Tourism Industry making great strides
By: Mohammad Hanief With an increasing footfall of domestic and foreign visitors, tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is scaling new heights, making the Union Territory one of the top destinations in the country. Year on year and month on month, we have received more tourists this year compared to previous year. The natural beauty and […]
Human-Canine conflict
By: Kanchan Basu Dogs have evoked different emotions in people since centuries. You can hate them or love them, but you cannot ignore them. Over the past few decades, for example, the growing population of street dogs has posed increasing challenges for municipalities or corporations and cities across the country. With so many interest holders […]
Deaths in Shakespearean plays
By: Adnan Shafi William Shakespeare, the prestigious dramatist of the Elizabethan period, made a huge range of spellbinding characters that have enraptured crowds for a long time. While his works cover many subjects, one repeating perspective that resounds with crowds is the depiction of death. It serves as a powerful catalyst for tragedy in Shakespearean […]
Uniting Hearts and Minds: Yoga Brings Kashmir Together
International Day of Yoga 2023
By: Zia Darakshan Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the International Day of Yoga 2023 celebrations at the UN Headquarters in New York June 21, is a shot in the arm of the brand India across the globe. Diplomats, academicians, entrepreneurs, leaders, artists, key cultural figures and others from different walks of life from 180 countries […]
Poor lifestyle a major factor for heart ailments
By: Dr Pankaj Ranjan India is known to be the home for cardiac ailments attributing to a plethora of reasons including modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors. Poor and sedentary lifestyle, bingeing on alcohol and smoking among the younger population are some of the factors that not only adds the risk for diabetes and hypertension, but […]
Williamsji Maveli’s Charismatic: A Bilingual Poetry Book
Book Review
By: Khursheed Wani Williamsji Maveli, a rare diamond of the literary world, was born on 23 April 1955 in Kalitamkara village in Thrissur district of Kerala in south India. He was well-known in the early 1970s (Williamsji, Irinjalakuda) as a writer of romantic, charming lyrics in his native Malayalam, including many sonnets. In his early […]
USBRL: Path to Prosperity
By: Shahid Shabir Hussain Makhdoomi Being personally monitored by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) – a project of National Prestige is aimed at providing seamless and hassle free connectivity to the land locked valley of Kashmir. With an estimated cost of Rs 37012.26 Cr it shall provide all weather connectivity to […]
Johnson’s crashed political career
By: Asad Mirza Former British prime minister Boris Johnson stepped down last week as a Tory MP after claiming he was “forced out of Parliament” over Partygate. In an explosive and lengthy statement, he called the Commons Privileges Committee investigating if he misled the Commons over Downing Street lockdown parties, a “kangaroo court” whose purpose […]
Pillar of support
By: M Ahmad Anyone can father a child, but being a dad takes a lifetime. A father is the single most important model for how a child will father in the future. Fathers often consider part of their role to be “family protector”. When a father solves a problem while holding it together both emotionally […]
Jealousy: A cataclysmic pathway to self-destruction
By: Peer Mohammad Amir Qureshi Jealousy or envy is a pernicious affliction that ravages the heart and soul, engenders a venomous disposition in its bearer. This potent sentiment, entwined with resentment, anger, hostility, inadequacy, bitterness, and humiliation, pervades all strata of society, sparing neither age nor gender. Known as Hasad also, envy manifests as an […]