Alarming rise of CSA and need of POCSO in J&K
During lockdown, Child Sexual Abuse in the virtual world surged exponentially, even in Jammu and Kashmir. A harsher law is in place to report and take sexual offenders to task. But what do we know about POCSO?
By: Muzamil Bashir What is POCSO? The POCSO Act, 2012 is a comprehensive law to provide for the protection of children from the offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography, while safeguarding the interests of the child at every stage of the judicial process by incorporating child-friendly mechanisms for reporting, recording of evidence, investigation […]
THOSE WHO STAYED BACK
By: Vijay K. Sazawal Every Kashmiri Pandit (KP) growing up in Kashmir, whether now or earlier, has always faced a riddle. There is an inexplicable mystery about why those Pandits who leave for a better life outside of the valley very rarely look back to know about the welfare or invest in the well being […]
Emerging Roles and Economic Transformation of Women
In the strife-torn region of Kashmir, women have always been at the receiving end in the world of entrepreneurship. Ambreen Yousuf highlights the struggles and the challenges.
By: Ambreen Yousuf Introduction Gender inequality and discrimination is a persistent problem, deeply embedded in our society, and often stems from our socio-cultural and religious norms. These problems have left very limited opportunities for women historically. Women are traditionally considered weak, emotional, and intellectually inferior. And their care-giving roles are more emphasized by society. The […]
Girls’ Education: Kashmir Perspective
Much needs to be done to do away with gender disparity in literacy
By: Abid Hussain Rather The importance of education for human development has been emphasized by one and all. Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) describes right to education as fundamental right. In our country the 86th Constitutional Amendment Act 2002 has made education a fundamental right for children in the age […]
Suicide- an act of pain, not weakness
The world has been in lockdown since what feels like an eternity. It has given every one more time to introspect which has brought up their mental struggles to the forefront. A lot many times, people who might be at unrest mentally occupy themselves with chores/socializing and neglect these issues. But with the inability to […]
Plagiarism-the height of intellectual bankruptcy!
By: Saima Jammal Plagiarism- the act of marking someone else’s work/ideas/writings as one’s own and passing them off, too. In plagiarism, one’s original ideas/work is passed off by somebody else without authorization while the original is subsided. Recently an organization, of which I am a member, in collaboration with one of the valley’s renowned publishing […]
Is India awakening to China’s Sharp Power?
China is an authoritative regime. They displayed dominance first in Hong-Kong, negotiated vested interests with Pakistan through CPEC, and embraced Bangladesh in trade last week. China is using every possible option to tactically exert its supremacy worldwide. Is it a worrying sign for India? Raja Muneeb believes that India has a crucial role to play […]
Lockdown and the healing of planet earth!
By: Zeeshan Rasool Khan and Eyram Hamid Khan Earth is the only place in the known universe confirmed to harbor life. It supports life and is home to all living organisms because of the water it possesses besides other conditions necessary for survival. 71% of the water has furnished our planet blue color, that is […]
From Lockdown to ‘Unlock’!
With due regard for health guidelines- we must get on with life
By: Mudasir Dar Corona has affected every aspect of life in every part of the world. In early 2020, after a December 2019 virus outbreak in China, the World Health Organization identified SARS-CoV-2 as a new type of corona virus. The outbreak quickly spread around the world leaving hundreds of thousands dead and almost 9 […]
COVID-19 and E-Learning in Jammu and Kashmir
By: Tahir Qureshi Year 2020 would always be remembered in the annals of history as a year of pandemic Covid-19 which has derailed all walks of life across the globe. Like other countries of the world, India faces numerous challenges to combat this lethal virus. On the one hand medical, trade, banking, agriculture and industry […]
