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...