Let's make them institutions that matter

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

A changing image of madrasas will certainly change the image that has been associated with our identity, comments Muqbil Burhan

At times world seems to be a strange place and its inhabitants strangers. It is the time when we feel like running away, but understanding that the system is perfectly closed one, we end up getting frustrated or making our own selves understand that you are not the only one to face this. If you More
Aasie cha cheth!

EXPERIENCE

It was a nightmare of sorts to work at a place like this which is certainly not meant for teaching and learning, narrates Bilal A. Shah

I was an unwelcome entry, who would soon turn to be a questioning and thus irritating inmate for the whole time to come in a Higher Secondary that looked a prototype of our recently opened or, to be crude, upgraded secondary schools. “Unwelcome”, because my entry would mean an immediate end of duties More
Status of Muslims in India

ISSUE

It is imperative for the government to come out with a comprehensive plan to improve the condition of Muslims, writes Muhammad Altaf

The socio-economic backwardness of the Muslim community in India was underlined by the Justice Sachar Committee report. Then came the Ranganathan Mishra Commission report which recommended 10 per cent job reservation for Muslims because the community occupied the lowest rank in the human development More
  • Kashmir

Majlis announces 2-day protest program

SHOPIAN CASE

KHALID GUL

Shopian, May 26: The Majlis-i-Mashawarat, spearheading the agitation to seek justice for teenager Asiya and her sister-in-law Neelofar whose bodies were recovered from banks of Rambiara nallah here in More


  • Srinagar City

Madeen Sahib shrine

conservation gains impetus

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 26: The efforts to conserve the shrine of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Madni Sahib (RA) popularly known as Madeen Sahib (RA) shrine, a protected monument, geared up Wednesday following visit of Tourism More



  • Jammu

Transport fare to go up by 13%

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, May 26: The J&K government is mulling to increase the transport fare by 13 per cent from June, sources revealed.It was reliably learnt that the Transport Advisory Committee of the government More


  • South Asia

Dr Faesal meets PM

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, May 26: Dr Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Civil Service Examination, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday. Dr Faesal called on the Prime Minister at his residence More


  • GK Business

JK yields Rs 2200 cr sales tax in ‘09-10

‘Computerization will reduce interference of department with traders’

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, May 26: Beating all its past records, the Commercial Tax Department has yielded a record Rs 2,231 crore tax revenue ended March 2010, which is over Rs 400 crore up from Rs 1823 crore registered More


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