The dilemma Muslims face
Asad Mirza It seems as if the forces inimical to the Indian Muslims have made it a strategy to challenge the community on one issue or the other in a sustained manner. Moreover, these challenges are thrown mostly when the political scenario at the central or state level is hot due to the elections. Beginning […]
Sitting disease…
Dr. Sajid Ali Geelani If you’re reading this, you’re probably doing so while seated in your couch, or at your work desk. Many don’t realize how much time is spent sitting down, especially since most tasks that once required us to be on the move (paying bills, shopping, etc.) have become unnecessary. Many Health experts […]
Letter to the Editor
Motivate children to read books Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has called for inculcating reading habits among children from a young age to strengthen their foundational literacy. He stated that educationists, intellectuals, parents, and teachers to bestow special attention in promoting the reading habit among children. Schools should make the fascinating world of books come […]
Development of Arabic Studies in India
Mir Jamid Afzal Arabic belongs to the Semitic group of languages. Ya’rib bin Qahtan, is popularly known as the father of this language. Today, it is one of the official languages of the UNO (United Nations Organisation) and is spoken by a large group of masses in Asia and Africa. During the heyday of Islamic […]
Path to success
N J Ravi Chander That memorable Sunday of December 1983, when the State Bank of India (SBI), Bengaluru Circle, cobbled up a hockey team, is still vivid. The Sree Kanteerava Stadium trials saw thirty-odd employees vie with one another to get the selectors nod. From the basket of 30-odd participants, they chose 14. The circle-team […]
Book Review: ‘Wo Jo Khawab he Raha’
Aaqib Shaheen I shall leave now……To accompany the rotten leaves Of autumn laid trees…..to never lose the spirit… From the very depression the waterfall from heights chant the songs of mourning, autumn continuously burns the green leaves of poplar and destroys the nests of birds. Though river flows through its path but the gills of […]
ACB arrests former J&K Bank Chairman
Srinagar, Apr 03: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Saturday said that the former Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, Parvez Ahmad Nengroo has been arrested with regard to the illegal allotment of tenders for housekeeping of SILA Company, which led to loss of crores to the J&K Bank. “Parvez Ahmad Nengroo, Ex- Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir […]
JK reports 501 fresh Covid-19 cases, two deaths
Srinagar, Apr 3: Jammu and Kashmir reported 501 fresh covid-19 cases, third highest single-day count in three days, taking the total infection tally to 132439. Among the fresh cases, 108 were reported from Jammu division and 393 in Kashmir Valley, the officials said. Also two more persons succumbed to the virus, taking the total toll […]
10 arrested for ‘stone pelting’ at Kakapora gunfight site: Police
Srinagar, Apr 3: Police on Saturday arrested ten persons for allegedly indulging in “stone pelting” on a joint team of Police, army and CRPF during a gunfight in which three local Al-Badr militants were killed at Kakapora area in south Kashmir on April 2. “Police Station Pampore have arrested ten miscreants for indulging in stone […]
BSF hands over boy to Pak after he crosses over border ‘inadvertently’
Ahmedabad, Apr 3 (PTI) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday said it has handed over an eight-year-old boy to Pakistani rangers, after he inadvertently crossed the international border (IB) and reached India’s Barmer sector from the neighbouring country. The incident took place at the border security fence near border out post of Somrar in […]