Alternative Road to Freedom

We can achieve the real freedom by being honest to ourselves and learning from those who were devastated by corruption

VIEWPOINT By Dr.Wasim Ahmed

There was a time when I would be jealous of Indians and Pakistanis for their Independence, and used to dream of a similarly free country where we would sing our national anthem in chorus, hoist our own flag in cricket matches and offer tributes to our Martyrs who laid their lives for our Independence More
Bonding Spirit with the Matter

Sufism

Sufism has a great role to play in the West in uniting the broken threads of humanity, writes Mir Imtiyaz Aafreen

Nor East, nor West my home, nor Samarkand,Nor Isfahan nor Delhi; in ecstasy,God-filled, I roam, speaking what truth ISee-Not a fool priest, nor yet of this age’s fry.Blood warm, gaze keen, right-following,Wrong-forswearing,In fetters free, prosperous in penury, 
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The cancer of corruption

CORRUPTION

Though many ills beset India, but this one has really eaten the vitals. The rot is too deep to be removed superficially, writes Abid Hussain Sadiq Bhat

India is plagued with several pressing problems. But only one of them — political corruption — poses a grave threat to the state. This is a menace which has reduced it from a democratic country to a republic of mega-scandals. Corruption has become all pervasive, ingrained in our arteries in such a More
  • Kashmir

FAMILIES OF SLAIN HR DEFENDERS PIN HOPE ON UN RAPPORTEUR

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Jan 18: While the United Nations Rapporteur, Margaret Sekaggya is scheduled to visit Kashmir on Wednesday to assess the situation of human rights defenders, justice still eludes the families More


  • Srinagar City

3 held for eve teasing

Police seeks parents’ co-operation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 18: After months of apparent silence over eve-teasing on the Airport Road, the police Tuesday woke up to check the menace in the hub of coaching centres  there by detaining three of More



  • Jammu

Day 2: Interlocutors meet Guv, Tara

Visit Udhampur, interact with cross section of society

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 18: The three-member Interlocutors’ panel appointed by the Government of India (GoI) on Tuesday evening met the Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhavan here and briefed him about their interactions More


  • News in Brief

Zaffar Akbar Bhat produced before court

Srinagar, Jan 18: Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement incarcerated chairman Zaffar Akbar Bhat was presented before the court on Tuesday for hearing. “Zaffar is suffering from different ailments and More


  • Business

Kupwara tops NREGA implementation in Kashmir

60 lakh mandays created

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Jan 18: Kupwara has secured top position in the implementation of National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) during the ongoing financial year in Kashmir.  The district has created 60 More


  • News

Union Cabinet reshuffle today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 18: The much-talked about reshuffle and expansion of the Union Council of Ministers will take place at 5 PM tomorrow amidst indications that Salman Khurshid, Praful Patel and Jairam Ramesh More


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