Omicron is the new COVID kid on the block
Five steps to avoid, ten to take immediately
By: Shabir A. Madhi South Africa reacted with outrage to travel bans, first triggered by the UK, imposed on it in the wake of the news that its genomics surveillance team had detected a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa has been monitoring changes in SARS-CoV-2 since […]
Globally active China
The aggressive and planned manner in which Chinese companies have forayed globally, poses a risk not just to the economic interests but also the defence interests of the collaborating and neighbour nations.
Recent reports by Wall Street Journal have revealed that the US intelligence agencies found evidence of construction work on what they believed was a secret Chinese military facility in the United Arab Emirates, and which was stopped after Washington’s intervention. It says that satellite imagery of the Port Khalifa revealed suspicious construction work inside a […]
The melody of Kashmir continues to mesmerize all!
The struggles, successes of Shafi Sopori
By: Tousif Raza Music is a collection of coordinated sound or sounds. Creating music is the process of putting sounds and tones in an order, often combining them to create a unified composition. People who make music creatively organize and sequence the sounds for a melodious tune. Music is a nature’s creation as sounds are […]
CONSTITUTION OF INDIA: CORNERSTONE OF OUR DEMOCRACY
By: OM BIRLA India is the largest functioning democracy in the world, not only by virtue of its size, but also because of its pluralistic character and democratic values and spirit which have stood the test of time. Democratic traditions and tenets have remained an integral part of the glorious legacy of Indian civilization. The […]
The overwhelming crisis of waste management in Kashmir
“Thousands have lived without love, not one without water.” – W.H. Auden
The overuse of local natural resources has, for the last two decades in rural village settings, contributed to environmental impacts like pollution, resource depletion, energy consumption, and waste. This has as much to do with changing lifestyles and population growth in villages as with failed policies and neglect at the state level. The consumption of […]
“Past”
(Written by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan in Urdu "Guzra Howa Zamana")
By: Abbas Ali “On the concluding night of the year, an older man is sitting alone in his dark home. The night is horrible, dark, and getting darker. It is lightning, a ferocious windstorm is blowing; his heart is trembling, and he feels breathless. The older man is melancholic; however, his grief is not due […]
Abrahamia: A new faith on the horizon?
News reports about a new faith to be implemented globally, has caused consternation amongst the people and also raised questions about its validity and designs behind it.
Recently in this era of conspiracy theories, in vogue particularly after the onset of the Covid pandemic, I recently received a message on WhatsApp. The message gave a link to a report published by BBC Hindi with details about a new faith to be introduced soon in the world and which will be called ‘Abrahamia’. […]
As Valley braces up to more chill, supply of electricity remains a question
The issue of erratic power supply is a chronic one which demands a long term mechanism to deal with besides the consumers too have to ensure judicious use of energy.
Like in every winter, Kashmir is grappling with the acute electricity crisis these days. Even though Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day long period of extreme cold, is yet to come, the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has already announced a curtailment schedule across the Valley —in Srinagar, for example, 1.5 hours power cut in a day […]
The Fragmented Subcontinent
By: Abid Hussain Rather A cursory look at the world map reveals that there is a broad and extensive piece of land between Arabian sea and the Bay of Bengal in the continent of Asia which is largely extended in the northern side but as we start moving downward, this piece of land gets narrowed […]
Intellectual Disability and the impact of Covid-19
By: Fayaz Ahmad Paul, Hemant Kashyap It is an evident fact that persons with intellectual disability are more vulnerable to exploitation by others compared to others and when the usual community support no longer functions to protect them in a crisis like Covid19, one can assume the spike in such a scenario. The pandemic moved […]
