UNDERSTANDING THE CRIME OF RAPE
‘DEFINITIONS, PUNISHMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS’
The threat and the incidents of rape in societies are alarming. Every day hundreds of rape cases come to front. In hundreds of ways, large and small, a woman’s life is shaped by the persistent threat of rape: women hesitate to venture out at night without attendants, to live alone, to hitchhike, to stay late […]
TRAVELING ON AN ELECTION DAY!
By: BILAL AHMAD NAIK It was Sunday evening. KP road was packed with vehicles and pedestrians and Anantnag looked bright and amusing. But the three-way junction near Degree College Anantnag, that marks the end of the town and is just two kilometers away from the first village of Kulgam district, presented a crowded yet gloomy […]
WHEN HATRED AND COMMUNAL POLITICS IS MAINSTREAMED, REASON TAKES A BACKSEAT
By: BILAL AHMAD NAIK In the same newspaper on December 13, 2018 I wrote that, “December 11 results have ensured that every rise has a fall and the fall of communal politics has just begun. Now the elections will be fought on the basis of real issues and concerns of the people. It marks a […]
Easter bloodbath: The Island Nation at crossroads
The world witnessed, in horror, the blood spilling and carnage in Sri Lanka as the death toll rose to 250. The serial blasts that rocked the island nation with hotels and religious places being the main targets, renewed fears of communal backlash and xenophobia have revisited this part of the land. The nation is in […]
Sri Lanka Carnage: An unending saga of pain!
The Sri Lankan government has shown great maturity in dealing with a catastrophic situation that shamed the entire humanity. The government of Sri Lanka didn’t blame any specific cast, colour or religion for the heinous acts of crime. The country officially said that though it had inputs regarding the perpetrators of this violence but naming […]
THE SHEEP AND THE WOLVES!
None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free: J W V Goethe
By: BILAL AHMAD NAIK They would literally feed on them by deriving the power to do so from no one else but them. It sounds astonishing, but it is a bitter reality that the authority that subjugates people is mostly derived from the subjects themselves. The wolves that feed on the blood and flesh of […]
Deconstructing the Kashmir Issue: A path away from both the arch rival nations!
BY: Zahid Sultan and Irshad Ahmad Bhat The political turmoil of 2010 and 2016 in Kashmir has made the smokescreen that existed since 1947 to fade away slowly. The alienation of people of Kashmir with the rest of India is a reality now. The majority of the population wants an end to the day to […]
The Menace of Corruption
All forms of corruption leave a nation or a society crippled and barren. It shakes its basic foundations and age-old shafts of morality and ethics. It impregnates the minds of individuals with the vices of greed, lust and avarice which lead to a mad race of money and wealth. It leaves a society devoid of […]
Highway Ban in Kashmir: The Horrors of Democracy!
BY: Mir Abass The government of the India issued a dictate restricting civilian traffic on the national highway in orde to provide safe passage to the army convoys. The ban shall remain in force till May 31st and two days in each week (from 4 a.m. to 5 p.m) i.e Sunday’s and Wednesday’s shall be […]
Is another escalation between India and Pakistan on cards?
By: Dr Ishfaq Jamal In a press conference held at Multan on 7th of AprilPakistan’s foreign minister shah Mehmood Qureshi made some startling statements that India was planning more aggression and attacks on Pakistan in the 3rd week of April. Qureshi stressed that there is strong evidence that India was planning a new wave of […]
