The modern day slaves

Entire families working at brick kilns are trapped in debts that they can never pay off

Salman Nizami

The man and his four sons squatting in the dirt, mechanically kneading mud, and making line after line of dull gray bricks. It all is done under the vigilant gaze of the boss. “See, there’s a sad story,” the boss said as he pointed to the eldest son, 18. “The young man had twice escaped, but when More
Return of Power Projects

The initiative by some members of the civil society is commendable and we all must put our weight behind this effort

RESOURCES By Khaleq ul Zaman Butt

The decision of the Civil Society to launch a movement for return of power projects, protecting the state’s water resources, is appreciable. However, I am unable to understand how the NHPC can afford to flout every agreement and Memorandum of Understanding it entered with the State government as is More
Love and Nostalgia

‘There was no transaction. Where did I spend?’

Book Review By Adarsh Ajit

Name of the book: Pot NazarPublisher: Sheena and Vanshi PublicationsPages: 154Price: Rs300/-After getting acclaim for his Tae Draas ( And I Left) and Mauj Chi Akhar Mauji Aasan (Mother, My Mother) from his book Yaadun Hund Aadan Gaam, Prem Nath Shad has More
  • Kashmir

17 fall ill after inhaling ‘toxic gas’ in Baramulla

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Aug 21: At least 17 people fell ill after inhaling ‘toxic gas’ emanating from a cylinder kept in a scrap dealers shop at Jhelum market in Baramulla town on Sunday.The affected persons, who complained More


  • Srinagar City

GOVT ‘SELLS’ DALGATE-BATAMALOO FOOTPATH NARROWING AS ROAD WIDENING

No commercial structure bottlenecks to be removed from busy City centre road

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 21: The much hyped Dalgate-Batamaloo “road widening” seems to be more of a dream sold to people than a development that can ease traffic congestion in the City centre. And reasons to this More



  • Jammu

Bureaucratic interference’ derails traffic lights installation project

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Aug 21: The fate of much hyped plan to install traffic lights in Jammu city still hangs in balance as ‘bureaucratic interference’ has almost led to derailment of the proposed project envisaged to More


  • South Asia

Pak govt faces pressure to call Army in Karachi

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Karachi, Aug 21: With violence continuing unabated in Karachi, pressure is mounting on the ruling PPP to call in the military's assistance for restoring law and order in the troubled city, that  is More


  • World

Iran, Saudi Arabia helped carry out 9/11 attacks: Book

London, Aug 21: Iran and Saudi Arabia helped Al Qaeda carry out the 9/11 attacks, a book claims. "The Eleventh Day", authored by Anthony Summers and Robbyn Swan, produces a compelling argument that More


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