Tobacco- A serious threat to life!
BY: Rameeza Ali World No-Tobacco Day is observed every year around the world on 31st of May. It is intended to encourage a 24-hours period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. The theme on this occasion, this year, has been set as ‘Tobacco and Heart Disease’ as the member states […]
COME FORWARD AND SUPPORT ICPS
By: Junaid ul Islam Child protection consists of reducing risks to children’s holistic well being, making children’s rights a reality, restoring hope and dignified living where abuse has occurred and creating and enabling an environment that supports children’s positive development. In order to address the issues relating to child protection adequately and to provide a safe, […]
WHAT I THINK OF THE PROFESSOR!
By: Dr .Ateequllah I begin with a famous quotation by Albert Einstein, “Nothing happens until something moves.” In that physics as phenomena among the rest, dealing with nature, matter, energy and their respective properties, its scope, as widen, exhumes the core essence of knowing the metaphysics. This is what I heard of from an outstanding […]
Learn to live with differences
By: Dar Javed We live in Democratic set-ups which make it essential to respect other people’s opinions howsoever we may differ from one another. In an autocracy, the writ of the autocrat runs but in a democracy it is the people who matter. Therefore, it is imperative that we should respect other people’s views and […]
Our Preachers Should be the Best among Us
By: Saaeid Ibn Mukhtar Many a times, after hearing a preacher speak in a mosque, or at an event, we feel very disappointed. Not only disappointed, I would rather say that we feel disgusted! One feels like the man that I just heard is not fit to be sermonising people, not because he is not […]
Psycho Analysis
With his 1960 classic, Hitchcock invented a genre. Two revived films relate to it in 2018.
By: Kabir Firaque Back in 1960, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho not only captivated audiences but influenced other filmmakers to the extent that it led to a whole new sub-genre, the slasher film. The continuing influence of Psycho — which has just had an anniversary, having released on June 16, 1960 — gets doubly reinforced this year. […]
Why is J&K without Street Vending Act?
By: Altaf Bashir The regulation of street vending act 2014 is not extended to Jammu and Kashmir the reason is best known to the legislators, however, Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Ms. Asiea Naqash promised that her government will enact the ‘J&K Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) […]
Look who’s starting up
The global start-up landscape is still dominated by the West. But a visible shift is underway.
By: Ashish Kundra Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held an interactive session on start-ups and innovation, in which he underscored the importance of promoting entrepreneurship. A slew of policies has been rolled out under the “Start Up India” scheme, launched in 2016. It is a conscious effort to squarely address the challenge of unemployment amongst […]
Misty Copeland Pirouettes Through Two Books on Dance
By: Misty Copeland When dance enters one’s life, it can be a bit surprising. From the casual partygoer discovering that his or her moves aren’t so bad, to the professional dancer waiting in the wings in those final moments before taking the stage to debut a new role, the art of movement, if you’re open […]
The Plight of SSA teachers
By: Nadeem Shah The SSA teachers have persistently been at loggerheads with the state government over numerous issues from the last few years. This year the salaries of 40000 odd teachers are on hold since the last 4 months and their stories trickling out on social media are heart-breaking to say the least. A teacher […]
