Apostasy issue

This refers to recent announcement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to create Bait-ul-Maals. This way he has warned the people of valley about the root cause of conversions. The Mirwaiz has taken a very positive step against apostasy. It is found that Muslims who got converted mostly belong to economically backward More

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HC decision

The recent decision of J&K High Court to ban private coaching by government teachers is a welcome step. But like other laws, it remains to be seen how this directive is implemented in city and rural areas. In J&K, all such laws and ideas have been restricted to papers only. It is important to More

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Children’s Day

This refers to Children’s Day and rights of children. The joyful spirit of this day should not be restricted to the day alone. It should go on and on. Not all children celebrate this day. In Kashmir Valley, many poor children work to earn their living even during this day. It is important that we realize More

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Change it

If it will not harm anybody’s ego, why not to transform and change the nomenclature of act AFSPA (Armed forces special powers act) to new AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Peoples Act) to make it more public friendly. It is a fact that main object of army is to guard the country from external threats and thus More

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Sacred month

Now the the month of Muharram has begun. A new year of Islamic calendar begins. Muharram is a sacred month. It has witnessed many great events. One of the remarkable events the month has witnessed is the great sacrifice rendered by Imam Hussain. Let's try to learn some lessons from this month so that More

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