No scope of hope

The recent Indo-Pak joint statement sends no hope at all. We are actually back to the square one

VIEWPOINT By Fida Iqbal

‘Once, two feudal lords were on a warpath to establish their writ and strengthen supremacy. With every passing season their hostilities turned more and more lingering. Incidentally, a poor peasant’s thatched hut separated the established estates of two warring feudal lords. Years and decades passed More
The month has dawned

RAMZAN MUBARAK

Here is a chance for us to seek blessings as many as we can,writes Suhaib Mattoo

Islam does not compartmentalize  life into religious and secular. Rather it exhorts its believers to adopt and follow the commandments in full. Contrary to common perception Islam is not mere a religion, but a complete way of life covering all the facets of human endeavour. Allah created man More
The politics of poetry

PROFILE

Neruda himself thought that those who wanted to separate his political poetry from the rest were enemies of poetry, write Vibha Maurya and Vijaya Venkataraman

Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet, political activist and a simple human being, became a legend in his lifetime itself. It is not a mere coincidence that in many stories and novels of Latin American writers Pablo Neruda appears as a protagonist. García Márquez's story "I sell my dreams", included in his More
  • Kashmir

Punjab officials harass Kashmiri drivers

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 1: Kashmiri truck drivers on Monday alleged that District Transport Officers (DTOs) posted in different parts of Punjab harass them.   “Officer treats us like criminals as soon More


  • Srinagar City

Minors caught on wheels drive to Facebook

Traffic police seeks online punishment suggestions for 'triple riding schoolboys'

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 1: “School boys... In any way they look so. Triple riding. No helmet. No license. Dangerously driving... Suggest the punishment… For their parents even.” This what the City’s Traffic police More



  • Jammu

JK Government turns blind eye to eye transplantation

10 Years On, GMC Still Lacks Required Infrastructure

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, August 1: ‘Let your eyes live after you’--the slogan undoubtedly looks appealing but the fact is that not even a single eye donation has been recorded during the past over a decade at Government More


  • South Asia

Violence continues in Karachi; 200 killed in July

Karachi, Aug 1: Deadly civil strife continued on Monday from the weekend in Pakistan’s commercial hub of Karachi despite efforts by officials to quell the violence in the city that is home to the country More


  • World

Syrian troops attack Hama for 2nd day

Beirut, Aug 1: Syrian troops kept up attacks on the restive city of Hama Monday, the start of the Holy Month of Ramadan, a day after a brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters killed at least 70 More


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