The changing dress styles
K S S Pillai Had Rip Van Winkle woken up from his twenty-year sleep now in Kerala, he would have been so baffled by the attire of people moving around him that he would have gone for another swig of the mysterious drink and slipped back to his second stint of stupor. While nature has […]
Immunity Boosting Millets
Asad Mirza A positive fallout of the Covid-19 could be described as a change in our eating habits and foods, which we consume. As everyone is trying to boost their immunity and stay active during in-home stretches, everyone is looking forward to get a balanced and nutritious diet, which could help them fight off the […]
Never say die
Junaid Abdullah ‘What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve’ (Napoleon Hill) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad rightly said that-“small dream is a big crime” because weak desires bring weak results, as small amount of fire definitely makes small amount of heat. I especially want to address the pillar of a nation (youth), […]
Book reading far better than social media use
Vijay GarG Still many people believe that the Internet has more benefits compared to reading books, they believe that internet is way faster. True, Internet is fast, and the power of the internet can’t be denied, but books are a slow process because they allow their users and readers to internalize, respond, react and transform. […]
Indian youth’s addiction to alcohol increases risk of heart failure
Dr. Balbir Singh While poor lifestyle remains one of the major factors affecting the population in terms of their overall well-being, bingeing on alcohol has been attributed as the leading risk factor of atrial fibrillation among asymptomatic healthy adults. Being the most common type of irregular heartbeat, Atrial fibrillation (Arrhythmia) has the maximum potential to […]
Letter to the Editor
Save street children The Tourism Finance Corporation of India Limited and an NGO have started an initiative called School on Wheels to provide COVID education, food, medical assistance, and necessary support to street children in Bhubaneswar. The strategy is basically for the children living on the street. The Corporation has planned to reach out to […]
COVID-19 and Typical Hoaxes from Kashmir
“Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity” (Martin Luther King Jr.) Since ages Kashmiris carry a unique yet strange sense of security, perceiving the vale a uniquely safe microcosm with certain privileges, others are devoid of. Though more of a mental frame, majority of the population breathes it as […]
Corona telling on social relationships
Vijay Garg We all want to forget Corona’s wrath like a nightmare but despite the arrival of the vaccine, the Covid-19 epidemic is spreading like wildfire. Any epidemic is usually a health crisis, but the Covid-19 epidemic caused by the corona virus goes far beyond that and is severely affecting our democracy, society, culture and […]
Letter to the Editor
Ensure fire safety in hospitals It is mournful to note that 82 people died and 110 have injured in a catastrophic fire that broke out in the intensive care unit of a Baghdad hospital tending to severe COVID 19 patients. Negligence on the part of hospital authorities has been blamed for this tragedy. The initial […]
Ramadhan: Significance of the last ten nights
Mir Jamid Afzal Ramadan is a month of fasting, reflection, devotion, generosity and sacrifice observed by Muslims around the world. Over the centuries Ramadan has retained its passionate spiritual meaning. The word “Ramadan” comes from the Arabic word for “Parched Thirst” and “Sun-Baked Ground.” It is meaningful of the hunger and thirst felt by those […]
