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 […]
Indo-UK Ties On A New Track?
The overall lacklustre visit to India by the British Prime Minister to India, underlines the fact that the UK can’t take India for granted, and has to treat it as a bigger partner.
In Persian there is an old proverb: ‘Amad`an, nashist`am, ghuft`am, barkhas`tam’, meaning they came, they sat, they talked and then dispersed. It actually means to say that nothing substantial was achieved by the visit or the talks. The same could be said about the recent visit by the British PM Boris Johnson to India, after […]
While celebrating massive tourist foot-fall, spare some thoughts for fragile environment too
Tourism is not considered an economic industry anywhere in the world except in some Middle East countries. It is a compensatory initiative and we should treat it as such
After a pause of more than two years, Kashmir is witnessing a tremendous surge in tourism for the past several months. These days, most of the houseboats in the Dal Lake, and hotels, guesthouses, government accommodations across the Valley are packed with the tourists. Tourism, which contributes five to six percent to Jammu Kashmir’s GDP […]
Saving earth from further disaster!
By: Mool Raj April 22 is celebrated as ‘World Earth Day’ across the globe. The day is celebrated worldwide each year to show support for the protection of the environment. It was first observed in 1970 and is now held globally by the Earth Day Network. The UN-sponsored conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from […]
NEED FOR DEDICATED PUBLIC HEALTH CADRE: LEARNINGS FROM COVID-19 PANDAMIC
Public health encompasses many different disciplines and areas of study, including epidemiology, biostatistics, vaccinology and immunology, program planning and evaluation, policy and health care management. Public health, at its core, is about the prevention of disease and limiting the impact of the disease once it has occurred. Public health has gained critical importance now more […]
Ramadan: For the sake of Humanity
By: Dr. Ashraf Amin Ramadan, the month of fasting is held in high esteem throughout the Muslim world. The month not only forbids Muslim from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk but equally prohibits them from talking, indecent, ill or nurture any grudges against each other besides avoiding other ill feelings and intentions. The […]
