The Urgent Need for Glacier Preservation
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Glaciers are a crucial component of the Earth’s climate system, providing freshwater resources for billions of people and regulating global temperatures. However, rapid climate change has accelerated glacial melt, leading to dire consequences for ecosystems, water supply, and sea levels. As global efforts intensify, 2025 has been declared the International Year of […]
The fight for health rights
Dr. Satyavan Saurabh The direction and structure of healthcare in India is rapidly changing. Medical care, once considered a public obligation and a fundamental responsibility of the welfare state, is increasingly being taken over by the private sector. On the one hand, the government health system struggles with limited budgets, limited human resources, and poor […]
Promoting Handicrafts ensures economic resilience, cultural continuity
Rayees Ahmad Kumar The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, launched a three-day ‘Know Your Artisan’ campaign on 20 November 2025 at the historic Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar. This much-needed initiative brought together thirty master artisans from diverse crafts, who showcased their skills in a beautifully curated manner, captivating both visitors and potential buyers. Live […]
Sport Teaches the Art of Losing
Dr. Reyaz Ahmad Victory makes headlines. It fills stadiums with cheers, brings parades through city streets, and etches names into history. Yet hidden in the fabric of every sport, beneath the roar of triumph, lies a quieter truth: sport is as much about learning to lose as it is about winning. In fact, losing—painful, humbling, […]
Impact of Nurse–Patient Ratio on Healthcare
Umair Shafiq Bhanday The healthcare delivery system of Kashmir Valley has undergone significant transformation over the past decade, yet one critical pillar continues to shape patient outcomes more than any other: the nurse–patient ratio. Nurses form the backbone of hospitals across Srinagar, Anantnag, Baramulla, Kupwara, Pulwama ,Shopian and other districts, providing continuous bedside care, monitoring, […]
Challenges, opportunities in hosting mega sporting events
Dr. Satyavan Saurabh The 2030 Commonwealth Games are not just a competition for India, but a crucial “precursor” to the 2036 World Olympics. This event could elevate India’s cultural power (soft power), but any administrative shortcomings could damage its international reputation. For any nation, mega sporting events are not merely sporting events; they are also […]
The Madness of Wars
Syed Mustafa Ahmad From the time this world was created until today, almost every single day, some war or another has certainly been fought or is being fought. If we turn the pages of history, we see one king fighting another or one country fighting another. It seems as if the world is incomplete without […]
From Labor leader to Nation Builder
Arjun Ram Meghwal Today, we commemorate the 70th Mahaparinirvan Day of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, a larger-than-life figure and a champion of progressive measures that have shaped the course of modern human society. As a jurist, economist, philosopher, reformer, and above all, a nation-builder, his tireless efforts laid the foundation of modern India. He […]
The wild invasion
Dr Rizwan Rumi The nights in Kashmir have begun to shift their rhythm. What once was a quiet chorus of wind through pine and Chinar has turned into an uneasy symphony—paw-prints at the edge of orchards, the soft thud of wild boar tearing into maize, the sudden glint of a leopard’s eyes beneath streetlights. From […]
Echoes of a Forgotten Childhood
Tawheed Parvaiz Bhat There are moments in life when the heart travels faster than time, when a single memory opens a thousand doors in the mind. Today, as I stand watching my children walk to school with heavy bags and hurried schedules, my mind drifts back to a decade before, to a Kashmir where childhood […]