Edvard Munch: Frieze of Life
“My whole life has been spent walking by the side of a bottomless chasm, jumping from stone to stone. Sometimes I try to leave my narrow path and join the swirling mainstream of life, but I always find myself drawn inexorably back towards the chasm’s edge, and there I shall walk until the day I […]
The Scream (1893)
Among the Munch’s most famous work, ‘the Scream’ has achieved a greater recognition in the history of art. ‘The Scream’ is generally interpreted as a representation of universal anxiety of modern man. There are four versions of ‘Scream’ the last one painted in 1893 became the most famous work of art ever produced. This is […]
France church attack: Assailant’s family demands answers
Sfax: A third suspect is in French custody Saturday in connection with an Islamic extremist knife attack that killed three people in a Nice church, as the family of the suspected Tunisian assailant demanded to see video footage of what happened. Investigators in France, Tunisia and Italy are trying to determine the motive of chief […]
ED arrests man under PMLA in Rs 750 cr bank loan fraud
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested a person in connection with a money laundering case linked to an alleged Rs 750 crore bank loan fraud committed by misusing credit facilities, the central probe agency said on Saturday. It said Sai Chandrasekhar was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act on Friday following which […]
Indonesian leader condemns France attacks, Macron’s comments
Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Saturday strongly condemned terrorist attacks in Paris and Nice and comments by French President Emmanuel Macron that were deemed offensive toward Islam and the global Muslim community. Widodo, the leader of the world’s most populous Muslim nation, told a televised news conference from the presidential palace in the capital, […]
Milaad’un Nabi (SAW) and Responsibility of Ummah
Prophet Muhammad (SAW) was born in Mecca in 570 A.D in the tribe of Quraysh, which enjoyed great prestige all over Arabia and the neighboring countries. It was the time when humans had lost humanity and were devoid of all the virtues. They had gone astray and were treating wrong as right. However, with the […]
Steps to abstraction
Pablo Picasso’s “The Bull” is an interesting example which gives an insight to simplify complex subject into an abstract form. ‘The Bull’ is a series of eleven lithographs created in 1945. It depicts the bull at various stages of abstraction, starting with a fairly realistic depiction and ending with nothing but a few lines. These […]
JKEDI emerges as runners-up in Police Martyr’s Memorial Cricket Tournament
PAMPORE: The Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) cricket team emerged as Runners-up in the Police Martyr’s Memorial Cricket Tournament which was held at cricket stadium Check MiduraTral. The tournament started on 21st October on eve of Police Commemoration Day and in total 16 teams participated in the tournament. The tournament was organized by […]
New Land Laws in J&K – An opportunity or misfortune
By: Shafqat Shafi The new land laws recently notified in J&K UT have resulted in wide spread reactions that initially originated from Kashmir Valley and is now showing some impact in Jammu province as well. There is a common feeling that such laws should be brought in only after proper consultation with locals, who are […]
