Celebrating ‘World Food Day’ in a starving world
By: Abid Hussain Rather 16th October is observed as ‘World Food Day’ across globe in the remembrance of the day when the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations was founded in 1945. Officially, World Food Day was established by FAO’s Member Countries at the Organization’s 20th General Conference in November 1979. This […]
A shout of concern from a dejected Scholar!
By: Zahoor Ahmad Mir In recent years, there has been a growing consensus that a country’s educational system is crucial to its economic success and key to a prosperous nation. Education is a hallmark of a modern society. India has the world’s third-largest higher education system, behind only the United States and China. In this […]
World can’t remain silent on Myanmar’s ‘Nuclear Ambition’ issue
By: Dr Arpita Hazarika If Myanmar acquires nuclear capability, it would be disaster for South and Southeast Asia. All regional countries would be facing security threat from Myanmar directly. Nuclear Myanmar is going to direct threat to not only for all regional countries. South and Southeast Asia is going to be vulnerable permanently if Myanmar […]
Remembering Dr A P J Abdul Kalam
‘The Missile Man of India’
By: M Ahmad Great souls never leave; they are always on the mind of humankind. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born on 15th Oct 1931 and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and this day […]
Myanmar military’s ‘cherished nuclear ambition’ threatens regional stability
By: Dr Arpita Hazarika Southeast Asia is going to be vulnerable permanently if Myanmar continues to pursue its long cherished nuclear ambitions. Definitely, the military junta would use the weapons against various ethnic rivals, insurgents. Not only so that, the whole Southeast Asian region would be volatile, unstable for this stupidity of the Myanmar junta. […]
‘Pakistan –The sick man of South Asia’: Dr. Ishrat Husain
In an unfiltered conversation at webinar organized by Amritsar-based ‘Majha House’, eminent Pakistani banker, economist, Dr. Ishrat Husain, talked candidly on his book ‘Governing the Ungovernable’, Institutional Reforms for Democratic Governance’- tracing Pakistan’s dismal economic condition. The ex-Governor of State Bank of Pakistan; Dean and Director IBA, Karachi was in conversation with Aaditya Dar, an […]
Destruction caused by climate change
Various reports highlight the fact that Climate Change has been caused by the rich nations and thus poor countries have started demanding compensation for the climate changes, which have adversely impacted them.
The forthcoming COP27, UN climate talks due to be held in Egypt in November, may highlight the compensation system for poorer countries known as “loss and damage”, caused by the Climate Change. It is a fact, corroborated by various UN and independent reports that Climate Change over the last 25 years particularly has caused costly […]
Shocking: JK tops the list of unmarried youth in the entire country!
Jammu and Kashmir in general, and Kashmir valley in particular is known across the globe for its picturesque beauty, pleasant weather, rich biodiversity, unparalleled hospitality and uncluttered social setup. But, of late, the erstwhile border state of Indian republic is grabbing headlines for diabolical reasons. From drastic climate changes to our cultural dilution, the quondam […]
INTRODUCTION
(Written by Anwar Sidiqi in Urdu “Taaruf”)
By: Abbas Ali Sir Syed Ahmad Khan (1817–1896) was an epoch-making personality. However, like all epoch-making personalities, his epoch had a significant influence upon him, and he influenced his epoch in a meaningful way. We observe impressions of his religious, cultural, literary, educational, and social ideas in various spheres of life. Even today, people find […]
The plight of the contingent works, cooks in Edu department
An open letter to Hon’ble Governor JK UT
Dear Hon’ble Sir I am writing this letter on behalf of thousands of contingent workers (sweepers) and Cook cum helpers working in education department since the inception of Mid Day Meal scheme in govt run schools upto the age group of 14 years. Hon’ble Sir, the Sweepers working in the deptt are just working on […]