Barriers to Learning: The educational struggles of Disabled Persons

By: Mohammad Hanief In the heart of the Kashmir Valley, where snow-capped peaks surround bustling towns and serene villages, education continues to be celebrated as a path to a better future. But for thousands of persons with disabilities (PwDs), especially children and youth, that path is blocked by systemic neglect, inaccessibility, and silence. Despite progressive […]
Brutal incident at Nishat shook humanity
By: Rayees Ahmad Kumar The weather was cool and cloudy last Sunday. Children were busy in playing outdoors games after a week’s school break. Parents were either busy in fields to prepare the land for upcoming agriculture season or in markets purchasing household items. Birds were singing melodies on tree branches, rivers and streams pleasing […]
Book Review: An Ode to Silence: Poems that whisper what the heart cannot say
By: Fatima Khan In an age overwhelmed by noise—digital, political, emotional—Dr. Aaliya Mushtaq Baba’s ‘An Ode to Silence’ arrives as a delicate and defiant act of stillness. This debut poetry collection, comprising 80 pages of emotionally resonant verse, traverses not just the topography of language, but the intricate landscape of survival, memory, womanhood, and emotional […]
Pakistan went out of its way to target civilian population: Omar

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Pakistan has “gone out of its way” to target civilian population in the Union Territory following India’s missile strikes targeting terror infrastructure in the neighbouring country. “As reports are coming, Pakistan has gone out of its way to target the civilian population. So I have taken stock […]
NIA asks people to share with it photos, videos related to Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday appealed to all tourists, visitors and local people who might have any more information, photographs or videos relating to the Pahalgam terror attack to immediately contact it. The probe agency has already taken possession of a sizable number of photographs and videos showing various aspects of […]