Internet is proving to be a backbone in this modern era, but can be dangerous too
JAVAID JAFRI Internet is one of the greatest and biggest inventions ever made in the field of science and technology. Without a shadow of doubt life would suffer a lot without it, this is the reason our present era is considered as the time of internet. Internet and social sites are serving as a medium […]
Folklore tremendously helped in value inculcation among kids
Mushtaq Hurra Folklore of Kashmir is an integral part of our centuries old cultural heritage. It is our recognition and identification as a nation and society. In olden days, the folklore was the most important means of entertainment and transmission of knowledge. It is also a way to transforming information from one generation to the […]
India fights Pakistan at ‘Pulwama’ and ‘International Court of Justice’
KANCHAN BASU While a befitting reply to the ‘Pulwama attack’ is the need of the hour, the Government must get down to finding a lasting solution to the ‘Kashmir Problem’. The ‘Dastardly Attack’ on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Convoy taking the lives of the para-military men has shaken the very conscience of the Nation. […]
Jamat-e-Islami ban will not help to improve the situation in Kashmir
Bhat Zaieem There have been an ocean of voices which have been stripped off, numerous dazzling stars which have been cut short in the Valley and eventually put under a thick muffler of trumped up tales. Recently a similar move has been slipped into the already wailing Kashmir valley in the shape of unconstitutional ban […]
On Speechless Animals!
Peer Faizan Bashir Imagine a sheep drags you by the neck and slashes your throat on-the-ground with a sharp-edged object…unequivocally; this arouses the intense feeling of pain! The pain having no powers- it doesn’t kill us; it doesn’t harm our body. Just a decision to fend it off, and it is over. But, what about […]
Retribution to Pulwama attack and the Kashmiri sentiment
Kanchan Basu The Pulwama ‘Militants Attack’ points to a dangerous new trend of militants jettisoning ambushes for tactics with an aim to wreak maximum destruction on ‘Security Forces’ while suffering minimum casualties themselves. The ‘Suicide Bomber’, Adil Ahmad Dar, a 20 years old school dropout from Pulwama, who joined Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) last year, was specifically […]
Obstacles in the Way of Progression
Peer Faizan Bashir I will narrate some factual incidents that will put a light into the obstacles that are in our path of progression. A few months ago, my father who loves and cherishes me, suddenly lay up with a cardiac disease! On that night, when we were all sleeping, and here was my father […]
Official Secrets Act or a Cage?
Nasir Ahmad Dar The sensational revelation by Attorney General of India K. K.Venugopal in the Supreme Court has stunned the entire nation. He has claimed that the documents related to the much hyped Rafale deal have been stolen from the Ministry of Defense. He was answering the Supreme Court during the hearing on the PIL […]
Rumours and Social Media
The Messenger of Allah Prophet Mohammad (saw) said: “It is enough lying for a man to speak of everything that he hears.” (Muslim) Younus Rashid According to the Oxford dictionary, the word “rumour” means ‘a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth’. In the world of modern technology when there are such […]
How modernity and greed has trampled our age old traditions
Mushtaq Hurra Some 15 to 20 years ago, the production of fish was immensely rich in our wetlands, ponds and other water bodies. Thus, these water bodies were a big source of food and amusement because typical Kashmiri style of fishing was not lesser than any fun and pleasure derivation. Fishing was carried out more […]
