The COVID – Stroke Relationship: Younger patients developing stroke
By: Dr Vipul Gupta As seen globally, it is known that the COVID infection affects the lungs and the respiratory tract leading to breathing problems, but a lesser known fact is that, the infection also involves the brain and the nervous system in many of the patients. Recent studies are evident enough to reveal that […]
Let’s stop Kashmir from going the Punjab way!
By: Mehraj Malik Is Kashmir going Punjab way? As of now the situation may not be that grave, but if the data on increasing substance- and drug-abuse is anything to go by, the situation here is far more alarming that what is believed. Any place with more than 70,000 of its young people involved in […]
Virtual Education in times of Corona
By: Mudasir Ali Since the outbreak of this deadly COVID-19, countries have announced lockdown for controlling the pandemic and as a result business establishments, government and private offices, restautants, hotels and parks as well as educational institutions have remained shut to attenuate number of positive cases. People, in general, showed cooperation and continue to do […]
Sino-Indian Conflict Has Its Roots in the Emergence of the Two Nations
A clue to the future of Sino-Indian relations lies in the different ways the two ancient civilizations came out of their respective cocoons into the modern world in 1947 and 1948. Indifference to the debates in British Parliament preceding the Indian Independence Act in July 1947 may lead to faulty conclusions. Prime Minister Clement Atlee’s […]
Preventing skin damage due to face masks!
By: Shahnaz Husain Let’s face it- face masks are going to be a part of our life for a while. Masks play a vital role in reducing the spread of the coronavirus and have become important safety measures of our daily routine activities when you are out and about in public spaces for various reasons. […]
Living societies do not treat teachers like this!
By: Mansoor Malik Teaching is one of the most respectful and valuable professions in the world. In Islam, this profession has more importance as our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW) introduced himself as a teacher. Allah says in the Holy Quran “We have sent among you a Messenger of your own, rehearsing to you Our verses, and […]
COVID-19 and strategies for education sector
The pandemic has significantly disrupted the education sector- a critical determinant of our economic future.
By: ᴊᴀᴡᴀɪᴅ ɪǫʙᴀʟ Sometime in the second week of March, state governments across the country began shutting down schools and colleges temporarily as a measure to contain the spread of the novel corona virus. It is close to 4 months and there is no certainty when educational institutes will be reopened and we also know […]
Late conception linked to risk of breast cancer
By: Dr Nupur Gupta Motherhood is a boon for many women but it may also be sifted with the fear of developing breast cancer. When a breast cancer is diagnosed during the pregnancy or in the first year postpartum, it is termed as Pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC). While this ailment remains the second most common cause […]
A Tribute to ‘Sofi Abdul Ahad’- the poet of excellent mannerism
Sofi Abdul Ahad, a well known Kashmiri Sufi poet, was born at Sikh Kanihama, a village in Baramulla in January 1939 and passed away on 9th February 2020 at the age of 81. He completed his early education from Government High School Sikh Kanihama but couldn’t continue his studies due to family problems. He, however, […]
Floyd’s Last Breath and White House Gloom
By: Mudasir Ahamad In 2014 George Floyd – an African American, moved to Minneapolis to find work for earning livelihood. He had lost his security job due to covid-19 pandemic. He then working as a truck driver. One day he got off the truck and started walking to ‘CUP FOODS’ for buying a pack of […]
