Our Language Horror

English, Urdu, Hindi, Kashmiri, Arabic….can we stop somewhere?

Dateline Srinagar By Arjimand Hussain Talib

Multilingualism – sounds good in this age. It is a necessity for remaining competitive and marketable. It is a necessity for Kashmiris too.Americans these days are nationally debating whether they should – and need – to learn Chinese. Roosevelt’s famous quote “We have room for but one language More
I Confess!

Betrayed, as I feel now by the one we remember today - Sheikh Abdullah

Nostalgia By ZGM

Confession! It is a confession that may be distasteful to a whole crop of my young readers.  If we had a tradition of making confession in the confession boxes as Catholics do I would do it before the priest? And seek atonement. But let me do it- do it before our children and youth - a whole More
Looking Inwards

Let the roads we travel take us to beautiful places

Freeze FRAME By Syeda Afshana

It’s the end of fall. Autumn has receded into shriveling winter. Of course, it’s yet another instance of Change. Similarly, time to re-think as we go through the fag days of the year, to reinforce our strength to achieve what we set out to do and could not. We need to remember the truly special More
Legal is ‘illegal’

You cannot even participate in legal overseas lotteries

What's up By Sajad Bazaz

IN response to the million dollar question - last Sunday’s column - I received some feedback. Among all the feedback, it was a medical doctor working in one of our prestigious healthcare institutions who had touched a very sensitive issue involving foreign exchange remittances. ‘Let us know More
  • Kashmir

Tarigami for Disability Commission for policy inputs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 4: CPI (M) State Secretary M Y Tarigami has called for a comprehensive reservation policy for the disabled in private educational institutions, training and professional colleges and other More


  • Srinagar City

Historic Kalai finally orphaned!

Govt departments disown responsibility for monument protection; Not our baby alone says Archaeology; Conservation dependant on removal of encroachments, says Tourism

M HYDERI

WHO is responsible for protection of the historic Kalai (Mughal City Wall) in this City in the Himalayas? Well, the concerned departments disown the responsibility as they pass the buck on to each other More



  • Jammu

KASHMIR RAIL SCAM

CBI books 4 Konkan Railways officials

‘PRIVATE COMPANIES ALSO IN THE DOCK’

Jammu, Dec 4: The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked five persons of Konkan Railways and registered case against some private companies in connection with a scam of over Rs 3.7 crore in construction More


  • News in Brief

Kangan police refutes news

Kangan: The Kangan police has refuted a news report carried by a newspaper that it was harassing Muhammad Shafi Khan of Gooripoa Kangan and his sons. The police said Khan and his sons were “wanted” in More


  • Business

Centaur Lakeview Hotel goes out of JK’s hands?

HCL inked management contract with

MUMBAI-BASED FIRM IN SEPT: KASHMIR INC

Srinagar, Dec 4: Valley’s apex business body, the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, today said the Hotel Corporation of India (HCL) has “inked a management contract with a Mumbai-based hospitality More


  • News

'Sangaldhan tunnel complete'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 4: Railways have successfully completed construction of a crucial tunnel between the Katra-Qazigund section of the prestigious Kashmir rail link project. "The major breakthrough came More


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