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 ‘Back to Villages’- A unique Opportunity to infuse life in dead Panchyats!

 ‘Back to Villages’- A unique Opportunity to infuse life in dead Panchyats!

By: Umar Firdous Ahmad Back to Village programme has its roots in the Nepal’s Panchyat regime from 1967 to 1975; it was originally known by the name of ‘Back to village National Campaign’. The programme then used to direct the Gazetted officers to the rural hinterlands were majority of Nepali people live. This year Governor’s […]

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The threats of heightened tensions between Iran & U.S

The threats of heightened tensions between Iran & U.S

BY: Mudasir Wani Over the past week, the relationship between the U.S and Iran has become even more strained. The Pentagon on Monday announced that U.S will send ten thousand additional troops and a dozen fighter jets to the Middle East. The pentagon says that this is in response to Iran’s plan to attack U.S […]

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Over 100 Years old engineering heritage in shambles

Over 100 Years old engineering heritage in shambles

MOHRA POWER PROJECT

The River Jehlum draining almost whole Kashmir Valley becomes steeper with significant vertical fall along the length from Baramulla to Kaman Post. This topography is best suited for hydroelectric power projects, especially run-off-the-river type of power plants and presently three such projects are functional within this stretch of about 70 Kilometers. On this advantageous  terrain, […]

 Dr. Tasaduk Hussain Itoo

Violence against Doctors: An Issue of grave concern

Violence against Doctors: An Issue of grave concern

When the doctor's self-perception and the patient's expectation don't match, discontent arises

India’s health system is facing a lot of crisis and the magnitude of the problem especially the violence with the health care professionals, particularly doctors, is perhaps far greater. Doctors in thousands across the country went on strike to protest a recent spate of violence against them. At least many separate incidents of assault on […]

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Back to village: Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide

Back to village: Bridging the Rural-Urban Divide

Fortunately the J&K Government has given a nod to organize the B2V Programme from June 20 to 27 across all the Panchayats of the state to reach out to the people at grassroot level in the rural areas.

By: Dr. Inamul Bashir Back to Village (B2V) is a non-profit organization which focuses on Agriculture based Rural Development and works in the direction of making villages prosperous & self-reliant. B2V was founded by 3 IIT Kharagpur alumni who started its operation in 2013 from southern part of Odisha and later extended to other parts […]

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Understanding the role of society toward orphans, widows and Destitute

Understanding the role of society toward orphans, widows and Destitute

The Islamic Perspective

By: Shahzad Hussain As a society, we are aware that we have a substantial number of orphans, widows and destitute in our valley who are so either by birth or due to the ensuing conflict that has had disastrous impacts on the entire population here. The number has drastically increased since 1990’s due to the […]

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Training for Teachers and their efficacy!

Training for Teachers and their efficacy!

By: Rayees Masroor Training programs in an organization are a process by which people are taught the skills and given the necessary knowledge or attitude to enable them to carry out their responsibilities to the required standard and to undertake greater and more demanding roles for effective job performance. Training program is also important in […]

 Javaid Beigh

REMEMBERING SHUJAAT BUKHARI

REMEMBERING SHUJAAT BUKHARI

It has been exactly one year since Shujaat Bukhari, the most prominent face of media from Kashmir valley was brutally murdered along with his bodyguards in Srinagar’s fortified press colony on the eve of Eid. Shujaat Sahab’s murder was Kashmir valley’s most sensational and daring assassination since Mirwaiz Maulvi Farooq and Abdul Ghani Lone were […]

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MAKING MAHATMA IRRELEVANT!

MAKING MAHATMA IRRELEVANT!

By: Zahid Sultan/Irshad Ahmad Bhat The recent uproar over the glorification of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse, by the Bharatiya Janta party’s Bhopal candidate- Pragya singh thakur- has forced her partyto tick her off. It should be a solace for us that there is at least one non-negotiable entity in Indian politics and that political […]

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The game of narrative building!

The game of narrative building!

By: Adv Masood Peshimam Once a great Urdu drama writer, Imtiaz Ali Taj, happened to visit the grave of Anarkali, the kaniz or the courtier of Emperor Akbar at Lahore.  Her name was Nadira who hailed from Afghanistan. There is Anarkali Bazar at Lahore in Pakistan and this concept mattered much to Imtiaz Ali Taj.  […]