Feeding on conspiracies

And what better a pastime than this?

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

Passing comments is a favorite pastime with us. It is easy to blame ‘conspiracy theories’ for our continued centuries old persecution. It not only absolves us of any wrongdoing, but also perpetuates a sense of victimhood.  Massaging self-inflated egos with false sense of infallibility creates More
Schlock Holmes, ha, ha!

Of author, narrator, detective, villain?

LITERATURE By Pradeep Sebastian

After retirement, Sherlock Holmes at age 89, moves from London to Sussex, and rooms in a house run by the wife of a Malayali pastor, The Reverend K.T. Panicker of the Church of England. Rev. Kumbhampoika Thomas Panicker is a high-church Anglican vicar who has lost his faith, and is riddled with doubts More
  • Kashmir

CBI unearths Rs 50 lakh scam in PO Bandipora

2 OFFICIALS ISSUED FORGED KVPS, IVPS

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 30: The Central Bureau of Investigation has launched an inquiry into the “bungling” of Rs 50 lakh by two officials of the Department of Posts, Bandipora, who allegedly issued fraudulent Kisan More


  • Srinagar City

Acquaint people about Islam’s social justice system: Prof Punjabi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, April 30: The Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor, Prof Reyaz Punjabi today said Islam has a well-known tradition of social justice system about which the world should be educated. "Islam More



  • Jammu

Urdu-illiterates join as Naib Tehsildars

Finance Dept issues order after ‘one time exemption’ by Cabinet

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Apr 30: As many as 29 candidates, who were selected despite lacking the basic qualification of Urdu, joined as Naib Tehsildar following an order issued by the State Finance Department here on Friday More


  • South Asia

Pak agrees to change in format for future talks

Islamabad, Apr 30: Pakistan agreed to a change in the format for future talks with India in return for New Delhi’s consent to resume broad-based engagement with it, diplomatic sources said Friday.  More


  • GK Business

India asks Pakistan to clear cross-LoC tele-link proposal

‘MORE ITEMS, DAYS FOR TRADE, BANKING MECHANISM, TRUCK SCANNERS ON ANVIL’

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Apr 30: The Union home secretary G K Pillai Friday said India has asked Pakistan to expeditiously clear the proposal for establishment of communication links between the two sides of Jammu and More


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