dark clouds of Covid-19 loom over this year’s Eid al-Adha, one of the most important festivals of Muslims. Eid is an event of happiness, so we must set aside, at least for the day, the tragedies, woes and sorrows and take part whole-heartedly in celebration. We have to refresh our mood. In […]
BASIT HASSAN Forests have a significance not only for the environment but as the 14th-century Sufi saint and poet Sheikh Noor-ud-Din said, “Ann poshi teli yeli wan poshi” (Food will last as long as forests last). Forests are a treasure that nature has gifted us. Islam also teaches us to conserve trees and forests. Now […]
Binish Qadri The balanced-growth model assumes all economic variables growing at a similar rate. On the other hand, the unbalanced-growth model assumes all economic variables growing at a different rate, thereby requiring investment in strategic sectors of the economy rather than simultaneous investments in all the sectors. The argument of linkages is quite simple as […]
Mohammad Shoaib The situation is grim due to Covid-19 but that is no reason to delay the passing out of trainees at the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Academy (SKPA) in Udhampur. Trainees have already completed several months of training and it is sufficient to work efficiently in the field, especially for those trainees who got a chance […]
Aijaz Ahmad Dar Walking just a half kilometre from my locality, one can count or locate at least ten schools. Walking a further 100 or 200 meters, more six schools will catch your eye. On the one hand it is quite excellent that our Kashmiri people are so interested in education, but on the other […]
The backlash is coming not from ‘extremists’ but nationalists who were made to believe all Hindus are their enemies Ubaid Bukhari Not everything can be negative about catastrophes like plagues and wars, because at least they shake us from our slumber and make us question and debate our worldviews, and make our beliefs manifest to […]
JAUHAR RAFEEQ The arrival of the novel coronavirus in India shut down educational institutes across the country. On March 16, we at Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir (SKUASTK) were informed that the varsity will remain closed for one month. Immediately we started worrying of what will happen to our semester, and to […]
Dr Tasneem Mubarak There is no denying the fact that farmers in many parts of the country are in distress. The farming sector produces very little income, especially for small and marginal farmers. The government’s plan to double farmers’ incomes by 2022-23 is a very challenging task, but not impossible. Many interventions can be made […]