The Politics of Corruption

In a society where barely a hand can be found unstained, how to root out the evil is a million dollar question

SOCIETY By Prof Muhammad Aslam

Shakespeare’s Hamlet draws the picture of the world of corruption in these words:  ’tis an unweeded garden  That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature  Possess it merely. That it should come to this! Two images emerge from the above quote: one, that of the weeds More
Iqbal, Sir Syed and the Islamic modernism

CONCEPT

Dr. Peer Naseer Ahmad and Ajaz Lone do a comparative analysis of the two streams of thought

Modernism as defined by G. Tyrell, one of its principal exponents is 'the desire and effort to find a new theological synthesis, consistent with the data of historical research'          The main tension among the Muslim intellectual community in this twenty More
I miss my mohalla

SURROUNDINGS

First I hated it for its dirty surroundings, now when colonies look dirtier, I miss it badly, narrates Muhammad Kamran

I had always felt awkward to live in a mohalla. That is why I faked to my college friends that I reside in a colony. Mohalla for me is a choking place. I considered colony as the highest part of a civilised society.I like colony because of its silence, where no over crowding of people is seen More
  • Kashmir

SOG men occupy Sopore hospital

NC legislator threatens to join peoples’ agitation

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Sopore, Feb 6: Personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) of  Police on Saturday night “forcibly occupied” Maternity and Childcare hospital in this north Kashmir town, evoking widespread resentment More


  • Srinagar City

Govt silent on Lal Chowk loo encroachment bid

Despite public hue and cry, no inquiry ordered

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Feb 6: The past month encroachment bid to convert a public urinal into shop at the business hub of Lal Chowk must have embarrassed the government because such incidents are typical of comedy More



  • Jammu

Handcuffs get PSA detainee re-arrested

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Feb 6: Giving a slip to the Police in the city, a prisoner detained under Public Safety Act was re-arrested in New Delhi "due to his handcuffs" and handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir police later More


  • News in brief

Omar reviews Eid-e-Milad (SAW) arrangements

Srinagar, Feb 6: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today visited Dargah Hazratbal here to take stock of the arrangements to facilitate the smooth celebrations of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). Omar, who is More


  • Business

Tax large corporates, banks in JK: FCIK

Suggests ways for revenue genration

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 6: The Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir today suggested to government many areas for generating more revenues. At a pre-budget meeting with finance minister, the FCIK said the More


  • News

Gandhi, Akbar among top 25 political icons

TIME MAGAZINE RATINGS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New York, Feb 6: Indian political geniuses Mahatma Gandhi and Emperor Akbar have been listed among the 'Top 25 Political Icons' of all time by TIME magazine, along with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai More


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