Kashmiri is back

And why not. It deserves more

Thoughtful Thought BY GHULAM NABI KHAYAL

Finally, the State government had to concede the popular demand made by the people of Kashmir for years together. Now Kashmiri, the largest language spoken all over Jammu & Kashmir, is also taught in 9th and 10th classes in public and private schools in the Valley and in those areas and pockets More

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No wedlock needed

What does it mean to validate a live-in relationship?

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

A three judge Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Deepak Verma and B S Chauhan sees no `offense' if two matured individuals enter into a live-in relationship. The decision has come as an endorsement to the South Indian film actress Khushboo's views about pre-marital sex More

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The mood swings of Kashmir politics

From Azadi to elections, we have shifted gears in between

ANALYSIS BY Dr.Mirza Ashraf Beg

No doubt during the last sixty years Kashmir politics has changed its moods very frequently yet its base line,'Hum kiya chahtay Aazadi,' has remained unchanged. As it is unpredictability is the essence of beauty and Kashmir beyond any doubts is the most captivating component of the planet we live in More

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Back to the attic

How to manage modern-day distractions while we write

Dateline Srinagar By Arjimand Hussain Talib

Four wonderful books - ‘The Shallows’, ‘You Are Not a Gadget’, ‘The Cult of the Amateur’ and ’True Enough’ - catches our imagination about how we write these days. These books also provoke our thoughts about how we process information and seek knowledge from myriad sources these days.My interest More

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I was timid

…... and I remember I could not throw a mere pebble

Nostalgia by Z.G.M

I was timid.  My uncle once had made me learn fighting timidity: ‘One day on way to school a boy had hit me with a stone in head. Bleeding profusely, I returned home weeping. My uncle came out of home- he saw me bleeding - asked me what had happened. I narrated the story. Instead of asking me More

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A unique search

This kind of search has become an inseparable part of our social fabric

Freeze FRAME by Syeda Afshana

 The rays of sunshine on the dew droplets hanging on white blossoms of almond trees, gave a look of pearls shinning on white gold. The fresh morning breeze that passedby, took away all elements of anguish, misery and suffering. The vast stretched mustard fields, touching horizon, gave a pristine More

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Raise retirement age

But take stern action against lazy employees

WHATS UP by SAJAD BAZAZ

J&K Government employees associations representing over 4.5 lakh employees are on war path since the implementation process of the 6th Pay Commission was announced in January 2006. Following failure of the state government to meet their demands, which also include enhancement of the retirement age More

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