Kashmir Life
The Radiation Costs
Overexposure to radiation is a severe health crisis. Humaira Nabi meets a female X-ray technician, who said she suffered immensely during the Covid19 overload
When...
Fading Snowlines
With Western Disturbances moving all the greenhouse gases from the Atlantic to the Pir Panchal peaks, Kashmir is gradually emerging as a collateral victim...
Srinagar 1868
An Assistant Surgeon in Her Majesty’s 36th Foot, John Frederick Foster (1839-1869) spent almost a quarter in 1868 summer in Kashmir, primarily for health...
Did Saadat Hasan Mantoo and Ismat Chughtai Fell For Each Other?
A decade ahead of the partition of the subcontinent, two major voices emerged in Urdu literature – Saadat Hasan Mantoo (1912 -1955) and Ismat...
South Kashmir 1868
An Assistant Surgeon in Her Majesty’s 36th Foot, John Frederick Foster (1839-1869) spent almost a quarter in 1868 summer in Kashmir, primarily for health...
Why Joe Biden’s Middle East Visit Was A Failure?
by Asad Mirza
Joe Biden’s west Asian tour should have been utilised to reset the American ties with different regional players and lay foundations for...
Why School Bags In Kashmir Refuse To Shed Even a Bit of Weight?
by Rayees Masroor
This burden of bags on the backs of the children is not only affecting their physical health but also mental distress. Back...
The Amarnath Flood
Reviving memories of the 1996 tragedy, the flash flood – the third since 2015, near the cave shrine of Amarnath killed 15 pilgrims and...
What Was The Bond Between Allama Iqbal and Attiya Faizi?
Plenty of data is available on the internet about the “relationship” between Kashmir-origin poet, Allama Iqbal and the Mumbai-born Bohra Muslim intellectual, Atiya Fyzee...
The GMC I Know
Leading gastroenterologist and researcher, Dr M Sultan Khuroo entered the Government Medical College, Srinagar, in its fourth batch in 1962. In this write-up, he...
Why Water Conservation Is The Need of The Hour?
by Ruhail Maqbool Sheikh
Surface and groundwater in Kashmir have been subjected to frequent pollution because of industrial and agricultural activity. Apart from that, residential...
The Jet Black Crow
by Rais Siddiqui
It is a story of an old crow with jet-black colour. He has always leaned himself into deep thoughts, like a philosopher...
Briefing July 17-23, 2022
KULGAM
The mourning at Lones’ home in Souch shall remain unending as the family lost a father and son within 26 months. Their son Aaqib...
What Was The Focus of the Khutba e Hajj 2022?
The sermon by a respected Saudi scholar is an important ingredient of the Hajj. It is being delivered from Nimrah Mosque on Mount Arafat...
Kashmir’s Manto
A literary genius, Saadat Hasan Manto was born to a trader family that had migrated to Punjab during Sikh rule. Even though the greatest...
