In the name of faith: How fake faith-healers are targeting our innocent women
Mushtaq Hurra Kashmiris, particularly Kashmiri women are extremely innocent and impeccable to fell prey to deception and treachery. From thugs and rouges to fake faith-healers, women have been highly vulnerable and susceptible to the acts of cozenage. Visiting faith-healers has been an ages old tradition and belief of Kashmiris. Wearing amulets, rubbing incantational soil and […]
Choking roads means choking freedom
By Mudasir Ahmad Gori The decision to stop the civilian traffic on national highway on Wednesday and Sunday in view of the large movement of security forces has sent shock waves among the general masses. It has really upset the people of Kashmir. The tall claims of a democracy have been exposed by this decision […]
BJP’s Political stunt and Shia vote Bank
By Mohammad Safi At a time when 2019 LokSabha elections are around the corner and every political party in the field is trying their best to gain the favour of masses in India, Kashmir valley isn’t an exception. Yet again People of Kashmir valley are being assured and promised the restoration of deteriorated conditions, revamping […]
Why parents shy away from Government schools
By Altaf Ahmad Government schools are last option of parents when they fail to admit their wards in private schools. The parents shy away from such schools and hesitate to admit their wards for two main reasons: either they think government schools are not providing quality education or they do it for the sake of […]
The malevolence of slandering and backbiting
Allah (SWT) has cursed the scandal-mongers with the harshest words
Mushtaq Hurra Everyone wishes to earn recognition among his fellows, neighbors and colleagues. We human beings are born with such longings and traits. And it is not bad at all to carve a niche for ourselves or win the fame. But it should not be achieved by putting others at stake. Those who become famous, […]
Probes and findings proving immaterial in JK
By KANCHAN BASU Probes and findings are two different things over which the Governments of the State and the Centre usually go very slow resulting which the delinquents in our Country go scot free and pass their luxury lives after acquiring due huge properties – Land and Flats in the posh colonies in the Metros […]
We have conquered the moon and the stars, but lost the real spirit of life
Mushtaq Hurra Simplicity has been the hallmark of Kashmiris for centuries together. All Kashmiris in general and villagers in particular were the embodiment of simple living. Simplicity in attire, conversation, foods, and dwellings was the hallmark of Kashmir’s. Humility was ruling the hearts of our ancestors. The pomp and show had no place in their […]
Kashmir topping the list on Internet usage
Sheikh Aatif/ Waseem Rashid Oxford Dictionary defines the term Internet as “A global computer network providing a variety of information and communication facilities, consisting of interconnected networks using standardized communication protocols. “This concise meaning of internet is pragmatically seen everywhere in the world as internet is ruling the globe overtly since inception.Every country is operating […]
April fool…..Reiterating education on this very day…
First day of April is considered to be the day of making fools of ourselves. Well civilized people of today’s era go on deceiving one another on this very day by playing pranks, confidence tricks, hoaxes generally what could be termed as utter deception. The influence of the trickery is such that the victim is […]
A month of political mayhem
A free hand to cow vigilantes and no to political space
A free hand to cow vigilantes and no to political space
