Abdul Wahab Aga, an eminent social worker
Adnan Shafi Late Abdul Wahab Aga was a man of a realistic mind. With his untiring strides, selfless allegiance, clear judgment, and notion, he strolled uneven and tough path with grace and splendor. He was a well-known social figure of Tral, a great social figure, and an eminent teacher of Tral. He dedicated his whole […]
A healthy heart protects the kidneys too
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev Hitting the Nation as well as globally, the COVID pandemic continues to be a growing health crisis day-by-day. With the year 2020 coming to an end, the geriatric population has been recorded to be affected the most and the age factor poses an extreme threat to mortality and rate of infection. […]
Islamic Banking: A greater option to avoid Riba
Fahid Fayaz Darangay Islamic banking is a banking system in accordance with the Shariat. In Islam, money has no intrinsic value – money, therefore, cannot be sold at a profit and is permitted to be used as per Shariat only. The Islamic Law or Shariat prohibits paying any fee for renting of money (called riba) […]
Corona martyr’s families need empathy, not sympathy
Dr Vinay Aggarwal Saving a life is great. Saving someone else’s life, while laying down your life is the greatest sacrifice. Our healthcare personnel have performed the supreme sacrifice in this fight against Covid-19 inspire of poor resources and infrastructure support. Our PM too recognised this sacrifice when he asked the nation to light diyas […]
The real companion
N J Ravi Chander I was fortunate to be in the company of some fantastic pets during my early days. In the early 60s, my parents moved into their new accommodation in Fraser Town and one portion of the building, rented out to a tenant, was a mini zoo housing birds and animals of various […]
Crime and punishment
K S S Pillai Though the backlog of cases in our courts will take decades to be disposed of, there is a section of our society that swears by our judicial system. They don’t have any problem with adjournment after adjournment of the hearing, or appeal after appeal, often resulting in such a delay that […]
A tribute to Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali
Adnan Shafi Biography is simply an account of someone’s life or a few glimpses of someone’s life. However, we know the mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones. Therefore, Maulana Noor Ahmad Trali is not confined to his biography […]
No shying away from Govt schools
Rayees Ahmad Kumar Syed Rizwan Geelani’s article “Why a teacher in government school is a parent in private school” appeared few days back in a leading English daily. In his article Mr Geelani has criticised the education department’s enrolment drive program launched weeks before because of the reason that government school teachers are admitting their […]
Sardar Patel: The Man of Action
Er. Prabhat Kishore The global history is full of numerous personalities, who had reserved their name and fame through their merit and work, but very few persons can be quoted who have changed not only the history but geography of a country without shedding a drop of blood. Sardar Patel, the Iron Man, was such […]
Islam and terrorism
Nisar Ahmad A terrorist can’t be a true Muslim and a true Muslim can’t be a terrorist. Islam is a religion of security and peace. These essentials are so prevalent in Muslim lives that they greet everybody they know or don’t know. When we (Muslims) stand in prayer, we cut our relations with the world […]