Kashmir Life
Why Our Education System Must Change?
by Javaid Iqbal
In ancient Greek mythology, Sisyphus as punishment was condemned to push a rock up the hills until eternity. The moment he reached...
Zakat Corpus
A chain of NGOs and social groups are managing the destitute and the underprivileged across Kashmir. But the mangers of these groups insist that...
Briefing May 17 – May 23, 2020
PULWAMA
Lives of politicians have twists and turns but usually, death is always expected to be dignified. In Kashmir, however, there are always exceptions. A...
A Pandemic, A Lesson
Slovenian philosopher sees the Covid-19 pandemic as an intellectual malaise that has exposed “the ultimate abyss of our being” and its remedy lies in...
5 Stages of Epidemic
by Slavoj Zizek
Maybe we can learn something about our reactions to the Coronavirus epidemics from Elisabeth Kübler-Ross who, in her On Death and Dying,...
How National Security Eclipses The Fundamental Rights?
by Abrar Reyaz
On Monday, April 11, the Supreme Court of India reserved orders (when this column was being written), while hearing a bunch of...
Briefing May 8 – May 14
MOHALI
As all the borders have been sealed to stop any kind of movement to halt the spreading virus, last week Punjab administration won rounds...
Pulitzer, Finally
Kashmir media has been a harried lot throughout. As the pressures mounted in recent days with cases under harsh laws being registered against them,...
How Media Commented On The Pulitzer To Three Jammu and Kashmir Photographers?
SRINAGAR: The Pultizer prize to Associated Press’s the Jammu and Kashmir photographers has been a major development in the history of Kashmir media. The...
What Are Vaccines And How They Work?
by Dr Sajad Bhat
Infectious diseases have always burdened our global society resulting in immense human suffering, a huge strain on our economy, medical systems and...
What is Herd Immunity and How It Works?
by Dr Kouser Sideeq
The term herd immunity includes two words. Firstly, the herd which originated from a German word heord, means a large group of...
Why Pandemic Should Encourage Muslim Societies To Break Inertia?
by Mohamad Zubair-u-din
There is no denying the fact that Islam attaches great importance to knowledge and education. That education is the starting point of every...
Briefing (May 03-09)
By the end of April, Jammu and Kashmir had 614 Covid-19 cases with 127, the highest from Bandipora, 89 from Srinagar, 84 from Baramulla,...
Physical, Not Social Distancing
In these trying circumstances, there is a need to preserve the idea of community, writes Ikhlaq Qadri
A scare is a normal survival response to a...
How The Media Commented On Kashmir Post Handwara Killings?
SRINAGAR: North Kashmir’s Handwara belt that witnessed the killing of 11 persons including two army officers and various soldiers in separate incidents was a...
