Recognizing the role of Civil Societies
By: Tajamul Naseem Lone Civil society is a vast and diverse group encompassing various organizations within it. It plays significant role in representing the interests of depressed and oppressed classes, mobilization of resources, policy advocacy regulating and monitoring state action as well as identifying long term goals and objectives for the overall development of a […]
‘Ancient Romans and Greeks in Kashmir’
‘Numismatic evidences of Roman, Byzantine, Indo-Greek, Indo- Scythian, Indo- Parthian and Kushans found in Jammu and Kashmir’
By: Ishfaq Manzor A scholarly work produced by a renowned numismatic of Jammu and Kashmir has shed new light on the historical debate of ancient Romans and Greeks in Kashmir. Indeed numismatics is such source material which is based on facts. A coin although carries very little information, but whatever it carries holds great significance […]
FOOD ADULTERATION: WE ARE WHAT WE EAT
Adulteration is a very serious problem posing serious health risks to many in India. In almost every product there is adulteration. Starting from our daily groceries, it moves on to our life saving medicines. The sinners have not spared even infants’ milk products.
By: Dr. Wahied Khawar Balwan Food is one of the basic necessities for sustenance of life. Pure, fresh and healthy diet is most essential for the health of the people. It is no wonder to say community health is national wealth.Among man’s everyday needs, food plays a major sustaining role. From the simple dish to […]
France rejects far-right
The recent presidential elections in France have proved to bolster the far-right parties in the system, but the French electorate has rejected them, though very narrowly.
French President Emmanuel Macron clinched another five-year term in the Elysée Palace, becoming the third politician to achieve this feat. His victory also bought sighs of relief, from Brussels to Washington. Macron beat out far-right nationalist Marine Le Pen in the presidential elections—a contest that risked shattering the Western alliance against Russia, and jeopardising the […]
Eid-Ul-Fitr: Philosophy, Distinctions and Importance in Islam
Eid is the time to express our gratitude towards Allah and seek his blessings
By: Dr. Ashaq Hussain The three-letter word Eid is actually derived from the Arabic word “Ooud” meaning return and recurrence and is as such named because it returns every year, however, literally meaning of Eid is celebration, happiness or bliss. By the way, the concept of Eid is as old as human history. A study […]
Of Smart City, Stray Dogs & Dog Bites
Lack of scientific intervention by concerned authorities and lake awareness among people about the basic concept of co-existence are the main reasons behind frequent dog-human conflict
On Friday evening (April 29), a group of stray dogs unleashed terror on boulevard Dalgate, a tourist place in Srinagar – Kashmir’s ‘Smart City’. The uncontrolled and aggressive dogs bit as many as 39 people including 17 tourists. All of them were immediately taken to SMHS hospital, where the doctors confirmed 39 people with dog […]
Voyage of Legal Aid in J&K
By: M.K Sharma While the Preamble to the Indian Constitution promises to secure to all citizens, Justice-social, economic and political, Article 39(A) of the Constitution of India provides for free legal aid to the poor and weaker sections of the society, to promote justice on the basis of equal opportunity. Additionally, Articles 14 and 22(1) […]
Zakah: The Purifier of Wealth and Soul
And establish prayer and give zakat, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves – you will find it with Allah- Al Quran.
By: Dr. Ashaq Hussain As with many words used in the holy Quran, the word Zakah also has many layers of meanings. Zakah is one of the five pillars of Islam and one of the basic foundations of the religion. It is a practice assessed once a year and is obligated upon those Muslims, men […]
Lessons learned from Covid-19 Pandemic
The global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is affecting every aspect of human life and as no one predicted the outbreak, nobody was obviously prepared.
By: Muzamil Arif Batt “Humanity’s memory is short, and what is not ever-present fades quickly,” says ManishaJuthani, MD, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist. The bubonic plague, for example, ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages—resurfacing again and again—but once it was under control, people started to forget about it, she says. “So, I would say […]
Recognizing the efforts of your best performers!
Employees will appreciate it deeply if the recognition of their efforts is followed by sincere inputs towards a more promising future
Organizations often fail to properly manage their resources and therefore end up making average or even lesser use of the talent that they might possess. A serious concern regarding not valuing and recognizing best talent has been on an alarming high within the hierarchical setups of different organizations as well as Industries and it is […]
