Let's create a place to be proud of
HORIZONS
It is time for Kashmiris to learn from other nations and peoples the technique of political organization and mobilization, writes Aatif Ahmad Mehjoor
Kashmiris have a habit of confounding all the self-appointed pundits and gurus on the Kashmir problem, with all their predictions, analyses and insights about the nature of Kashmir and Kashmiris and the future direction of Kashmir. Once the elections took place successfully in 2008, amid record turnouts More
The site of faith
BLISS
Where fragrant winds knock the doors of shrine and tears scatter on the lawns like shining pearls, writes F. Renzu Shah
While ascending stairs made of devri stones to reach the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom, my eyes were focused on the summit of Hari Parbat encircled with century old stony Kalai (wall), the minuscule replica of the Great Wall of China. The Shrine of Harzat Makhdoom is itself surrounded More
Tere Bin Laden
SILVER SCREEN
`What an idea Sirji'. The least you can say about this smart piece of cinema, reviews Muhammad Kamran Shamshad
Tere Bin Laden once again reaffirms that a huge star cast or a big budget movie is not important for the success of the movie. Have a good story idea, execute it, get your actors to perform and the results will surprise you. Tere Bin Laden is a political satire. The first Bollywood movie More
- Kashmir
GOVT TRAINS GUNS ON STUDENT COMMUNITY
Paper scheme, exam-timing diktats draw flak
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Aug 17: With Jammu and Kashmir government miserably failing to restore normalcy in Kashmir, it has started training guns on the student community, asking it to be ready for exams even as mere More
- Jammu
Hold KCS interviews in Jammu: BJP
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Aug 17: In the backdrop of the unrest in the valley, BJP today urged Governor N N Vohra to direct the Public Service Commission to hold interviews of candidates of Kashmir Civil Service (KCS judicial More
- South Asia
CET for medical colleges from next year
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Aug 17: The common entrance test for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in medical colleges across the country from the next academic year is set to become a reality with the Union Health More


