COVID-19: Are we taking the virus threat lightly?
(Bilal Ahmad Dar) The whole world has come to a pretty pass because of COVID 19 pandemic. The so-called super power countries like China, America and Italy, besides others have surrendered. They are not able to control and contain this miniscule virus. This virus has already done lot of damage to the human and economic […]
I do not mourn death anymore
We have been invariably witnessing more brutal forms of death and lockdown since decades
Khan Mudasir ‘Death is more universal than life, everyone dies but not everyone lives’: Andrew Sachs There used to be a word sending chills down the spine of people from early times, but as the world progressed the word continuously lost its pain and sooner it became the norm of the town. In the journey […]
Is coronavirus (Covid-19), a new biologically engineered pathogen?
Scientists have still not been able to trace the exact origins of the virus
Firdous Ahmad Qazi “After all, it really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic.” Margaret Chan. Biological weapons also called as germ weapons are any number of disease producing agents that may be utilized as weapons against humans, animals and plants. It was speculated that the Coronavirus outbreak that begin in […]
A shrunken welfare state
Keeping poor safe in lockdown is state responsibility, not an act of charity
Christophe Jaffrelot , Utsav Shah The ongoing lockdown across India has been compared to the demonetisation episode of 2016. And for good reason. The nation-wide lockdown was a sudden decision announced by the Prime Minister. It has huge implications for society, the poor in particular. This style of governance was evident in the implementation of […]
Coronovirus Covidiot: Rest at home or else rest in peace
Human stupidity with regard to Covid 19 has resulted in many deaths
Dr. Mudasir Ahmad Gori There is news and sense and there is nuisance. While the whole world is engaged in tackling the deadly virus Covid 19, not only in India but around the world, the human stupidity with regard to Covid 19 has resulted in many deaths. Almost fifty people were inflected at a church […]
Coronavirus and religious fanaticism
We need to find a correlation between two and have a social adjustment
Bhat Zaieem God helps those who help themselves with thoughtful prudence. Since the beginning of this year a new strain of viruses (COVID-19) spread across the globe which arose from the Wuhan city in Hubei province of China. The virus has gripped the whole world in chaos and fear. The world community has filled all […]
Just halfway there: Stimulus is less than what it appears to be, govt must do more for farmers
Ajay Vir Jakhar April is upon us; the Indian summer will soon sear the land and wheat harvest will commence in full measure in Punjab & Haryana, while it has already begun in other parts of the country. Other than that, we do not yet know what will come next. As wheat is procured under […]
Divorce: A decadence and acrimonious parting
Marriage is intended to be bound on love and spiritual attachment and divorce spoils the very spirit
Dr. Sheikh Arshid Marriage may be seen as a contract, a status, or a combination of two opposite sexes. In matrimonial contract, if a spouse refuses or shows inability to perform the obligations stipulated in the contract it may constitute a ground for divorce of a spouse. Divorce, is the end of legal marital contract […]
Fighting coronavirus with 2G internet speed
In rural areas outside Srinagar, where broadband connections are more sparse, slow mobile internet speeds have become a source of frustration
Adnan Shafi As the outbreak spread in China, cities were shut down, and foreign students were bombarded with messages from their families urging them to go home. The same thing happened in Kashmir when a lady got infected due to which the lockdown dropped its wings again in the unfortunate valley. The August lockdown had […]
COVID-19: A resultant of misplaced priorities
Whenever man tries to attempt tempering the basic principle of order, the reaction would be chaos
Mohammad Asif Shah, Ayaz Nabi Malik Ideally human being was created as the crown of creation with dignity, bestowing him with the unique qualities of reason, emotion, sanity, morality and capacity to sift between right and wrong. This superiority was basically meant for the overall benefit of all the species on this planet and not […]