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This column features the opinions of individuals who are not part of our newsroom

Understanding al-Hijama, the Wet Cupping

by Dr Shabir Ahmad In our day-to-day life, our body is exposed to a number of toxins and harmful organisms. Things we eat or...

My Winter Memories

by Mohammad Hanief As the November sets in Kashmir, the winter talk gets popular among people. Till November, only women folk have the responsibility to...

Ramazan: Psychological Benefits

by Dr Widaad Zaman Oh, you who believe! Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may develop...

De-motivating Teachers

by Sheikh Shabir Teaching is a very difficult profession. It consumes the energy of teachers, needs hard-work, patience and passion. True, teachers dedicate themselves to shaping...

How SSA Teachers Suffer?

by Sheikh Shabir As a government school teacher in Jammu and Kashmir, I have the experience of teaching up to the higher secondary level. So,...

When Vajpayee Saved Me From Being Lynched

by Iftikhar Gilani The first time I saw former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee face-to-face was when riots had broken out in the Nizamuddin locality in...

Padmavat: A Reality or Fiction

by Sumera Reshi After much hullabaloo, Padmavati was released on January 25, 2018. The film tells the story of a 14th-century Hindu queen and a...

How Nimaaz Changes People?

by Dr Zeenat  Farooq Allah, the highest and Exalted has commanded a Muslim to be rigorous with respect to the “Five Pillars of Islam.” Among...

After osama

Ahmad  RiyazThe fallout of the al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden’s killing in a US raid on Abbotabad is still playing out across South...

Laboratory in Entrepreneurial Motivation

Irtif Lone In an elegantly designed conference hall the door was making rusty noise, the noise which every door hinge makes to get oiled. Every...

Consequences of the new stream of militancy in Kashmir

By Zaid Irshad Qureshi Today, anti-Indian dissent in Kashmir is partly indigenous, partly Pakistan sponsored, and a small part of it is radicalized and global,...

Hot heads & cold hearts

Tarique A Bhat  No recent or ongoing unrest in North, South and Central Kashmir has received much attention in the media outside Kashmir. Why...

Gandhi’s Only Kashmir Visit

by O P Sharma Mahatma Gandhi, a symbol of non-violence, truth and moral values paid a 4-day historical visit to strategic and sensitive Jammu and...

Why Babri Beoul Symbolises Kashmir Ramzan?

by M J Aslam Kashmiris have a rich tradition of ending their daily fast at sunset in the holy month of Ramdhan with a sweet...

All Politics Is Local

Sameer YasirThomas PO’neill, the famous American law maker once famously remarked that, “All politics is local”. After almost thirty years, it still is, almost...