The quest for Identity

Book Review

Sajad Ahmad reviews Dr. Gull Wani's book Kashmir - Identity, Autonomy and Self-Rule

Book: Kashmir - “Identity, Autonomy and Self-Rule.”Author: Dr. Gull WaniPublisher: Apple Books, Srinagar (An Imprint of Wattan Publications)Year of Publication: 2011Pages: 218The quest for identity as a basic human urge has received specific academic More
Reorienting Commerce Education

ACADEMICS

Roshan Ara sums up the proceedings of a seminar held in JKBOSE on the significance of Commerce Education

The world is witnessing a high-tech revolution with changes in science, technology, commerce and industry. The world now believes that knowledge is everything. With opening up of world economy by way of globalisation, liberalisation and privatisation processes all the business sectors are witnessing More
Are you a diabetic?

RAMADHAN

If so, you need to know certain facts before you decide to fast during Ramadhan, writes Dr Ashraf Ganie

Roza is a fundamental duty for all healthy adult Muslims. Ramadhan, a lunar month, can last for 29 or 30 days, and its timing changes with respect to seasons and geographical location. The physiological effect of fasting includes lower of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic More
  • Kashmir

45 youth held in 2-days

CRACKDOWN RETURNS

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Aug 9: Police have detained more than 45 youth in Srinagar and south Kashmir during nocturnal raids during the past two days, sources told Greater Kashmir on Tuesday.   They said apart More


  • Srinagar City

Delay in shifting of utilities hinders Shalteng highway widening

Follow up

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 9: Despite a hue and cry over traffic chaos on the Parimpora-Shalteng highway, the road widening work under taken by Beacon is being hampered due to delay in the shifting of utilities like More



  • Jammu

`No fruitful results expected from interlocutors’

Political groups question credibility of Centre appointed K-panel

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 9: At a time when the New-Delhi appointed panel of three interlocutors on Kashmir is heading towards break-up with one of them, Radha Kumar “submitting” her resignation, all major political More


  • South Asia

Feudal lords trample on justice system for women in Pakistan

Multan, Aug 9: On April 14, two men entered Asma Firdous’ home, cut off six of her fingers, slashed her arms and lips and then sliced off her nose. Before leaving the house, the men locked their 28-year More


  • World

Cameron vows to crush riots; over 500 arrested

PRASUN SONWALKAR/PTI

London, Aug 9: With violence spreading across London and other major cities, British Prime Minister David Cameron today vowed to unleash the full force of law on "thugs" and ordered the deployment of 16 More


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