Underperforming schools and fixing responsibility
Irshad Ahmad Wani Few of the recent developments in Education Department of J&K UT give ample proof that some policy decisions are being taken with regards to the reformation and rejuvenation of the department. The steps being taken are said to be attempts towards streamlining the system to bring it back on the track from […]
Winter woes see no end in Kashmir
Rayees Ahmad Kumar The winter season is at its peak right now in Kashmir. Though the region witnesses four seasons but winter is very crucial in Kashmir. Kashmir which is known as paradise on earth is also famous for its suitable climate and pleasant seasons which attracts both domestic as well as foreign nationals during […]
Flaunting wealth
K S S Pillai : A recent newspaper headline says: “In China, bragging about your wealth can get you censured.” It is not clear whether “censuring” includes getting jailed. The report shows someone flaunting an exorbitant hotel bill he got for his breakfast. Why the government, expected to bring down the gap between the haves […]
The treasure
Bilal Ahmad Dar: Book buying like other things is a passion. Academicians and students love to buy books. They have natural propensity towards book buying. Every one of us has a natural and unconditional passion for books. Whether we read them or not but we do buy them. In English, we have many words that […]
The Owner of the Day of Recompense…
Sufaya Yousf: The Arabic word for “Recompense” is ad-din الدّیِن this means the day of reckoning and judgment. And from the names of our lord is ad- Dayyan (الدّیانُ) this means “the one who will take the people to account and judge them”. It means that only Allah has the will to judge and ask […]
Letters to the Editor
Delay in time bond promotions
Mushtaq Bhat God created this world and the teachers were entrusted to educate the beings living on it. Without good teachers, no one would be educated, no country can progress. Hence for better performance the present day governments have to encourage the teachers and give them the dignity and honor they deserve. It’s evident that […]
Diabetics are more vulnerable to kidney failure
Dr Salil Jain Pertaining to a multitude of factors, including diabetic changes in the kidneys as well as vascular changes due to hypertension, kidney diseases in diabetics is much higher and on a constant rise among Indians. Hypertension and diabetes go hand in hand, and in most of the people with diabetes, hypertension adds […]
The strained relations
Asad Mirza A lot has happened in the bilateral relations between India and Maldives during the last ten years. The relations which were once described as one of the most vibrant and dynamic, have turned into one in which India has been painted as a villain. Though the genesis started ten years back, yet it […]
World Braille Day; Communicating Braille with DAT
M Ahmad World Braille Day on January 4 is celebrated to honor the birth of Braille’s inventor, Louis Braille. Braille’s gift to the world has brightened the lives of millions of people around the world who are blind or visually impaired, and they benefit from his work every day. The day also acknowledges that those […]
The year gone by
Lalit Garg : Saying goodbye to the twenty-first year of the twenty-first century, let us welcome the New Year with the thought and determination that we have to do something new, be new, and set new milestones. In addition to the corona epidemic of last year, we have to take actions against the sufferings, pain […]