Introducing the Culture of Creativity in Education

By: Sajad Hussain Din For effective erudition the tutor has to sort an informative allocution and the student should partake and retain the information. The real challenge of a teacher is to motivate the students. The instructor should have thought-provoking acquaintance about the topic and make the learning enjoyable and edifying. In order to exploit […]

Constitution of J&K CAT BENCH: An axiom or conundrum?

Soon after the J&K Reorganisation Act 2019, the Central Administrative Tribunal surfaced on front pages of dailies for quite some time and created a furore in legal circles.

Since the erstwhile status of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was officially downgraded, new orders and policies are leading to a cycle of unanticipated restructuring of administrative and judicial setup in J&K. The recent enactment was the transfer of service matter cases to the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Chandigarh. After months-long resentment, the recent […]

Covid-19 lockdown and Ertugrul

By: Mohammed Shafi Ayaaz How much the lockdown is boring almost the entire world has experienced it by now. Not to make it boring experts made/ issued so many advisories which included reading of books, writing novels/poetry, organizing wardrobes, watching TV, listening Radio, doing indoor exercises, talking with family members, cooking and so many productive […]

Heart Disease – a bigger pandemic than COVID 19

By: Bimal Chhajer While the COVID pandemic has created panic all around the world, taking away many lives and containing many infected. Yet Heart ailments are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity, which is still underestimated. Till today heart disease remains the most common cause of death in most of the countries […]

Don’t be afraid, not every brain tumor is cancerous

June 8 - World Brain Tumor Day)

World Brain Tumor Day is being observed every year on June 8 every year since 2000. Ten out of a million people worldwide die of brain tumors every day. This day was first observed by the German Brain Tumor Association. It is a non-profit organization that spreads education and public awareness about brain tumors. The […]

Food security is even more important now

June 07 - World Food Security Day

Bread, cloth, and houses are said to be the basic necessities of man. A man works hard to meet the need for these basic necessities. Indian and international agencies are working hard to provide the general public with adequate information about the importance of safe food. The United Nations (UN) has assigned its two agencies, […]

‘Great lockdown’ and the economic quandary

By : Aaniqa Qayoom What is going to hit on, how is the world going to look like? As of now no one knows, no one perceives. This is a crisis like no other, and there is substantial ambiguity about its impact on people’s lives and livelihoods. A lot depends on the epidemiology of the […]

THE SPIRITUAL BARD AND THE TRADITION OF CULTURE WEAVERS

Kashmiri women should become a greater focal point of investment not only for promoting the much-needed cultural renaissance that empowers them and gives them a voice, but further enables them to be part of the narrative for healing and reconciliation.

Shiva chhuy thali thali rav zaan Mov zaan Heund ta Musalman Trukay chhukh ta panun paan prazanaav Soy chhay Sahebas suti zainezaan. Siva is everywhere, know Him as the sun Know the Hindu no different to the Muslim If you are wise, know yourself That’s the way to know the saheb.¹ –Lal Ded “A Muslim […]

Equal but not same!

In response to Neelofar Nabi’s write-up

By: Syed Tajamul Imran/Zeeshan Khan On 21 May 2020, an article by Neelofar Nabi was published by this newspaper. The article has underscored usually condoned social-problem existing in our valley i.e. casteism. The writer has accentuated many aspects of this problem, which calls for appreciation. However, the author overemphasized on Syeds and attempted to project […]