Let’s preserve our mother-tongue at any cost

This refers to the importance of preserving our mother-tongue. Kashmiri language had become popular long before the time of Kalhana (12thcentury A.D). Language and culture are inseparable. Kashmiri language is an identity of Kashmiris. It is the soul of Kashmiri culture. With the dawn of modernization More

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Misinterpreting book

Riyad Azmad's article titled "Women's Place" misrepresents Justine Hardy and her excellent book "In the Valley of Mist". The book makes it very clear that many Kashmiri women, especially in the villages go uncovered. The author never talks about wearing a burqa, only that she covers her hair in certain More

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KAS exams

We the aspirants of combined services examination (KAS) want to draw your kind attention towards the notification issued by the JKPSC. In its KAS prelims 2010 exam notification, JKPSC has reduced the upper age limit to 37 for category and 35 years for general candidates. In previous notifications it More

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Transfer policy

This refers to a recent notification and circular issued by J&K Higher Education Department with regard to transfer policy. A similar trend should be followed in other departments including School Education Department. Besides the Jammu and Kahsmir government should implement the already documented More

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Think yourself

For the past fifty years we have been following the path that has led us nowhere. When the world is moving on, we stand mourning over our present, without making any effort to make it better. Every time there is an initiation of a new and a “developing” era, something untoward happens which puts the More

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Knowledge must

This refers to the article titled "The spirit of knowledge"(GK 14 June) by Murassa Shamshad. The author has rightly said that people today are obsessed with information which we must not perceive as knowledge. The knowledge which every Muslim has to acquire and which can make a path to paradise easy More

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Wake up

A grim picture is always presented of the Muslims living in India and they are constantly being told that they are not safe in India. This is true to a great extent but Muslims living in India have no choice but to live in India since India is their home. It is the failure on the part of the Muslim leadership More

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Climate change

This refers to the change in climate and the issues thereof. Environment plays a key role in defining the function and distribution of plants, in combination with other factors. Climate changes are known to have enormous impacts on plant diversity patterns. It is predicted that climate change will remain More

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