G-7 Summit: Reality and Expectations
The forthcoming G-7 summit may set the pitch for the world’s new technological, developmental and economic growth and leadership.
The upcoming G7 Summit in Cornwall, UK from 11 to 13 of this month is perhaps the first international event, in the backdrop of the continuing Covid pandemic, when the leaders from the world’s wealthiest countries -the US, Japan, Germany, UK, France, Italy and Canada, will be meeting with leaders from India, Australia, S. Africa […]
The pandemics and the urgency for Telepsychiatry
By: Fayaz Ahmad Paul The Covid-19 pandemic along with lockdown measures to prevent the spread of the disease has worsened the mental health status of the people of Kashmir. The valley is vulnerable to several types of disasters particularly earthquakes, landslides and various avalanches due to its geographical characteristics, the health-seeking behaviors of the masses […]
Improving the standards of education
By: Dr. Sajad Hussain Din India has the distinction of pioneering global education by virtue of the universities like Takshashila University which, historical narratives suggest, was functional in 800 B. C- thus the world’s first global university was in Rawalpindi district of Punjab in undivided India. During 1580, India contributed 30 percent of the global […]
Pandemic and the ugly economics of profit
The arrival of Covid- 19 vaccines is a ray of hope for the masses battling the virus or the threat of it that has led to a complete lockdown twice in two years and has taken millions of precious human lives besides having rendered hundreds and thousands jobless across the globe. However, the pandemic has […]
German report raises the spectre of Political Islamism
Though the motivation for commissioning the report is political, yet the recommendations if acted upon sincerely, they can lead to better community relations in Germany.
In the backdrop of the increasing Islamophobia across the world, Germany’s leading political party seems to have taken a right step towards analysing the problem and its offshoots. The ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), having occupied the chancellor’s office for 57 of the 72 years of the Federal Republic of Germany’s existence, andpart of the […]
Blended Learning: A New Normal for 21st Century Learners
The long awaited National Education Policy-2020, is not merely a document but a commitment on the part of the Union Government for nation building through transformation of extant education system. Undoubtedly, it is a learner centric doctrine re-affirming that the student is the main stakeholder and it is the bounden duty of teachers to create […]
All extraction, transportation and sale activities of timber are happening under proper “checks and balances” mechanism
In response to Dr Raja Muzzafar Bhat’s opinion piece…
By: Parvaiz Ahmad Parry As an important stakeholder in the extraction, transportation & distribution of timber business for the Government, I intend to debunk some of the factual inaccuracies and myths being propagated in the opinion piece written by Dr Raja Muzzafar Bhat. The first misconception being propagated by Dr Raja is the idea that […]
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Why should POLITICS unnerve youth of J&K?
By: Dr Adil Rasool Malik The political history of Jammu and Kashmir has had a tedious background as well as foreground with the ruling power being passed through generations and eventually juggled between kings, Ameers and maharajas. The starting of this political road began with Maharaja Gulab Singh of the Dogra Dynasty who became the […]
With all focus on pandemic, non-Covid patients too need some attention
Since most of the main hospitals across Kashmir have been designated as Covid dedicated hospitals and the main tertiary care facility centers have also closed down their OPDs and non-emergency services in the wake of Covid-19 spike; the non-Covid patients are rendered suffering for their treatment. Barely a week after Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) […]
How to increase vaccine uptake, decrease vaccine hesitancy in young people
By Tracie O Afifi, Ashley Stewart-Tufescu, Janique Fortier, Samantha Salmon, S Michelle Driedger and Tamara Taillieu Ending the coronavirus pandemic rests partly on a large uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, with the goal of reaching herd immunity. Recently in Canada, the age for vaccine eligibility has been decreasing to include young adults and adolescents. However, little […]
