Winter freeze strains the Heart
Umair Shafiq Khanday Kashmir’s winter is not just a season—it is an experience. Snow-covered mountains, frozen mornings, and long nights define life in the Valley. Yet, behind this quiet beauty, winter brings with it a silent and deadly threat: a sharp rise in heart attacks, especially among middle-aged and elderly Kashmiris. As a nursing tutor […]
Spiritual Spaces with Social Responsibility
Malik Nazir Over the last few decades, Masjids across Kashmir have witnessed visible change. Beautiful woodwork, improved lighting, quality carpets, sound systems, and now air conditioners have become common. These developments are encouraging and, from a religious perspective, neither wrong nor prohibited. Comfort helps worshippers especially elders and the sick to offer prayers with ease. […]
How Budget -2026 plans to shape JK’s future
Mohammad Hanief The Union Budget 2026–27 and the Jammu and Kashmir Budget 2026–27 together present a comprehensive picture of India’s economic direction and its practical impact on ordinary citizens, particularly in a region that has long faced social, political, and economic challenges. While the national budget outlines the country’s broader development agenda, the budget presented […]
The vanishing lives?
Dr. Satyavan Saurabh The nation’s capital, Delhi, is often touted as a symbol of power, security, and modernity. Soaring buildings, claims of a smart city, 24-hour surveillance cameras, and one of the world’s largest police systems—all of this gives rise to the belief that Delhi is safe. But statistics from the first fifteen days of […]
Sports and Politics
K S S Pillai Games that taught spiritual principles of discipline, endurance, and focus have been played since the beginning of human civilisation. Some scriptures encouraged the use of physical talents, such as maintaining self-control, competing fairly, and keeping sports in balance, for the purpose of glorifying God. Competition between teams or individuals in sports […]
Profiteering in the country’s hospital system
Dr. Priyanka Saurabh The state of the country’s hospital system today is no longer the suffering of a single individual, but rather the shared experience of millions of ordinary citizens. Medical care, once considered a field of service and compassion, has gradually become an organized profit-driven industry, where a person’s pocket, insurance, and social status […]
The Drug Epidemic: Destroying homes and lives
Syed Mustafa Ahmad Drugs are proving to be the final nail in the coffin of destruction. Minor boys and girls, along with the youth, are neck-deep in this filthy addiction. There is no place left untouched by the marks of those afflicted by drugs or drug dealers. From homes to markets, no place is safe […]
The Race to Share: Are We Learning or Just Clicking
Farhad Ahmad Pir Sharing of anything valuable is indeed a great deed. It has great reward for those people who possess knowledge and then share it with others. From ages, people share information, knowledge with one another. Earlier, people passed on information through word of mouth or paper. The passing on of any content whether […]
Social Media, Childhood and the Way Forward
Shoiab Mohmmad Bhat Recently, there has been extensive discussion on social media and newspapers about Australia’s plan to introduce a ban on social media access for children under 16. This move caused a worldwide debate and encouraged countries, such as India, to reflect on the increasing role of online platforms on young minds. In a […]
WHO calls for action on critical healthcare issues
Mohammad Hanief The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a series of urgent warnings highlighting how preventable diseases, poor nutrition and underfunded health systems are converging into a global health crisis, placing millions of lives at risk. New analyses released ahead of World Cancer Day, alongside updated guidance on school food environments and a global […]