Kashmir Life
Briefing August 30 – September 5, 2020
Covid-19GMC Srinagar Conducts Second Round Of Sero-Survey For COVID-19 In Pulwama
Jammu and Kashmir continue to be in a state of crisis as the Covid-19...
Do You Know Various Rituals Associated With The Ashura Mourning?
by Mirza Sharafat Hussain Beigh
The Kashmiri marsiya is a highly informative genre, yet difficult to understand due to jargons, excessive metaphors and noticeable semantic...
Have You Ever Considered These Basics That Make A Marriage Successful?
by Shefan Jahan Gazi
We urgently need radical social reform. We have built ideological impediments, we need to educate not agitate them.
Almighty Allah has created...
Do You Know These Facts About Masjid-e Nabawi?
by Asad Mirza
The total area of the Masjid including the courtyard is now 2,35,000 sq mt or 59 acres and the masjid is spread...
Ladakh Apart, What Else Is China Doing In South Asia?
by Jyoti Malhotra
Clearly, New Delhi is worried that the neighbourhood, once very much under its spell, could be slipping from its grasp.
The Chinese are...
Agha Ashraf Ali (1922-2020)
One of the well-known intellectuals who laid the base for the modern education in Kashmir soon after the partition died on August 18, at...
Why Kashmir’s Suicide Rate Is Alarming?
by Er Zahid Hussain
Effective and evidence-based interventions can be implemented at population, sub-population and individual levels to prevent suicide and suicide attempts.
Suicide is the...
Do You Know, Covid-19 Infection Has 8 Symptoms On The Skin Alone?
by Michael Freeman
We’ve seen reports of skin symptoms ranging from “Covid toes” to hair loss, and different types of rashes. Some skin symptoms appear...
Briefing August 23 – 29, 2020
Covid-19
The first GMC Srinagar survey to trace seroprevalence of IgG antibodies against Covid-19 virus involving around 6000 health workers and commoners found 3.8 per...
How BJP’s Political Gamble Doomed Jammu and Kashmir Economy?
by Bilal Gani
Economic growth and political stability are deeply interconnected. The uncertainty associated with an unstable political environment may reduce investment and the pace...
Why A Trek To Tarsar And Marsar Lakes Is A Different Life Experience?
by Basit Hassan
Marsar Lake is locally called a killer lake, a lake smaller in size than Tarsar with blue water. Marsar lake is a...
The First Flock
Defying the restrictions that were imposed by the situation post-August 2019, a number of boys and girls moved out and appeared for the coveted...
Why Are Women Leaders Better Performers Than Their Male Counterparts?
by Asad Mirza
In the on-going pandemic, the response by global women leaders has been more robust, pragmatic and effective as compared to men leaders.
The...
How Conflict, Lockdown And Communication Gag Vandalised Education?
by Aabid Mushtaq
The government doesn’t realize its duties and instead becomes the main detriment for learning and development making it difficult for students to...
Srinagar – August 1868
Kashmir has been written profusely in the last few centuries. Not every traveller has been kind to Kashmir and its people. J F Foster, an...
